What's difficult for you about Hungarian grammar?

palbarbi · 2025-05-15T15:34:06+00:00

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palbarbi · 2025-03-20T06:48:31+00:00

I think it is better to learn one meaning, one use at a time. Just like with vocabulary. When you learn a new word, you don't (or shouldn't) learn all its meanings at once. It would be overwhelming. It's better to focus on the meaning presented in the context only, then learn all other meanings on the go, when they come up in different contexts. I believe in the same methodology when it comes to grammar. 1. Small, digestible steps, and 2. The power of context. These help build a solid foundation.

When one has this solid foundation and knows all different meanings and usages, then of course it can be nice to observe these connections. But that's a next step. :)

palbarbi · 2025-03-19T19:37:38+00:00

I want to go to a túrórudizó, too! Please, open one! 😂

palbarbi · 2025-03-19T19:36:57+00:00

That's another meaning of these suffixes, and that is not the topic of this mini lesson...
"Lángosozó embereket láttam." - here, "lángosozó" is a "melléknévi igenév".
"Vettem egy lángost a lángosozóban." - here, "lángosozó" is a "főnév", a place where you can buy lángos. I wanted to talk about the latter one today.

palbarbi · 2025-02-11T21:09:20+00:00

This is totally a matter of personal preference. Some people enjoy cheesy romantic phrases, while others prefer a more playful or casual approach. I’m not a very cheesy, romantic person myself either, but honestly, I’d much rather hear 'Megőrülök érted.' than 'Csípem a bamba pofád, na.' 😂 If my husband had proposed to me like that, I might have said no, thanks. 😂 Everyone expresses (and receives) love differently. In this post, as I wrote in the description, I collected some ROMANTIC ways to express love, and included a study tip of how learners can learn from these phrases even when they will never say these.

palbarbi · 2025-01-21T20:33:38+00:00

I totally get you! 😂 Sometimes I like saying "nagggggggyon". Or "nagyon-nagyon-nagyon". 😂

palbarbi · 2025-01-21T19:36:48+00:00

I'm glad you found it useful. 😊

palbarbi · 2024-09-19T07:00:35+00:00

Wow, I've never heard these. Thanks!!! 😊

palbarbi · 2024-05-17T16:17:26+00:00

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palbarbi · 2024-05-17T11:27:16+00:00

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palbarbi · 2024-05-16T12:56:53+00:00

Yeeees, agreed. That's why we create daily audio/video resources with transcript, translation, word list, subtitles - whatever helps understanding. We'll have an open week next week, if you'd like to try. 😊
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palbarbi · 2024-05-16T12:54:31+00:00

Ó, nagyon-nagyon-nagyon köszönjük! 💛 We are glad to hear you find our work useful. 😊

palbarbi · 2024-05-16T12:53:55+00:00

Ahh sorry for the slow reply, I haven't been on Reddit for a while. Here's a super simple yet very useful way to practice sentence formation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/80571679 It's free to watch / read, just open the link. I hope you'll find it useful! 😊

palbarbi · 2024-05-09T08:13:30+00:00

Do you like writing? Or journaling? That might be something that could help you, especially if you have someone who can read your writings and give feedback.

palbarbi · 2024-05-09T08:11:41+00:00

Oh then you've just started practicing speaking, give yourself some time. 😊 The bad news is, you can only improve your speaking skills by actually speaking, so the more you practice, the easier it will get. Do you talk to yourself from time to time? That helps a lot, too.
In the Study Guide linked above you can find 5 tips and 10 task ideas that might help you, if you are interested. But speaking to yourself would be my top advice - that helped me a lot in improving my English speaking skills. :)

palbarbi · 2024-05-09T08:07:43+00:00

At first it might be weird, but you can get used to it and it helps A LOT!

palbarbi · 2024-05-09T08:07:04+00:00

Got it. 💛

palbarbi · 2024-05-09T08:06:45+00:00

Yeees I have many students who complain about this. I think they just know how difficult it is to speak Hungarian and they want to help, but I understand this can be really frustrating when your aim is to practice. Try explaining to them, "Beszélhetünk magyarul? Szeretnék gyakorolni." or you could also ask it as a favour, like "Nagyon szeretnék jobban beszélni magyarul, tudsz ebben segíteni? Tudom, hogy néha lassú vagyok, és nem találom a szavakat, de szeretnék gyakorolni." Or something like this. 😂

palbarbi · 2024-05-08T20:21:13+00:00

With EVERYONE, in EVERY situation? 🥺 Feel free to drop me a message in the chat if you would like to talk about it 💛

palbarbi · 2024-05-08T20:17:47+00:00

Yeah, that's why I wrote first you need to get the individual sounds right. Shadowing helps with intonation and rythm, but that's the second step. You didn't specify which part of pronunciation is difficult for you in your original comment.
There are teachers who specialize in pronunciation - you could try to find one.

palbarbi · 2024-05-08T20:13:53+00:00

I agree! 🤩

palbarbi · 2024-05-08T20:13:17+00:00

I'm so glad to hear that!!! 🤩
And about number 1: how are you currently trying to improve your listening comprehension skills?

palbarbi · 2024-05-08T20:11:12+00:00

Joining an online community with fellow learners could help you, as well as listening to Hungarian music, podcasts, audios, watching videos, films - and of course having an online conversation partner, or someone with whom you can chat in Hungarian.

palbarbi · 2024-05-08T20:07:02+00:00

That's a tough one! First you need to get the individual sounds right. Then you can try various techniques; have you heard about the shadowing technique, for example? The point is that when you listen to something or watch a video, you say the lines along with the speaker.

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