Welcome to Learning Conversational Hungarian the Easy Way

 

 

 

By Dr. Judith Kastely Ruzicska

Learn Hungarian the Easy Way— online
(But never learn to drive that way).

Just click and you’re on your way to talking like the rest of us!

 

 

  Let’s go! 

          Jo! Jo! Jo!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, Hungarian is a bit challenging and there are lots of rules, but they are surprisingly consistent.  This course is designed to give you the basics to get started speaking quickly.  If you want to get into heavy-duty language study, the best way is to go to Hungary for an extended period.  There are also many good sources on the web for advanced study.  If you are serious about studying further than these pages, please email us and we will try to refer you to helpful sources.

 

 

 

 

 

Lesson One: Four new words already!

 

 

1. Your first word: Jo

 

Jo means good, OK, fine, good, great, etc.

     Sounds like yo  as in yo yo

                 jo, jo jo . . .

 

You can carry on a long conversation with a Hungarian by just letting the Hungarian talk (they love it) and by saying jo every now and then!

 

 

 2. What part of Nem don’t you

     understand?

          Nem, Nem, Nem (No, No, No)

 

 

3.  Igen, Igen, Igen (Yes, Yes, Yes)

  (eee’ gen)     g as in gun

 

Igen is another word you can use a lot, just be careful what you say igen to!

 

4. Szuper! (Super!)

 

Hungarians love the word super, pronounced

sue pehr (second syllable e  like e in ten)

 

Ez szuper! This is super! (Ez sue per)

 

Az szuper! That is super! (Uhz sue per)

 

 

Szuper! You’ve learned four new words!

 

Quiz Time! (Quiz 1)