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  2. So happy to hear you again! I waited so long. You make my days happy. Keep going!
    Daniel from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  6. Thank you both for your podcasts. I listened for the first time today they are fantastic. I was missing my grandmother who taught me some Hungarian as a girl but passed before I could learn more. It was really nice to hear Hungarian again.

  8. Magyar vagyok, de azért hallgatom, már az angol szöveg miatt is, nagyon jó podcast, még angoltanuláshoz sem utolsó 🙂 Köszönet a készítőknek!

  10. Sziasztok Steve es Gyorgy, boldog vagyok …. tanulok Magyarul es ez nagyon segitseg! Koszonom 😉

  12. Very happy to have found your site; I hope to travel back to Hungary for a family wedding in September 2015 and be able to say a few words while I’m there (other than in English!). Can you comment on what I might expect at an Hungarian wedding? I understand that the traditions differ from those in the U.S. and I would like to be a prepared and gracious guest. Are there any particular toasts (other than to your health) that I might expect to hear? Thanks!

  13. Hi Susan, thanks for commenting! We’re glad you’re finding the podcast useful. You have a good question that we often get asked about. I have actually been to several weddings here in Hungary (more than in the US in fact!) and it’s true that they have some special wedding traditions here, particularly during the wedding reception. I think we’ll talk about this in an upcoming podcast, so please keep listening and hopefully we’ll be able to answer your questions 🙂
    Szia, Steven

  14. I am so thankful I found this podcast. This has been the easiest way for me to learn the correct pronunciation! My boyfriend is hungarian and I will be meeting his family when I go there in April! Thank you again

  16. Szia Steven,

    Igen! What about some words or phrases of endearment/love. If you have already covered it, I apologize. I’m only on podcast #3 and am slowly working my way up.

    Koszi!!

  17. Szia Mandi,
    Yes, I believe we did mention some of these in lesson #4, but it’s not a bad idea to go over it again, or mention a few more. It’s a topic that doesn’t ever get old 🙂 Thanks for the comments!
    Steven

  18. Hi there,
    Both my parents came from Hungary to Israel many years ago, my father’s family right after W.W.2..) but they never thought us Hungarian here (in Israel), It’s nice and difficult to try to learn some Hungarian by this site.
    Good job and I’ll hope to see many more lessons..
    Roy

  19. Szia Steve and Györgyi,
    I’m moving right along on your lessons and just got to 14. I wanted to thank both of you on the great job. Although 1/2 Hungarian, it’s been quite difficult to learn the language (my dad is fluent but never spoke to me in Hungarian as a child). I find that your podcast has really helped me understand conversational Hungarian better, especially the endings and conjugations. Thanks so much!!! I’m going to Hungary this year to visit family and my goal is to speak much more by the time I get there.

  21. Szia Laura,
    Thank you for the comment and great job on getting to the most recent lesson! We should have more out soon. It’s great to hear that the podcasts are helping you learn Hungarian. I hope you’ll be able to use it on your visit to Hungary this year.
    Thanks,
    Steven

  22. Thanks so much for wonderful website….Hungarian was mu first language but we left during 56 revolution so I grew up in Canada & US. We spoke Hungarian at home but after leaving home…getting a job and married to non-Hungarian…I no longer hear the language. My maiden name was Horvath…very common name in Hungary. I love your site and re-learning the language that has never left me. I hope to learn how to read Hungarian too….which my siblings learned to speak but not to read.

    Thank you,

    Betty

  23. Sziastok Steve es Gyurgyi,

    My name is Martin, I’m Irish and I’ve been dating a Hungarian girl for almost seven months. I decided to learn to speak her native language and I came across your podcasts while searching for lessons. I just have to tell you both how great I find them. I am always able to surprise Judit with with more and more Hungarian. She is very impressed with my progress as I listen to the podcasts at every opportunity. I have been back to Budapest 7 times in the past 7 months and I absolutely love everything about it. So thank you both very much, as I am now more comfortable and confident with the prospect of relocating and learning a new language, these podcasts really have literally changed my life. (for the better! 🙂 ) Each time I return I can comunicate more with the people there and very importantly, her family are also very impredded too. 😀

    So thank you very much and I look forward to the next installment.

    Martin.

  25. Szia Martin,
    Thanks for the amazing comment! Wow, we really appreciate the kind words. It’s great to hear about your progress and success with Hungarian. It is possible to get good at this language if you just keep at it!

    Best of luck,
    Steven

  26. So glad you are back! My 2 year old now knows more Hungarian than me! I must improve, You are the only Hungarian learning site I have found which stays in.

  27. Thank you so much for all that you do! I just found your podcast and am loving it. My parents are from Hungary and I used to be fluent and just lost it. Now I’m trying to re-learn proper grammar and get a better vocabulary, as well as teach my husband some basics. Can’t wait to listen to it all. Please keep it up!

  29. Hi Dorottya,
    Thank you for the comment! It’s great to hear that you’re reconnecting with your roots 🙂 We’re taking a short break now, but expect to return with a new lesson a few weeks from now.
    Steven

  30. Hi Steven:

    A few months ago I contacted you about something you said in one of your podcasts early on. You mentioned that we should visit Ballaton Lake and lake Haides. I asked you where lake Haides was and you did not know what I was talking about.

    Today I was watching a video about Hungary and they mentioned and showed lake Hevis. I just misunderstood what you had said.

    Looking forward to your next podcast.

    Bill

  31. Hi Bill,

    Ah, you are correct! For some reason, I just didn’t connect “Hévíz” with what you wrote, apologies! Well, it is indeed quite a unique place, and I hope you can get out to see it. Thanks for writing!

    Szia, Steven

  32. Hi Steven and Gyorgyi,
    I left Hungary in 1956 and didn’t have much opportunity to speak hungarian since then. I am 70 years old now and want to visit Hungary this year. I am very glad I found your site. It is very helpful in polishing up my hungarian and I am working hard at it.
    With thanks, Anna

  33. Hi Anna,
    How wonderful that you are picking up Hungarian again and rediscovering your roots! We are honored to be able to help you with it. More materials coming soon!
    Szia, Steven

  34. I just wanted to take a minute to say thank you to you guys. I have just returned home from Hungary and I must say that if it weren’t for you guys, I would have been completely lost. I have to admit that I am not the best speaker as of yet but I can truly understand a lot of the vocabulary when I hear it. every time someone would say something in hungarian my boyfriend would attempt to translated to me in English and most of the time I would tell him that he didn’t have to because I already understood what was being said. He was very impressed. I thank you both so very much and I hope that you will have more podcast in the future. They are so very helpful

  35. Hi Mandi,
    Nice to hear from you again, and what a great story! We’re so glad you were able to make use of our lessons and could understand so much! This makes our day 🙂 Hope to have you in Hungary again!
    Szia, Steven

  36. Thanks for all the work you both have put into these lessons. I only discovered them about 2 months ago, and have studied hard and finished all that you’ve posted, and can’t wait for your next lesson!
    Steve

  38. Hi Steven:

    I can only imagine how much time, effort and energy you both put into these podcasts, I know it is not for the money :-).

    It was exciting to log on and not see Buek as the last podcast. It was almost like Christmas morning to see a new podcast.

    Thanks so much.

    Bill

  39. Szia,
    a nevem Pierre. Sajnos, nem beszel Magyorlul.

    But I love the Hungarian Language and I want to learn it and be able to speak it fluently. So, I am very glad to know this website in order to learn.

  43. Hello,

    I just wanted to let you guys know that you’re doing an awesome job! I just came across your podcasts and absolutely love them. Your lessons are at a great pace and great for beginners and anyone looking to learn the basics. I’m learning Hungarian to be able to communicate with my in-laws so it’s been such an amazing help. Thanks so much!!!

  45. Szia Fatima,

    Thanks for the feedback and the kind words! I just wish we were able to produce content more regularly to help listeners like you. Is there anything in particular you’d like to hear on a future lesson? Thanks again for the comment.

    Steven
    LLH

  46. Thank you for your Lessons! It’s really helpful.
    It’s sad, but there are not many websites for Hungarian learning!
    So I am happy to found you!

  47. My husband and I are having IVF in budapest so are spending a lot of time here. This is our 4th visit, hence the reason I wanted to learn some basics. Today we went to szentendre, yesterday to the Chinese market and took a ride on the 4-6 tram. We never would have done these things without these podcasts. I didn’t realise how much I’d learnt, I keep coming out with interesting facts, like how Arany Janos utca is named after the poet who translated Shakespeare into Hungarian! Thank you both so much. Could I also request the translation for “can I have 24hr/ 7 day travel pass”? Week days, months, more time translations would also be handy.

  48. I am so pleased you are back! I listened to you 5 years ago before I married my Hungarian husband, I now have 2 children the eldest is bilingual and leaving me behind. I love the way you put things into ways which is really easy to understand. One day I may be able to converse with my mother-in-law.

    • Hi Emma,
      Thanks for the kind note! What a great story you have 🙂 Thanks for sticking with us over the years! Your comment really motivates us to keep going. Good luck with Hungarian, it definitely can be mastered 🙂
      Steven – LLH

  49. Hello,
    I just found your webpage and the wonderful learning materials. I have started to learn hungarian in the summer (with books, internet, Audi-CD) and I visit a course since september to get more practice. Now I listen to your dialogues and I really find it helpful to understand the spoken language. The first courses are just a repetition, but very a very good help to keep all the hungarian words and phrases in my head 😉
    So…. I am just listening to course number 7 and need some time to reach the current level of your course. I would be very happy to find more of the nice dialogues, new words and useful information about hungarian lifestyle.
    Thank you and best regards
    Svenja

    • Hi Svenja, thanks for writing, and we’re glad you find the lessons useful! We’ve got plans to expand the site this year, so we hope you’ll keep checking our site and using our materials. 🙂
      Köszi és szia,
      Steven

  50. Guys !!!

    Ilove this podcast , I always listen to it before my hungarian clases to impress my teacher hehehe, I am really learning and it has help me when I speak to the locals here in Szeged 🙂 Kozonom Szepen

    • Hey Karen, thanks for the comment! We’re so glad that you’re enjoying the podcast, and that you can use the material from our lessons in your everyday life in Szeged. Is there anything you’d like to be able to learn that we can help you with?

      Minden jót!
      Steven

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