In Lesson 13, we have a slew of new words and phrases for you. We also continue our story with Yuki and Attila, and talk about the amazing Christmas markets in Budapest at this time of year, as well as answer a few listeners’ questions. BONUS: we also have a Christmas surprise and a special […]
Advanced Lesson 1 – Magyarország és a magyarok
With this installment of the podcast, we bring you our first Advanced Lesson! In this lesson, Györgyi talks about Hungary, and tells you a little about the people who live there, all in Hungarian. Don’t worry, we also have the English translation in our lesson notes. Using this material:Try to repeat everything she says, even […]
Hungarian idiom of the week: a gatyám is rámegy
Here’s a funny and common idiom for this week: gatyám (is) rámegy (very expensive) This literally means something like “my pants go on it,” but is used to mean that something is quite expensive, especially something that you have already paid a lot for, or something that keeps costing you a lot of money. Usage: […]
Watch: the movie “Moszkva tér”
In the last podcast, Györgyi gave an enthusiastic recommendation for the 2001 Hungarian film “Moszkva tér” (Moscow Square), which is set in Budapest in 1989 and gives a retro look back at the city at that time. The city, of course, has changed so much since then. As we mentioned in the podcast, even Moszkva […]
Hungarian idiom of the week: szedd a lábad
For this week, I’ve chosen another fairly common idiom: szedd a lábad! (get moving) It’s in informal Hungarian speech, and we use it to motivate somebody to get up and get moving! Usage: Siessünk, szedd a lábad! – Hurry up, get moving! Try it out on someone you’d like to motivate into action!
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