Here’s a funny sign that I saw posted on a shop in my neighborhood: “NEM ÁRULUNK!!! és azt sem tudjuk, hol lehet kapni!!” The photo is of a hand holding a public transportation ticket, crossed out. So apparently, they don’t sell public transportation tickets here. Nem árulunk!!! = “We don’t sell (them)”. But what does […]
Hungarian beginner lesson: What does it say?
Here’s another sign I snapped a picture of in Budapest. What is it telling us? “Kérjük az ajtót mindig becsukni!” a) “Watch for debris falling from building!” b) “Please keep the door closed at all times.” c) “Please do not put junk mail in our mailbox.” Click on “Read More” to see the answer and […]
Hungarian beginner lesson: What does this sign say?
For today’s post, we’re going to decode a sign on a trash can that I saw in Budapest. What do you think it says? “Dohányzásra kijelölt hely!” a) “No smoking area!” b) “Do not throw cigarettes in here!” c) “Place designated for smoking.” Click on “Read More” to see the answer and an explanation of […]
Lesson 10 – There’s a problem!
Lesson 10 is finally here! Thanks for the long wait, everyone. This lesson’s dialogue relates an actual situation that happened to us recently, so there’s a lot of authenticity to it (unfortunately). Also, we have a review of the previous lesson’s material, listener questions, and Györgyi recites from the great Hungarian poet János Arany! See […]
Check us out on Twitter!
We’re getting into the action on Twitter a little late, but hey, “jobb későn, mint soha.” (“Better late than never.”) We’ve just set up a new Twitter account of our own, which we’d like to update regularly with posts in English and Hungarian, plus a “Word of the Day” feature that I’d like to update […]
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