Hungarian language resources – Language Links Database

Hungarian – is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside. Like Finnish and Estonian, it belongs to the Uralic language family, and is one of the few languages of Europe that are not part of the Indo-European family. 
More information: Wikipedia

Native speakers: 13–14 million (2007, 2009)

Official language in:  Hungary, Vojvodina, Burgenland, European Union


Hungarian Grammar and Pronunciation



  • Hungarian Reference The internet’s most complete guide to the Hungarian language. The objective of this site is to serve as a reference to this beautiful language. If is not intended to be a ground-up course, it is not intended to teach you Hungarian. It is meant to be a companion to your own study.
    This is a reference guide. Think of it as a text book, rather than a novel, in that you will find all the facts but reading it from cover-to-cover might be a little dry. 
  • FSI Language Courses The Hungarian Basic Course is written to provide students with the basic structure of the spoken language and a vocabulary to make limited practical use of both the spoken and written language while in Hungary. The course is intended to be colloquial, and emphasis is placed on idiomatic use and proper pronunciation of the spoken language. However, it also provides grammatical notes and instructions in the use of the written language.
    Each unit includes a set of basic sentences, notes to the basic sentences, notes on pronunciation, notes on grammar, transformation drills, variation drills, vocabulary drills, translation drills, response drills, conversation practice, and additional situations that are brief descriptions that promote free conversation. 2 textbooks (pdf) and 48 lessons (mp3)
  • FSI Language Courses The Hungarian Graded Reader is designed to develop reading ability in Hungarian by using audio material with the text with minimum recourse to translation. The 56 reading selections are arranged to follow students’ progression from the beginning through the intermediate stages of reading proficiency. This text will supplement a beginning course in Hungarian or serve as part of an intermediate course.
  • Hunlang.wordpress.com Hungarian Grammar For Beginners
  • WikiBooks - Lessons, vocabulary, phrases, exercises
  • Ku.edu - Includes 9 extensive learning units
  • Letslearnhungarian.net - Audio Lessons and Learning Resources
  • Kaleidovox.hu - Grammar, vocabulary and tests
  • Personal.psu.edu - A Hungarian Language Course
  • Hungarotips.com - Hungarian Lessons
  • Learn101 - “Learn Hungarian, by going step by step. All the lessons contain audio and are all offered for free. We will learn the alphabet together. We will also review some simple grammar rules, practice common phrases, and we will have fun memorizing many important vocabulary lists.”
  • MyLanguages - Courses about adjectives, adverbs, articles, gender (feminine, masculine…), negation, nouns, numbers, phrases, plural, prepositions, pronouns, questions, verbs, vocabulary, excercises.
  • LangHacking - Hungarian Lessons
  • Magyarora.com - Grammar Overwiew and Worksheets
  • ILanguages - This site is designed to teach you and help you learn Hungarian for free through vocabulary, phrases, grammar and flashcards (vocabulary trainer)
  • Verbix - Online Verb Conjugator
  • The Magyar-Tanulás Repository - For all intents and purposes, this repository shall serve as a supplement to Hungarian grammar study
  • Google drive - someone links their Hungarian resources on Google drive. The authors explain, they are not a teachers but others have said their resources have helped them a lot. 
  • hungarobox.eu - The Hungarobox project has also compiled an exercise package for learning ICT vocabulary. The exercises promote learning of words and expressions included to the glossary. The exercises are mostly aimed at the level B1–B2, but there are also some addressed to more advanced students at the level C1. The exercises, some 100 altogether, can be worked on either online or printed on paper. They are divided into five groups: playful, vocabulary developing, grammatical, text production and text comprehension.


Digitized Grammar Books




Hungarian Vocabulary




Hungarian Reading Materials




Hungarian Dictionaries




Digitized Dictionaries





Hungarian Listening and Video Resources



PODCASTS / AUDIOBOOKS



  • “Learn the basics of Hungarian with us! Steve + Györgyi, a native Hungarian speaker, present fun and enjoyable lessons for all learners of Hungarian. Get transcripts at our website, www.letslearnhungarian.net” 12 lessons.
  • Forvo - Over 45 000 words pronounced by native-speakers
  • rs.cms.hu-berlin.de - Audio recordings (conversations, short presentations) in mp3 format and related documents such as Hungarian vocabulary lists and, in some cases, exercises as well as transcripts


TV / VIDEO / MOVIES



  • YouTube Youtube Channel With Hungarian Videos For Children
  • MyEasyTv - A List of Over 40 TV Stations
  • YouTube - A List of YT Video Lessons
  • YouTube - YT Channel For Learning Hungarian
  • Reddit - Hungarian Movies With Links
  • University Of California - A List Of Hungarian Movies With Descriptions
  • Wun-Wun - This is a Youtube channel that has subtitles on most of the videos


RADIO



  • Rad.io - Over 30 Radio Stations


MUSIC



  • MamaLisa - Kid Songs and Rhymes
  • Folkradio -  free service that has many Hungarian folk songs with their lyrics on them


Hungarian In Other Languages



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