Magyar Nyelvsuli / Hungarian for English speakers

Today it's the centenary of the Treaty of Trianon

Treaty of Trianon - Magyar Nyelvsuli After the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was defeated in the first world war, the winning countries put the blame on Hungary for their losses as the cause of the war was that Archduke Franz Ferdinand the heir of the throne was assassinated in June 1914. Basically this fact led to the Treaty of Trianon.

Another short post about the importance of the nature

The importance of living close to the nature - Magyar Nyelvsuli Earth Day is celebrated every year on the 22nd April since 1970. This year marked the 50th anniversary. In my personal opinion the concept is not bad but people should take care of the Earth on every single day of the year and not just on the one when it’s an „official” event. Of course there ...

Let's hope it will change for the better soon!

The moral of a bad happening - Magyar Nyelvsuli I haven’t thought so far that I would write about coronavirus, because the news that can be heard and read is too much for me at this point. Probably I’m too skeptical and can’t decide what is true and what is only intentional intimidation to force people into debt again when they lose their j...

It usually entertains me, hopefully you agree. :)

Learning with materials for the youth - Magyar Nyelvsuli When you are getting started with a new language from scratch, there are several options you can benefit from. One of them is watching cartoons, puppet shows or youth movies like kids do.

A new short article on the blog

Carnivals around the world - Magyar Nyelvsuli Carnival is a rather popular form of entertainment in numerous countries all around the world. Crowds of people get together for celebrating with masks and costumes, music and dance. In the catholic world the main festival season is February or early March. In these events people can set aside their...

Blogpost for January. Hopefully you'll find it to be interesting.

We are in the 2020s – Retrospection and looking forward - Magyar Nyelvsuli Now that the 2020s have arrived, I think it’s time to write a short summary of the changes that have come in the past few decades and that is also a looking forward to the future at the same time. As I was born in 1980, the millenium was in the middle of my life so far. If you are much younger tha...

December blogpost, the last one for this year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Everyone! :)

Hungarian traditions in December - Magyar Nyelvsuli December is probably the most important month and the longest holiday season of the year when families and friends can get together for celebration. In Hungary there are different traditions than in many other countries.

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Remembering the dead - Halloween and All Saints' Day - Magyar Nyelvsuli 31st October, Halloween is an ancient Celtic tradition with pagan roots which is based on the belief that the souls of the dead return to the Earth to haunt the living. Therefore people dress into scary costumes on this night to mislead and oust the evil ghosts.

6th October is a commemoration day for the martyrs of Arad. Just a few lines about it, of course in both languages as always.

The martyrs of Arad - Magyar Nyelvsuli 6th October 2019 is the 170th anniversary of the final retaliation of the Hungarian Revolution in 1848-’49. About the begining on 15th March, you can read an earlier post here.

The school year has started. Read this month's blogpost about education in Hungary

Education in Hungary - Magyar Nyelvsuli Subjects are literature, grammar, mathematics, music, art, physical education, environmental studies (from 1st to fifth grade), biology (from 6th grade), geography (from 6th grade), history (from 5th grade), history of art, physics (from 6th grade), chemistry (from 7th grade), one or two foreign lan...

This month's blogpost is about the most important national holiday in Hungary. 20th August, the commemoration and celebration of founding the Hungarian state by Saint Stephen. The events are worth visiting.
https://magyarnyelvsuli.com/20th-august-st-stephens-day-in-hungary/

Blogpost in July about Hungarian music festivals

The 3 biggest music festivals in Hungary | Magyar Nyelvsuli If you are a music lover and planning to spend your summer vacation in Hungary, there are 3 big festivals in different areas of the country that you should visit.