🇭🇺Hungary, Romania (Transylvania), Slovakia
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- 4 slots this week, across all three levels
- 2 to 5 students per class, all at your level
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A family language
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The language of your parents, your grandparents or your partner. The one you want to pass on to your children.
- Finally understand what is said at the table, and answer back.
- Your in-laws speak Hungarian to you. Answer them in Hungarian.
A language is passed down from generation to generation. Now it is your turn.
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Interactive lessons with native audio, vocabulary, dialogues and quizzes. Everything you need to reinforce your skills between live sessions.
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Between classes, you move forward twenty minutes a day
Lessons follow one another in order, with no evening to set aside. Every word is recorded by a native speaker.
- 270 lessons across 54 modules, from beginner to advanced
- Native audio on every word, with a slow-down button
- Your progress is kept, on phone and on computer alike
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You hear the language as it is actually spoken
The recordings are made by native speakers, not by a synthetic voice. The slow-down button separates the sounds when it goes too fast.
- Every sentence can be played and slowed down
- The transcription and translation sit under the audio
- You replay it as many times as you need, with no limit
Quizzes
Every module ends with a quiz, not with a ticked box
You are corrected on the spot, with the explanation. A failed quiz can be retaken, with no penalty and no record.
- Immediate correction, with the right answer explained
- An end-of-level test opens the next level
- A level certificate at the end of the course
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Your Hungarian level, certified in your name
- Issued once you have passed every lesson of a level: beginner, intermediate or advanced
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Your Hungarian curriculum
Exactly what you'll find inside the platform: 54 modules, 270+ structured lessons, quizzes and exercises.
🇭🇺
Beginner Hungarian
🔤The Hungarian alphabet
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👋Greetings
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🙋Introducing yourself
- A nevem… / …ból/ből jövök10 min
- …éves vagyok / … vagyok (age, occupation)10 min
- Szeretem a… / A hobbim… (likes and interests)10 min
- A családom , describing your family10 min
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👨👩👧👦Family
- Apa / anya / testvér (parents, siblings)10 min
- Nagypapa / nagymama / nagybácsi / nagynéni10 min
- Férj / feleség / gyerek / fiú / lány10 min
- Hány tagú a családod?10 min
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🔢Numbers
- 0 to 20 (nulla-húsz)10 min
- 20 to 1000 (húsz–ezer)10 min
- Hány óra van? , Telling the time10 min
- Mennyibe kerül? , Prices and the forint10 min
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🌈Days and colors
- A hét napjai , The days of the week10 min
- Hónapok és évszakok , Months and Seasons10 min
- Színek , Colours10 min
- Melléknevek , Common adjectives10 min
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🍽️Food and drinks
- Étkezések , Meals10 min
- Étteremben , At the restaurant10 min
- Magyar konyha , Hungarian Cuisine10 min
- Ízek , Flavours10 min
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🏠The house
- Szobák , The Rooms10 min
- Bútorok , Furniture10 min
- Napi rutin , Daily routine10 min
- Házi munka , Household chores10 min
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🚌Transportation
- Közlekedési eszközök (means of transport)10 min
- Jegy (buying a ticket)10 min
- Útbaigazítás (getting directions)10 min
- Taxiban (in the taxi)10 min
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🛒Shopping
- A boltban (in the shop)10 min
- A piacon (at the market)10 min
- Ruhavásárlás (buying clothes)10 min
- Fizetés (to pay)10 min
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📚Leisure and weather
- Sport10 min
- Leisure10 min
- Weather10 min
- The seasons10 min
- Combined leisure activities and weather10 min
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📚Emergencies
- Help!10 min
- At the hospital10 min
- Loss and Theft10 min
- At the Pharmacy10 min
- Emergency revision10 min
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⚡Essential verbs
- Lenni , The verb 'to be'12 min
- Jönni / Menni , To come and to go12 min
- Csinálni , To do10 min
- Tudni , To Know and To Be Able To10 min
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💼At work
- Foglalkozások , Occupations10 min
- Az irodában , At the Office10 min
- Munkaidő , Working hours10 min
- Telefon és e-mail , Telephone and email10 min
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📚School and studies
- Iskola és osztály , School and class10 min
- Tantárgyak , School subjects10 min
- Vizsgák és jegyek , Exams and grades10 min
- Egyetem és hallgatók , University and students10 min
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🧑Physical description and character
- A test , The human body10 min
- Külső megjelenés , Physical Appearance10 min
- Jellem , Character adjectives10 min
- Valakit leírni , Describing someone10 min
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🐾Animals and nature
- Háziállatok , Domestic animals10 min
- Vadállatok , Wild animals10 min
- Növények és virágok , Plants and flowers10 min
- Magyar tájak , Hungarian landscapes10 min
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👕Clothing and appearance
- Alapruhák , Basic clothing10 min
- Színek és anyagok , Colours and materials10 min
- Évszakok és öltözködés , Dressing for the season10 min
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😊Emotions and feelings
- Alapérzelmek , Basic emotions10 min
- Hangulat , Expressing your mood10 min
- Bók és udvariasság , Compliments and politeness10 min
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🔤Introduction to Hungarian
- Agglutination and special features15 min
- Jó napot! , Greetings10 min
- Vowel harmony15 min
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🏛️Hungarian culture
- Budapest and the Thermal Baths10 min
- Hungarian Cuisine10 min
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🇭🇺
Intermediate Hungarian
📝Conjugations (Igeragozás)
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📖Hungarian grammar
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📌Cases and suffixes (Esetek és ragok)
- Locative cases (-ban/-ben, -on/-en/-ön, -nál/-nél)15 min
- Directional Suffixes (-ba/-be, -ra/-re, -hoz/-hez/-höz)15 min
- Revision M2 , Cases and suffixes in context15 min
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💼At work (Munka)
- Az irodában , meeting, report, colleague, boss15 min
- Állásinterjú , CV, experience, salary15 min
- Munkahelyi élet , Leave, Overtime, Contracts15 min
- Szakmai kommunikáció , email, phone, presentation15 min
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🏛Culture (Kultúra)
- Magyar történelem , the Conquest, Mohács, 1848, 195615 min
- Hagyományok , karácsony, húsvét, farsang, névnap15 min
- Irodalom és zene , Literature and music15 min
- Mai Magyarország , Budapest, EU, Tourism, Goulash15 min
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✈️Traveling (Utazás)
- Transportation , Közlekedés12 min
- Directions , Útbaigazítás12 min
- At the Hotel , A szállodában12 min
- Buying Tickets , Jegyvásárlás12 min
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🏥Health and body (Egészség)
- At the doctor's , Az orvosnál12 min
- Symptoms , Tünetek12 min
- At the pharmacy , A gyógyszertárban12 min
- The human body , Az emberi test12 min
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🌳Nature and seasons (Természet)
- The seasons and the weather , Évszakok és időjárás12 min
- Animals , Az állatok12 min
- The environment , A természet és a környezet12 min
- Outdoor activities , Szabadtéri tevékenységek12 min
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📱Technology and media (Technológia)
- Internet and social networks , Az internet és a közösségi média12 min
- The Telephone , A telefon12 min
- The news , A hírek és a média12 min
- Working with technology , Technológia a munkában12 min
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🏛️Society and politics (Társadalom és politika)
- The Political System , A politikai rendszer15 min
- Education , Az oktatás15 min
- Social life , Társadalmi élet15 min
- Work and the economy , Munka és gazdaság15 min
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🌳Hungarian nature (Magyar természet)
- The Balaton , A Balaton15 min
- The Danube , A Duna15 min
- The puszta , A puszta és a magyar Alföld15 min
- The Carpathians and forests , A Kárpátok és erdők15 min
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🎻Hungarian culture (Magyar kultúra)
- Bartók and Kodály , Music and Ethnography15 min
- Hungarian Gastronomy , Magyar konyha15 min
- The Budapest thermal baths , Budapesti fürdők15 min
- Budapest and its Monuments , Budapest látnivalói15 min
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💻Technology and modern work (Technológia és modern munka)
- Prezi , a Presentation Revolution15 min
- LogMeIn and the tech ecosystem , Magyar techcégek15 min
- Remote work , Távmunka15 min
- AI and the future of work , MI és a munka jövője15 min
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🩺Egeszség és jóllét , Everyday health and well-being
- Az emberi test , The Human Body18 min
- Orvosnál , At the Doctor's18 min
- Betegségek , Common illnesses18 min
- Gyógyszerek és kezelések , Medications and Treatments18 min
- Egészséges táplálkozás , Diet and Health18 min
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🏠Lakás és mindennapi élet , Housing and daily life
- Lakást keresni , Looking for a flat18 min
- A lakás helyiségei , Rooms of the Home18 min
- Bútorok és berendezés , Furniture and Furnishings18 min
- Bérleti szerződés , Signing a Lease18 min
- Háztartási teendők , Household Chores18 min
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✈Utazás és közlekedés , Travel and transportation
- A repülőtéren , At the Airport18 min
- Vonaton , By train18 min
- Buszon és metróval , Bus and metro18 min
- Autóval , By car18 min
- Taxival és Uberrel , Taxi and Rideshare18 min
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💼Munka és szakmai élet , Work and professional life
- Álláskeresés , Looking for a job18 min
- A munkahelyen , At the office18 min
- Munkaszerződés , The employment contract18 min
- Értekezlet és tárgyalás , Meeting and negotiation18 min
- Szakmák és foglalkozások , Trades and professions18 min
- + 5 more
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Advanced Hungarian
🏛Politics — Politika
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💼Economy — Gazdaság
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📖Literature — Irodalom
- Petőfi Sándor , The national poet15 min
- Ady Endre , Hungary's Cursed Poet15 min
- 20th-century Hungarian literature , A 20. századi magyar irodalom15 min
- Analysing a literary text in Hungarian , Szövegelemzés15 min
- Quiz , Hungarian literature15 min
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🧪Science — Tudomány
- Mathematics , A matematika15 min
- Hungarian Nobel Prize winners , Magyar Nobel-díjasok15 min
- Technology and innovation , Technológia és innováció15 min
- Discussing science in Hungarian , Tudományos vita15 min
- Quiz , Hungarian science and technology15 min
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📰Media — Média
- The Hungarian media landscape , A magyar médiakörnyezet15 min
- Journalism and journalistic writing , Az újságírás műfajai15 min
- Internet and social media , Az internet és a közösségi média15 min
- Writing a comment and expressing your opinion , Véleménynyilvánítás15 min
- Quiz , Media and Communication15 min
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🎬Art and cinema — Művészet
- Hungarian Cinema , A magyar film15 min
- Franz Liszt and Hungarian music , Liszt Ferenc és a magyar zene15 min
- Hungarian visual arts , Magyar képzőművészet15 min
- Talking about art and culture , Kulturális diskurzus15 min
- Quiz , Hungarian art and cinema15 min
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🏛History — Történelem
- The Kingdom of Saint Stephen , Szent István királysága15 min
- The Austro-Hungarian Empire , Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia15 min
- The 1956 revolution , Az 1956-os forradalom15 min
- The democratic transition , A demokratikus átmenet15 min
- Quiz , Hungarian history15 min
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🍲Gastronomy — Gasztronómia
- Authentic goulash , Az igazi gulyás15 min
- The Wines of Tokaj , A tokaji borok15 min
- The wines of Eger , Az egri borok15 min
- Regional Traditions , Regionális ételek15 min
- Quiz , Hungarian gastronomy15 min
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🗺Travel and regions — Utazás és régiók
- Lake Balaton , A Balaton15 min
- The Great Plain (Puszta) , Az Alföld és a Puszta15 min
- Debrecen and Pécs , Two Emblematic Cities15 min
- Hungarian Thermal Baths , Magyar fürdőkultúra15 min
- Quiz , Hungarian travels and regions15 min
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🌐Contemporary society — Mai társadalom
- The Hungarian diaspora , A magyar diaszpóra15 min
- Hungary and the European Union today , Magyarország és az EU ma15 min
- Demographic challenges , Demográfiai kihívások15 min
- Contemporary Social Challenges , Kortárs társadalmi kihívások15 min
- Quiz , Contemporary Hungarian society15 min
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💼Munka, vallalat es targyalas , Work, business and negotiation
- Allaaskereses , Job Search in Hungary18 min
- Vallalati szervezet , Company Structure18 min
- Munkaszerzodes , The Employment Contract18 min
- Uzleti ertekezlet , Running a business meeting18 min
- Uzleti prezentacio , Succeeding in a Business Presentation18 min
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💼Gazdaság, pénzügy és kereskedelem , Economy, finance and trade
- A piac és az árak , The market and prices18 min
- Az állami költségvetés , The state budget18 min
- A tőzsde és a befektetések , The Stock Exchange and Investments18 min
- A bankok és a hitelezés , Banks and credit18 min
- A külkereskedelem , Foreign trade18 min
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🌍Tudomany, kornyezet es eghajlat , Science, environment and climate
- Az eghajlatvaltozas , Climate Change18 min
- Megujulo energiaforrasok , Renewable energy sources18 min
- Biodiverzitas es okoszisztemak , Biodiversity and ecosystems18 min
- Levegoszennyezes es kornyezeti art alom , Pollution and Air Quality18 min
- Vizkeszletek es vizgazdalkodas , Water Resources and Water Management18 min
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🩺Egeszseges elet , Health, medicine and well-being
- Az emberi test rendszerei , The Systems of the Human Body18 min
- Orvosi rendelő , The medical consultation and diagnosis18 min
- Krónikus betegségek , Chronic illnesses and treatment18 min
- Alternatív gyógyászat , Gentle medicine and well-being18 min
- Mentális egészség , Mental health and psychology18 min
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📰Sajto, media es aktualitasok , Press, media and news
- Az irott sajto , The Hungarian print press18 min
- Audiovizualis media , Radio, television, and podcasts18 min
- Online media es kozossegi halok , Online media18 min
- Cikkelemzes , Analysing a press article18 min
- Álhírek és dezinformáció , Fake News and Disinformation18 min
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🗣️Advanced connectors and Hungarian proverbs
- Logical Connectors and Advanced Expressions12 min
- Advanced grammar , 18 cases and vowel harmony10 min
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The curriculum
What you'll learn in Hungarian
A curriculum designed to get you speaking Hungarian in the situations that actually matter to you.
Start for free- 01Conversational Hungarian and Budapest idioms
- 02Agglutinative grammar: suffixes, vowel harmony and 18 cases
- 03Business Hungarian for the Hungarian market and the Visegrád Group (V4)
- 04Hungarian pronunciation: gy, ny, sz, cs, zs and long vowels
- 05Hungarian culture: Liszt, paprika, Budapest thermal baths and pálinka
- 06Language integration for residents in Hungary
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about learning Hungarian
Hungarian is rated 4-5 out of 5 for difficulty. The main challenges: the many grammatical cases (18+), a different sentence structure and the absence of cognates with Indo-European languages. But the alphabet is Latin and phonetic, and the grammar is logical without exceptions, once the rules are understood, they apply systematically. The key: a progressive approach in logical blocks rather than rote memorisation.
Yes, but very distantly. Finnish and Hungarian belong to the same Finno-Ugric family, but they have diverged for 3,000 to 4,000 years, they are as different from each other as English and Persian (which also share a common Indo-European ancestor). That said, learning Hungarian builds a sensitivity to agglutinative languages (Turkish, Finnish, Estonian) that makes them easier to pick up later.
Hungary attracts massive foreign investment, Samsung, BMW, Mercedes and Audi all operate major plants there. Budapest is the region's financial hub. For expats settling in Hungary, Hungarian is necessary for integration, for dealing with local authorities and for accessing positions that are not in English.
In Hungarian, the family name precedes the given name: 'Bartók Béla' (Béla Bartók in Western order), 'Liszt Ferenc' (Franz Liszt). It is a legacy of Hungarian sentence structure, which places the most important element first. In international contexts, Hungarians adapt to the Western convention, but in Hungary, surname-first is the norm, an important cultural detail to know.
In Budapest and in large international companies, English is widely spoken. But as soon as you leave for secondary cities or interact with Hungarians aged 50 and over, German is sometimes more useful than English, and Hungarian is often indispensable. For real integration, building friendships, negotiating rents or dealing with local authorities, Hungarian is the key.
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