About the Hungarian language

Have you ever felt different? Like you don’t belong? Like everyone around you, your friends, your neighbours, just don’t get you, and even in your family you are the odd one out? Today we’re exploring a truly different language, the language of the last nomads of Europe, the language that probably doesn’t sound like any other language out there – the Hungarian language.

Videos used:
A DK szerint Orbán Viktor döntött K. Endre kegyelméről
Hide the Pain Harold - a legismertebb magyar világsztár
Orbán Viktor miniszterelnök napirend előtti beszéde az Országgyűlés tavaszi ülésszakának megnyitóján

#magyar #magyarnyelv #magyarország

[marcinerdmann]

I love Hungary and I long to visit it again. When you say in Budapest that you are from Poland everybody is so nice to you. Let's make Hungary and Poland great again! Much love from Poland to our Brothers!

[miletitytivadar]

Greet from Serbia as a hungarian speaker

[judit]

Small correction: the subject doesn't always have to be at the beginning of the phrase.
"Budapesten él Anna."
It is also a correct sentence, with emphasis on the place.
And a fun fact:
The word "ogre" comes from "hongrois", which means Hungarian in French. Medieval French parents told frightening tales to their misbehaving children about the Hungarians who will take them away if they are not good.
So basically Shrek is Hungarian.

[cosmindvd]

I am Csango from western Moldova(Romania), we speak a dialect of old Hungarian, but unfortunately is fading away since people got more and more romanised by choice, our parents and grandparents still speak a lot of it, but the younger generation not at all, I found Hungarian to be a unique and beautiful language after I grew up, because until recent for me it was a familiar language, 2nd mother tongue after Romanian, now I learn Hungarian so I could speak it like a native, like my ancestors did, it is a very hard language indeed, actually the 4th for english speakers, after Mandarin, Arabic and Japanese, and still written in latin alphabet :))

[kidmohair]

I believe it was Wolfgang Pauli who came up with this formulation.
he had been asked about the Fermi paradox and why aliens had not yet manifested
themselves on Earth...
"well. perhaps they have.
it would make sense that they would be well represented
in the arts and sciences, wouldn't it? they would be able to fit into any place that they ended up in,
be gregarious and charming, and probably be proficient in any number of languages.
they would seem a little odd to most people but not too odd...
and they would speak a language amongst themselves that would be incomprehensible
to anyone who wasn't one of them. right?
in short, they are here already.
they're Hungarians."

[flamencoprof]

NZer here. In 1996, after already camping and driving 9643 km through France, Spain, Italy and Austria, I entered Hungary. At my first camp at Lake Balaton, I realised this was the first time I had no clues to guess anything linguistic, after being able to use my French, Spanish and Latin smatterings, and Anglo-Saxon English roots to get along pretty well previously. Now I felt what it was like to be completely illiterate!

[Cydonius]

Tök jó! Nagyon tetszik a videód. Én is kicsi magyarul beszélek, a volt munkám miatt tanultam meg. De évek óta nem beszéltem. Köszi az emlékezésre!

[Yan_Hex]

Thank you for the video. One of my favorite languages ❤

[kajgroup]

I just came back home from Hungary last month. The language sounds absolutely unique and intriguing. I taught myself the first Hungarian word on the bus by guessing: Utca 😂

[gothfather]

For all viewers of this video: keep political views out of the comments section. This is purely a language video and not a forum for people who hate Orbán, Hungary, or its people to post their hateful and ignorant comments. People who have something negative or ignorant to say against Hungarians, should just move along. Spread peace not hate. Have a good day.

[Blublod]

When I first visited Hungary, back in the 90s, I was told by the natives that I looked like a "Szekel", which are mountain dwelling Magyars from the Carpathians (today in Romania). I did not know then that it was meant as a compliment, but go figure, I'm just a regular American with no genetic ties to that area of the world. Fast forward to today and I have made 3 attempts to learn Hungarian, but every time it's given me a headache and I haven't made much progress. But I keep going back to visiting Hungary because I find these people to be very nice, never mind their language, and since I look like a Szekel, it's a big plus because they treat me like family 🙂

[Csabaiu]

This is an excellent overview of the Magyar nation. I smiled often when you explained the nuances of the Hungarian language. As a second generation American, who desires to better understand his roots, I highly recommend this video. To this day, I practice the art of cooking Hungarian foods which actually helps me practice the language. Lord knows I need to practice...a lot!

[leslieackerman]

The sound of Hungarian is beautiful. As is it’s music. The influence of Hungarian musicians in the history of music is huge.

[salamander]

The time has come! I always was thinking about when would you pick Hungarian :) Very nice job! Bravo from Budapest!

[Hauskreisbenni]

I LOVE YOU for talking about my mothers and my hearts language! It's for sure one of the most beautiful languages! Not esspecialy soundwise, but in the same way a spiderweb, a sunflower's head or a galaxy are stunningly beautiful in their complexity 😍

[jackcarver]

As a Hungarian I find you video excellent. It's rich in detail, well-designed and interesting. Plus your eyes are so mesmerising! ^^

[js]

I would love to visit Hungary someday. I’ve been told that Budapest is amongst the most wonderful cities in all of Europe. 🇨🇦❤️🇭🇺

[Kounomura]

Hungarian grammar is a very logical but complex system, which also brings with it a certain, useful redundancy. Another important characteristic is that the meaning of Hungarian words is generally more specific than in most European languages. In English, e.g. one word can often have many meanings (e.g. to get sg.). This is rare in Hungarian. In Hungarian, you can express yourself very accurately and nuancedly. There are hardly any dialects, they do not cause comprehension problems. Hungarians understand foreigners well, no matter how badly they speak the language. Also, Hungarian can be understood quite well even when in loud noise, from a long distance, etc. someone say something Hungarians say that if the language of aviation was Hungarian, there would be fewer plane accidents. Because some of them happen due to misunderstandings.

[alwilliams]

When in college at UGA in the late 80's working on my comp list degree I was sitting in Dr Wilson's office and another professor stoped by and they started chatting in Hungarian. It was a wonderful if strange experience. Great channel!

[yoshirocks]

Hearing Hungarian spoken for the first time for me, is quite interesting! It honestly sounds a lot like a mix of German, French, Russian, and Japanese with hints of Arabic in there. I’ve heard Finnish before, so it’s quite interesting that even though the two languages are in the same family, they sound almost nothing alike! Very interesting indeed!