What you'll learn
Explain what a digraph is
Give examples of digraphs in English and Hungarian
Correctly pronounce Hungarian digraphs
Read aloud the words to Kilenc kis golya
Optionally sing the folksong Kilenc kis golya
Count from 1 to 10 in Hungarian
Form plurals for regular nouns in Hungarian
Explain the idea of "vowel harmony"
Requirements
Need to be able to read English.
Description
In this course I am going to share two of my passions – Hungarian language and sig. The sig is optional – but by sig the words you will find it sticks better.
An easy, fun introduction to the Hungarian Language.
Learn to read Hungarian words aloud
Learn to sing a simple Hungarian song
Learn how to count to 10
Form simple plurals
Learn to speak Hungarian by sig.
I decided on this approach to learning Hungarian as I struggled with keeping up spoken Hungarian in an English speaking environment. I remembered my Hungarian family who would sing for hours and realized it is a great way to practice the language.
This course will introduce you to the Hungarian alphabet. We start first with the consonants which stress out English speakers (those combined letters like "sz" or "ty"). Using that knowledge, we will try the words of a simple Hungarian folksong.
You will find that much of Hungarian pronunciation is predictable and easy as we try to read the song lyrics. I will help you with the words – and tell you what they mean. Then I will sing them to you. I encourage you to sing along at home.
Then we will explore some vocabulary and grammar suggest by the song. In this case counting and plurals. And yes, there is a 102 planned.
You should finish the course with a sense of achievement and a new song to sing.
Who this course is for
This course is suitable for those who would like to get a taste of Hungarian language from a different perspective - or who like for language folk songs.
This course requires no previous experience in for languages – or sig ability.
This course is not suitable for those wanting a quick once over for tourist Hungarian or extensive, systematic analysis of grammar.