Why Study Hungarian?
Just a few among the many reasons:
- You can learn a special, unique language which is very logical
- Hungary is a country with more than 1000 years of history, rich in natural beauty, traditions and culture
- Hungarians are welcoming and friendly people with delicious foods and dishes (you may have already heard of gulyás – goulash, halászlé – fisherman’s soup, rétes – Hungarian strudel etc.)
- From a diachronic perspective, Hungarian is a Finno-Ugric language like the Finnish and Estonian languages; however, Hungarian has been heavily influenced by Indo-European languages, so even if you are not aware of it yet, you already know quite a bit of Hungarian vocabulary
- Hungarian has only three verb tenses (one past, one present and one future tense), of which it uses mainly two (past and present), so you do not really have to worry about getting confused with the usage of verb tenses in Hungarian
- Cleveland has a large Hungarian community, as well as various Hungarian locations (bakeries, restaurants, museum etc.)
- Lots of famous people have Hungarian origins – it is possible that you are also connected to the Magyars, you just do not know it yet
- By speaking Hungarian you will surely earn others’ attention and recognition
- There are many study opportunities in Hungary that you can choose from: in fact, you can join various short-term and long-term study programs organized by recognized Hungarian universities and institutions (summer schools, semester courses, year long programs, etc.)
- Once you are in Hungary, the cost of living is very favorable and prices are affordable
- Learning Hungarian not only contributes to your personal enrichment and makes you acquainted with a wonderful language and culture, but your job opportunities will also widen and you may be qualified for working at any organization, cultural and educational institution, language school etc. within Hungary or in the world where Hungarian may be useful or required