Hungary Local Customs

  Nem tudok [jól] magyarul
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Basic Hungarian Phrases

by budapest8

Basic Hungarian PhrasesYES = IGEN eegenNO = NEM nemPLEASE = KEREM kayremTHANK YOU = KOSZONOM kosonomGOOD MORNING = JO REGGELT KIVANOK yaw reggeltGOOD AFTERNOON = JO NAPOT KIVANOK yaw noppawtGOOD NIGHT = JO EJSZAKAT KIVANOK yaw aysokkahtHELLO / LATER = SZERVUSZ servus / tereGOOD-BYE = VISZONTLATASRA veesawntlahtahshro WHAT IS YOUR NAME? = HOGY HIVJAK? hawd heevyaakMY NAME IS... = ...VAGYOK vodawkHOW ARE YOU? = HOGY VAN? hawd vonFINE THANKS, AND YOU? = KOSZONOM JOL, ES ON? kosonom yawl, aysh �I UNDERSTAND. = ERTEM. ayrtemI DON'T UNDERSTAND. = NEM ERTEM. nem ayrtemDO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH? = BESZEL ANGOLUL? besayl ongawlulI DON'T SPEAK (MUCH) HUNGARIAN. = NEM TUDOK (JOL) MAGYARUL. nem toodawk (yawl) modorul

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Greetings

by bartlese

In many cases when you meet a Hungarian, you kiss first on the left then the right cheek, and in most cases, men will do this between other men when meeting someone new or saying hello to an old friend, although this is not as common with younger the younger generation

Wedding near Szerencz

by tini58de

Traditional Hungarian weddings take place under a white tent. After the vows are exchanged, the bride and groom are accompanied on their wedding procession by their guests. In small Hungarian villages, the procession circles nearly the entire town, with all the neighbors standing outside their houses to have a look at the happy couple. We were so surprised, when we suddenly saw this procession - with music and everything! It was a great experience!

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Wines

by Skeptic-jr

In Polish we have a proverb "There is no wine over the Hungarian one" (Nie masz wina nad Wegrzyna). And they actually are very good.The most famous are that from cities of Tokaj (tikaji) and Eger (egri bikaver). These from the Balaton region also have a good opinion (Badacsony, Balatonfured) . Sometimes buying a bottle of wine in the department store you can have a problem to recognize what kind of wine it is. All of because of a lack of any other inscriptions than that in Hungarian language. So you'd better remember at least words: edes (sweet), feledes (semi-sweet), szaraz (dry), felszaraz (semi-dry).The best place to try Hungarian wines are cellars (hung.: Pince) placed in many town and villages. Sometimes you can also buy them direct from the locals. For more look at that page: click!

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Cuisine

by Skeptic-jr

In Poland we suppose that more typical national dishes is Hungary are: halaszle - fish soup; goulash - mix of meats; lecso - mix of wegetables, mostly red peppers and tomatoes, some sausages or meat. Very popular are the salami and the langos cakes with cream and garlic sauce. Everywhere you can buy garlandes made of paprikas (they eat paprika prepared in many various ways). Fruit are delicious, especially water melons and of course grapes (from the end of the Summer). Coffee - definetely strong.

Langos

by Skeptic-jr

Lángos (read: Langosh) is a traditional Hungarian crumpet, eaten as a popular snack. You can buy it in snack-bars, gastronomic points on the streets and pavements etc. The paste is fried on the oil, sometimes you can see how it is made (what I recommend you to be sure that both - the oil and then the crumpet - are fresh). It is sold alone, or enriched with cheese, garlic sauce, cream and even ham. Langoses for sure are not the most healthy kind of food (fat!), but they can be really tasty and without any doubt better than hamburger or other junk-food.

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Hungarians are backwards :-)

by bakerman

just kidding :-)but they write their names in 'reversed' order, ie family name first, given name second.can be confusing, especially when they have typical hungarian names and you dont know if this is now a first name or what???example: Szabo Lajos, guess which is what :-) Szabo means Tailor and is a common family name, Lajos is the Hungarian version of Lazarus (i think)BTW: they do the same with dates; year, month, day. sometimes irritating, but a lot more logical than the american format.

Faux Pas Number 1 – clinking beer glasses

by GillianMcLaughlin

I had been aware that Hungarian friends were seriously averse to clinking glasses when having a friendly jar or two of an evening. The reasons for this escaped me until my recent visit. One evening we were all having a laugh and an end of day drink in the bar in the photo. Once everyone was settled I raised my glass and was met with a look of horror from my local friends. I was told that glass clonking was an utter no-no for beer, and was hardly ever done with other drinks. At that, the story unfolded.Up until the 1848 revolutions Hungarians would party like their European cousins. Then, following the defeat of the Hungarians at the hands of the Austrians with a bit of help from their Russian friends, 13 Hungarian generals (who became known as the 13 martyrs) were arrested and jailed. While awaiting their executions they were kept in their place by some rowdy Austrian jail keepers who...

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School graduation ceremony - a community affair

by GillianMcLaughlin

Coming from a society where leaving school is celebrated with all the pomp and ceremony of a fireworks on a stormy night, I’ve always been a bit intrigued by countries that integrate school graduation ceremonies, and thought it only happened really in North America. Not so. Hungary does it in a most wonderful style.On my first day, while walking around the centre of Szeged, I was puzzled to notice huge picture frames in the windows of all sorts of businesses around town. In the frames were professional photographs of fresh-faced young people with optimism and achievement written all over their faces. From the little of the text that I could understand (basically the numbers) I surmised that they were groups of students. Not one to walk away from a new discovery, I turned the dinner conversation to these picture frames. I was reliably informed that this is a tradition that is nation-wide...

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Goulash

by hartti

Hungary is famous for it's haute cuisine. Variety of food is served in different ways. One of the most delicious dishes is goulash. As best it is made outside in a big pot, served with palinka and red wine.

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