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smallhobbit ([personal profile] smallhobbit) wrote2019-01-29 06:24 pm
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Something New (No 9)

After the success of German with Duolingo last year, I've started the Hungarian course, since we're planning on going to Budapest in the autumn.  It is not easy and I'm not convinced I'm learning much, but I shall keep going for the moment.  The simple exercise of hearing and seeing Hungarian for a few minutes every day will at least give a certain familiarity.

And on the note of being prepared to try new things, I've signed up for a day workshop in sketching at Nature in Art, which is where I made the Christmas wreath.  It's not until September - they run a selection of workshops throughout the year on different art forms.  It said it was open to everyone who wants to draw, so I thought I'd give it a go.
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[personal profile] debriswoman 2019-01-29 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Impressed with your range of challenges:-)
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[personal profile] rachelindeed 2019-01-29 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh, that's wonderful that you're going to visit Budapest later this year! I only visited there once, on a long weekend in my college days, but I had such a wonderful time. I have really fond memories of the city. Delicious food, nice people, I thought St Stephen's was a beautiful church, taking a dip in the public baths was surprisingly relaxing, and (being young and excited to try new things) I went caving, which was wild! I also remember, randomly, that I fell in love with the white grape juice they sold in the grocery stores there -- so tasty! I didn't speak a word of Magyar, but so few people do that the locals didn't act annoyed with my English, but I think your efforts to pick up the basics will be very welcome among the people who live there as well as being interesting in and of themselves. I hope you have a lovely trip!

I'm also trying out a little sketching here and there -- I'm not taking any classes, it's all just me fooling around with a sketch pad and some colored pencils, but it's fun and I hope to do more of it this year. I hope you'll share some of your drawings with us when the time comes!
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[personal profile] angelofthenorth 2019-01-29 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I can recommend the technique of trying to compose a sentence a day to back up lessons as a way of making headway. Even if you're really repetitive to begin with, it'll fix the words in your head. I'm doing it with Welsh, and my fluency has improved dramatically in a month after eight years of learning.
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[personal profile] stonepicnicking_okapi 2019-01-29 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow! I'm so impressed. Hungarian sounds very challenging. That's wonderful that you're giving it a go. And Budapest! Wow! So much to look forward to!

Oh, I'm so envious of your sketching class. I took one art class 20 years ago but it was wonderful. I look forward to seeing what you learn.

[personal profile] luthienberen 2019-01-29 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Good luck with Hungarian!
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[personal profile] howsmyenglish 2019-01-29 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I admire you for taking up Hungarian! it is said to be one of the hardest languages to learn. A friend, who is Hungarian, once tried to explain some of the grammar peculiarities to me (and I'm really good friends with grammar), and... I don't think I understood anything :D
(or maybe he didn't know how to explain, of course))

anyhow, I wish you lots of success both with language learning and drawing!
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[personal profile] margaret_r 2019-01-30 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
Good luck with the Hungarian, it sounds hard! Like the idea of the sketching workshop, that would be really interesting.
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[personal profile] adafrog 2019-01-30 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
Holy cow. Go you with the languages.
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[personal profile] corvidology 2019-01-30 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
A trip to Budapest sounds wonderful to me. I was only there for a couple of days a few years ago but it really left an impression on me.

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[personal profile] moth2fic 2019-01-31 10:18 am (UTC)(link)
The Hungarian will certainly give you a sense of familiarity. I did the same thing with Polish, some years ago, and found the main use was that I could read things like place names and shop signs without feeling I was getting the pronunciation totally wrong. Plus, I could at least manage basic greetings etc. It helped to make an expedition through Poland more comfortable.

We will all look forward to seeing your new art forms!
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[personal profile] kat_lair 2019-02-03 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Very impressed with all these new things and crafts and activities. And Budapest is definitely on my 'want to visit' list, perhaps next year... Hungarian and Finnish are related but only in the same way English and germanic languages are...
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[personal profile] kat_lair 2019-02-03 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
This breaks down the relationship quite well https://histdoc.net/sounds/hungary.html