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Hungarian as a foreign language
Some interesting facts about the Hungarian language
It's one of the hardest languages in the world to learn
Anyone learning Hungarian will be keen to tell you that it's one of the most challenging languages to take up. While opinion varies, more or less everyone agrees it's up there in the top 10 thanks to its 26 cases and numerous complex rules.
It's only spoken by 13m people
Hungary is a small country with approximately 9.8m inhabitants, but - perhaps surprisingly - it's not the only country in which Hungarian is spoken. The areas surrounding the country, which used to be part of the Kingdom of Hungary, are home to approximately 2.2m Hungarian speakers. Countries such as Austria, Croatia and Slovenia are included in the list, while the Hungarian language is also spoken by thousands living in nations such as the US.
Its longest word has 44 letters
With no English equivalent, Hungary's longest word is the 44 letter long phrase: Megszentségteleníthetetlenségeskedéseitekért. Perhaps due to its length, it's not used in daily conversation on a regular basis. What does it mean? Something along the lines of "for your [plural] continued behaviour as if you could not be desecrated".
Names are back to front
When introducing yourself in Hungary, your given name is always stated after your surname. For example, Tamás Nagy would be introduced as Nagy Tamás. This can catch some visitors out, however the given name is still the one used when speaking to or about someone.
Word order is flexible
When putting a sentence together in Hungarian, there are a number of options in terms of word order (as if things weren't complicated enough!). While the word order is flexible, it's not totally free - there are still rules about how words need to be arranged. This depends on the emphasis of the sentence, and the sense conveyed.
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Source: 13 Fascinating Facts About the Hungarian Language (partly modified)