derbycold

just say hello,we are in derbyshire uk and have a place in the ballaton area.

Rural Hungary

Hi and welcome to the forum, hope you enjoy visiting here.

I see on another thread that you are selling your property, you might like to look at the classified section of BE where you can list your property for sale as we try to keep the forums ad free.

If you need any help, there is always someone around to assist.

derbycold

hi,thanx for the offer, i cant see where i have mensioned its for sale.allthough it is but i would of course put it in the right section,however i do have questions to ask that might be of interest to others.

Rural Hungary

Hi Derbycold, just intuition Most new users wouldn't ask someone to PM their phone number if they didn't have something to sell

How long have you had a place here?

derbycold

mmmmmmmmmmmmm,6-7 years, one thing for sure is i will either buy another or not sell this one,i love hungary and it is part of my life,i,am not a "chancer".just get the fly balaton re-enstated and i,ll be there most weekends.

Rural Hungary

If only! Can't believe we might be without it for another year

So after 6-7 years, how well do you speak the language

derbycold

not mastered that one but my new friends can speak a colourfull version of english.

Shotgun

I too find the language nearly impossible. I have learned the basics - hello. goodbye, yes, no, please, thank you, do you speak English, etc.

I also have friends in Czeck Republic who speak English, but their father can't, so we are both going to learn Esperanto in order to converse. Even I will be able to learn this simple (relatively speaking) language.

I have read that it is taught in some Hungarian schools. Does anyone know if this is the case. I suppose it will be like anywhere else and not very well known.

I was in Hungary/Slovakia/Cz R. last week and the weather was great, hope it continues.

RP.

derbycold

yes me too,just enough to get through,my friend lives there and it took him years to master it.

fidobsa

My plan is to initially try and learn German as that seems to be the most common second language amongst the Hungarians west of lake Balaton, where I will be going. German has a lot of words that sound similar to the English equivalent but are spelt differently.

Rural Hungary

Probably better to try and learn Hungarian as though many speak German, few speak it to a higher level. Also, the Hungarians will appreciate the effort you are putting into learning their language.