 At the end of November 2019 I started to work in KitzbĂŒhel, Austria. I spoke English quite well, and fortunately that was the main language at the kitchen where I worked. Although I had no difficulties not being able to speak German,Â
 I didn’t want to miss out on the opportunity to learn the language in a native enviroment. Therefore I set the goal that in half a year I will pass a B2 level German language exam (intermediate). I was a beginner at that time.
I read plenty of books in German, bought DVDs, language books, puzzles. I went to the local museum and read the labels. I went to cinema to watch Star Wars 9. I didn’t understand much, but that was okay. If I had been afraid of failure or making mistakes, I would have never learnt German that quickly.
I read books and articles about learning methods especially about language learning. I even attended an online Polyglot gathering (people who speak several languages) to listen to talks about learning and various languages.
After 6 months and plenty of work, I managed to pass a successful B2 German exam in Salzburg. I was really happy and proud of myself.Â
I was eager to test my new skills and knowledge, so I looked for a job which required me to speak German. I found a job as a waiter in a beautiful small town 30km south to Salzburg, called Sankt Gilgen. You can see my view from my accomodations’s balcony. Maybe it is worth to learn other languages, isn’t it?
I worked there for 2 months. Most of the time I understood well what the guests or my boss/coworkers said and I was able to express myself also.
Now we are at the end of August, I had been working as a waiter for 2 months and 11 months elapsed since Iâd left Hungary and I had last seen my family or my friends. Originally I left to explore Iceland where I spent a month in a farm herding sheeps, then I went to Riga, Latvia for another month where I was a “caretaker”, “do-all” in a Erasmus hostel for board and lodging.
So after 11 month I was longing for Hungary and my family and friends. In addition, my childhood best friendâs wedding was approaching quickly, so I left Austria and moved back to Hungary.
âHe who knows no foreign languages knows nothing of his ownâ
After a few month I looked for newer goals.
I decided to concentrate now on my English. I had friends who are native English speakers and they were interested in the Hungarian language so we started to teach each other through Skype.
As the lessons passed I realized how much I enjoy speaking with them, teaching them the language and also about the culture.
Meanwhile, several months had passed since I last worked. I looked for jobs, but I didnât really find something which would interest me enough. Anyway I kept learning English every day and speaking with my language buddies regularly.
Then it hit me. Why donât I teach people Hungarian? I saw that many people are curious about the Hungarian language, I love speaking with people from various cultures and I could make it from home (COVID era…). It just all made sense.
In my free time I started to read books about Hungarian grammar and language, I made materials for them, jotted down their typical mistakes and the things they had difficulty with. I did it in a very systematic way, that’s how I love to do stuff, if I am passionate about it.
I am also highly critical. For example when I learnt German or English I always noticed the flaws and imperfections of a learning material or a teacher. I was like “That’s good, but this way would be much more useful for me”. So when I make learning materials I imagine myself as a student. What would I like to get from this resource if I were a student? Just a grammar explanation or a lot of examples and good exercises to practice it? Just a translation for the given word or loads of native examples how they usually use that word?
At the beginning of 2021 I started to give Hungarian private lessons online and founded hunfun.hu to be able to teach more people about Hungary and its language.
âDolgozni csak pontosan, szĂ©pen,
ahogy a csillag megy az Ă©gen,
ugy Ă©rdemesâ
âWork only with precision, and nicely
As the stars go in the sky,
That's how it is worth doing itâ
ExkluzĂv tippek Ă©s trĂŒkkök minden hĂ©ten. GarantĂĄltan a kedvenc olvasmĂĄnyod lesz!
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