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Great source for learners and teachers!, October 16, 2009
This review is from: A Practical Hungarian Grammar (Paperback)
Finally a book that is a great source both for people who want to learn or brush up their Hungarian on their own and for those who take Hungarian classes. As a Hungarian teacher I find it very useful in preparing for grammar lessons. The book covers the entire Hungarian grammar in small, manageable chapters. A typical chapter consists of a one page long explanation of the particular grammar topic and another one or two pages of practice - everything is conveniently at the same place so you don't have to go back and forth if you need reference. This structure makes it easy to use and prevents it from getting overwhelming. As for the explanations, they are clear and concise, and also give a few good examples on usage.
I also really like the exercises that follow the explanations. They challenge the learner grammar wise but they use simple, everyday vocabulary that reflects the spoken language, so you can actually see yourself using the sentences in real life. It's a big plus that it comes with an answer key and grammar charts at the end of the book - great for self-study. Last but not least the illustrations are beautifully done. Some of the little drawings are miniature works of art, and they add a lot to the overall look of the book.
I highly recommend this book for both students and teachers of Hungarian.
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I do recommend it!!!, June 26, 2010
This review is from: A Practical Hungarian Grammar (Paperback)
Since I have been trying to learn Hungarian for a long time, I can say that It's not easy to find a understandable textbook for foreigners. When I was in Hungary last year, I bought some textbooks and dictionaries in order to learn Hungary. However, textbooks have been useful to practice dialogues but they don't explain grammar very well. This is why I decided to buy this book and I'm glad with it.
This book is written in Hungarian and English. So, grammar's explanations can be read in English!!!. With each grammar topic, you will find some exercises which are written in Hungarian, but you can check some of your answers because at the end of the book, there is a section with the keys.
I do recommend this book widely to whom are learning Hungarian as a complement of a textbook.
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excellent practical hungarian grammar, December 31, 2009
This review is from: A Practical Hungarian Grammar (Paperback)
My wife is hungarian and I have been trying to learn her native language for the past 6 years, from self study to personal tutors and intensive courses in hungary. Of the many grammar books that I have used, I must say that this is clearly the best, and the only one I felt deserved some positive feedback.
First the layout is extremely clear, with the "lesson page" facing the related "exercise page", something I found really useful for practicing and anchoring the new grammatical aspects on the spot. Second, and very important to me, the rules seem to avoid any excessive complexity and focus on practical use of the language, always accompanied by examples. For someone like me (I'm not a linguist!) this is most helpful and I feel I am not unduly buried under an overly technical jargon. This is not to say that the book is simplistic or incomplete, on the contrary, but that the authors somehow empathized with the foreign student and kept a practical view on the language. Third the book is bilingual hungarian-english, which truly helps avoiding confusion. Last but not least, there is a great 50 pages appendix section that includes conjugation tables, irregularities, prefixes, transitive verbs, etc..: I have used the book for about 2 months now and I find myself constantly referring to this section.
This book has become my preferred companion to the hungarian grammar and I would totally recommend it to anybody serious about learning this language.
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