[Anne Littlewood]

No – but I do recognise the language when I hear people speaking it around me. It’s quite distinctive.

I have tried to learn some, but only on Duolingo. I suspect it will take more than that to become fluent..

[Anne Littlewood]

HI

I am in a similar position. My father left in ’56 but I can not source a birth certificate for him! I have a baptism record, my parents’ marriage certificates and many other pieces of paperwork but not that. I have submitted every document I had for my application for Citizenship by Verification, and have since had a further request from the Consulate in Budapest requesting my paternal grandparents’ marriage certificate. It’s hard to find all this information as there aren’t many family members still around who know all the details.

I do have someone on the case, so hopefully he’ll be able to find what I need to be successful in my application.

[Anne Littlewood]

I mainly remember the salami sausages. Home made and hanging to dry. And a chicken soup with the feet floating in there… As a kid that freaked me out somewhat.

Not so much of a fan now as have been eating only plant based foods for a few years so my future visit to Hungary might be a little more difficult – as I know the food is quite meat heavy.

[Anne Littlewood]

It’s a very difficult language to learn, in my opinion. I have been learning French and Spanish for many years and find them relatively easy. But Hungarian! To be fair I have only used DuoLingo – which is not ideal really. I suspect with correct tutoring the grammar patterns would make much more sense.

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