A Whole New Way to Talk About Hungarian

Today marks the first appearance of "Magyar Magic," an occasional feature aimed at providing our non-Hungarian readers with tips and hints on the ins and outs of the language known to those who speak it as A magyar nyelv, and to everyone else as "*@#% Hungarian." Don't worry: We aren't going to try to guilt you into actually learning how to speak or read Hungarian, as it is probably far too late for that, at least in your case. Instead, it'll just be an irregular look at some of the words, rules and quirks that make Hungarian so, well, irregular. We hope you find it useful, or at least somewhat amusing, and if you have any suggestions or comments feel free to send them, either in English or Hungarian, to tips@pestiside.hu.