TOP5+1 interesting facts about the Hungarian language

As one of the world’s most melodic languages, Hungarian can surprise us in many ways. Do you know what is the most important unique characteristics of the language, how many people speak it worldwide and why we will speak Hungarian in heaven? Hereby, we reveal all the answers.

Among the world’s most difficult languages

Despite the fact that Hungarian has no similarity with any other languages, it is not the most difficult language in the world. Still, it is among the world leaders in terms of difficulty. According to some linguists, it is ranked among the TOP3, while other sources define it as the seventh most difficult language after Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Estonian, and Finnish.

Its most important characteristic

The Hungarian language – spoken by 13 million people worldwide – has a very high compression capability. This means that long sentences can be expressed only in a few words – reported by A Világ Titkai. By way of example, you can describe your feelings and emotions with simple words like Segíthetek? (=Can I help you?); Szeretlek (=I love you); or Hiányzol (=I miss you).

The unique meaning of the word ‘farmer’

In the Hungarian language, the word ’farmer’ has two meanings. Similarly to other English-speaking countries, it can refer to a person who owns or manages a farm. In addition, however, Hungarian is the only language in the world where the word ‘farmer’ is used for jeans as well. Therefore, do not get confused if a Hungarian tells you that “you look great in this farmer”. 😀