Any Hungarians on the Forum

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Excellent idea! Let's proclaim that it is and I'll start getting ready to go home in a few hours. And since it's Friday, I can accomodate my culinary desires by heading for a sushi bar at lunch. Thank you, Z!

glad to help. i think we should two fridays *every* week.

[ahi]

Originally Posted by bozon42

Of course, Hungarian Runes...
Yes, I read books fluently in Hungarian and Slovak (besides English) (and understand as well :-)))
Speak decently Italian, quite fairly Russian, know Hiragana (no time so far for Katakana and Kanji signs) + some words and sentences in Japanese and bits from some other languages (Swahili, Navaho, something in Arabic ...etc.)

I am interested in different scripts - if you would like to write different scripts, try either Emacs with latex or XeTeX of Jonathan Kew.

bozon42

Very pleased to make your acquaintance, bozon42. ;-)

I share your interest in writing scripts! In fact I have two scripts of my own that I created some time back. I might post it later today (as I do not presently have it handy).

And yes, XeTeX is my choice of poison. I lament though a lack of professional looking serifized Hungarian Rune fonts. I don't suppose you are also a font-maker extraordinaire too?

This isn't really a proper fitting of Hiragana to Hungarian--that would take more time and attention--but I'm curious as to what you think of it:

あたやいだ えめれけ みにでおろけ えれじぬ べねで
a-ta-ya-i-da e-me-re-ke mi-ni-de-o-ro-ke e-re-yi-nu be-ne-de

し れぎゅ めちし あ よゔねど ねめぜでけけねけ
shi re-gyu me-chi-shi a yo-vu-ne-do ne-me-ze-de-ke-ke-ne-ke

I tried to use reasonable close sounds where the right one is not provided for by the Hiragana table I used, and tried to keep vowel harmony where the consonants I need is not paired with the vowel I need.

How is it for a first try?

I also wish I could come up with a more lyrical translation of the phrase... but, alas, my own attempts just come out different from your own, not really better in any aesthetic sense.

- Ahi

[zelda_pinwheel]

alright, you are making me unbearably curious. is this "father / candle" quote some sort of secret code ?? or a reference that all hungarians know ??? please explain !

[ahi]

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[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by ahi

You sure took long enough. I thought you'd never ask, Zelda!

My signature:



is written with cyrillic letters, but it is Hungarian.

Atyáid emléke mindörökké éljen benned,
S légy mécsese a jövendõ nemzedékeknek.

Which translates to (this is my not entirely great but more lyrical translation):

Let the memory of your forefathers in your heart forever stay,
Because for the coming generations, you must light the way.

- Ahi

nice ! two questions answered for the price of one !! every time i see that signature i think "i must do some research to find out what it says" but i hadn't gotten around to it. thanks for the explanation !

[ahi]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

nice ! two questions answered for the price of one !! every time i see that signature i think "i must do some research to find out what it says" but i hadn't gotten around to it. thanks for the explanation !

It is my personal--and, given sufficient eventual cooperation from my offspring, family--motto.

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Man, I'm hungary right now. Did I say that once before? Anyway, I am. For some reason I feel like I could really go for some ahi (tuna, that is - sashimi style).

I am as delicious, as I am nutritious! I mean... err...

- Ahi

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by ahi

It is my personal--and, given sufficient eventual cooperation from my offspring, family--motto.

i think it's a very worthy motto.

I am as delicious, as I am nutritious! I mean... err...

- Ahi

[pampalini]

Well don't know if you this could be of any help..but i'm a souther european livin in Budapest...can talk some magyar..but olvasni/irni nagyon nehez...sorry for the missing accents!
szervusz

[ahi]

Originally Posted by pampalini

Well don't know if you this could be of any help..but i'm a souther european livin in Budapest...can talk some magyar..but olvasni/irni nagyon nehez...sorry for the missing accents!
szervusz

Szervusz, Pampalini! ;-)

Glad to hear from my Eastern European brothers and sisters regardless of their level master of Hungarian.

I started this thread partly with the idea that I might share my (public domain) Hungarian eBooks with others who want them... but it has turned into a rather nice vehicle of social chatter.

Can I ask what languages do you read eBooks in? Does your language have any large repository of freely available public domain eBooks?

- Ahi

[Ankh]

Originally Posted by ahi

is written with cyrillic letters, but it is Hungarian

With Cyrillic letters from a couple of national alphabets, if I am not mistaken...

[ahi]

Originally Posted by Ankh

With Cyrillic letters from a couple of national alphabets, if I am not mistaken...

Very observant. Though it being drawn from a variety of national alphabets is a necessary feature and not mere idle creativity.

It is Hungarian written with cyrillic in such a way that provides one "single digit" letter for all the official letters of Hungarian alphabet (which has several multi-digit letters: cs, dz, dzs, gy, ly, ny, sz, ty, zs).

41 - 44 letters in all depending on how one counts.

Capitals:

A Á B C Cs D Dz Dzs E É F G Gy H I Í J K L Ly M N Ny O Ó Ö Ő P (Q) R S Sz T Ty U Ú Ü Ű V (W) (X) (Y) Z Zs

A Á Б Ц Ч Д Ѕ Џ Э Э́ Ф Г Ђ Х И И́ Ј К Л Љ М Н Њ О О́ Ө Ө́ П (Кв) Р Ш С Т Ћ У У́ Ү Ү́ В (Въ) (Кс) (Й) З Ж


Lower case letters:

a á b c cs d dz dzs e é f g gy h i í j k l ly m n ny o ó ö ő p (q) r s sz t ty u ú ü ű v (w) (x) (y) z zs

a á б ц ч д ѕ џ э э́ ф г ђ х и и́ ј к л љ м н њ о о́ ө ө́ п (кв) р ш с т ћ у у́ ү ү́ в (въ) (кс) (й) з ж


- Ahi

[Ankh]

Originally Posted by ahi

Very observant.

No, not really. Not for one born into the Cyrillic-using culture.

Originally Posted by ahi

It is Hungarian written with cyrillic in such a way that provides one "single digit" letter for all the official letters of Hungarian alphabet (which has several multi-digit letters: cs, dz, dzs, gy, ly, ny, sz, ty, zs).

A phonetic alphabet.

[bozon42]

Originally Posted by ahi

Very pleased to make your acquaintance, bozon42. ;-)

I share your interest in writing scripts! In fact I have two scripts of my own that I created some time back. I might post it later today (as I do not presently have it handy).

And yes, XeTeX is my choice of poison. I lament though a lack of professional looking serifized Hungarian Rune fonts. I don't suppose you are also a font-maker extraordinaire too?

This isn't really a proper fitting of Hiragana to Hungarian--that would take more time and attention--but I'm curious as to what you think of it:

あたやいだ えめれけ みにでおろけ えれじぬ べねで
a-ta-ya-i-da e-me-re-ke mi-ni-de-o-ro-ke e-re-yi-nu be-ne-de

し れぎゅ めちし あ よゔねど ねめぜでけけねけ
shi re-gyu me-chi-shi a yo-vu-ne-do ne-me-ze-de-ke-ke-ne-ke

I tried to use reasonable close sounds where the right one is not provided for by the Hiragana table I used, and tried to keep vowel harmony where the consonants I need is not paired with the vowel I need.

How is it for a first try?

I also wish I could come up with a more lyrical translation of the phrase... but, alas, my own attempts just come out different from your own, not really better in any aesthetic sense.

- Ahi

Hello Ahi,

Yuor Hiragana rewriting is impressive - congratulations.
I am not a font-maker - I simply like beautiful scripts.
In my spare (never enough) time I used to play with latex,xetex and similar word processing tools.

bozon42

[GraceKrispy]

Originally Posted by bozon42

bits from some other languages (Swahili, Navaho, something in Arabic ...etc.)

yá'át'ééh shik'is!

(I'm only fluent in two languages, and this is not one of them. I am a very very partial speaker of three others)

[garyhun]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

hey ahi !!! i think you found one !!!! welcome, garyhun ! sorry i can't say that in hungarian...

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