I myself started learning Hungarian in 2005 and can agree that it is a very hard to learn language but once you get into it and you mix with the locals and speak to Hungarians a lot e.g. at work or in the pub it just gets in your brain as it probably does with any other language to learn. In case you would like to learn Hungarian here is a list of Language Schools in Budapest or in case you just come for a visit check out some words you can learn and use quick.

So Hungarian is hard to learn and it is spoken only by a few people, why to bother? I think that it is only fair and showing respect towards locals if you at least make an effort towards them the same you would expect it from foreigners in your country as well. Not that you need to speak perfect Hungarian but at least some basics and some friendly expressions that help you through the day. Just my 2 cents concerning this topic.

What is your opinion on Hungarian as a foreign language? And what do you think, should expats learn Hungarian or is it not necessary?

You search for daily information about Budapest? One of the several blogs about Budapest might be the right point for you to get up to date daily information. Blogs are designed to fast upload fresh content and inform readers about real time issues such as political changes, cultural happenings or just a daily life of an expat in Budapest. To bring you daily information I have created a list of Blogs that deliver good and reliable information about the topic Budapest, Hungary and even more.

If you are a blog owner and I have not yet found your blog please let me know to get listed here on this site. Drop me a line to the emailadress under “contact”. If you are not a blog owner but know a good blog about Budapest do the same.

• Budapestagent.com Blog about Budapest

Unfortunately I have not enough time to create new entries every day but my blog is worth a visit. You can find updates around Budapestagent.com as well as city information and news.

• Blog about festivals in Budapest

This blog is quiet up to date in terms of festivals such as the wine festival, sausage festival and so on. In between you can find posts about restaurants and cafés. It is updated every 2 to 3 weeks.

• Hungarian Accent

Nice blog about Budapest, unfortunately not updated very frequent. This blog shows Budapest from a different perspective and covers untypical but interesting topics.

• English Hungary

Quiet good blog about Budapest and Hungary. Still frequently updated with not just Hungarian or Budapest related topics. Additionally it comes in a nice layout. This blog covers politics, entertainment and daily life on one site.

• Budapest picture

If you want to get an impression on Budapest please check out this page. The pictures taken are absolutly amazing.

• Budapest daily photo

This is a very nice blog which presents each day one photo from another corner of Budapest. Sometimes there are quiet fancy places and pictures which you can find. It is definetly worth a visit even though it delivers no daily information such as news.

• Budapest Guide

Budapestguide is a well organized and nice looking blog about Budapest offering daily information about nearly any topic. It is definetly worth to visit budapestguide.net to get additional information.

• BudaCast

This is a must hear website about Budapest. Get news, infos and interesting stories about Budapest right on your ears. Budacast is a 20 minutes long weekly show from Drew Leifheit.

• The Hungarian Girl

Really detailed information about all things concerning Hungary and even across boarders especially food and food supply. A must read for everybody who is interested in Hungary and it’s culture.

• Bohemian Ink The Bohemian Ink is a fantastic blog when it comes to arts and culture. Decorated with lots of pictures and full of interesting information you should head over to Bohemian Ink and in case of interest get the RSS feed.

Many universities around the world offer to study a semester or year abroad in Budapest. In Budapest you find top universities for every subject such as the technical university or business studies are well developed in Budapest. Next to the studies in Budapest you will not be bored due to the great nightlife, the amazing city and the firendly people around here. I want to introduce you some universities that offer to study abroad in Budapest. Of course we cannot list all so go to your university office and check if one of the Budapest universities is on the list.

I receive a lot of emails from students around the world who drop me a line and even thank me for the great service I provide. So I want to take the opportunity to say thank you for all of you as well who keep this project alive. I do this because I love the city and I want to prevent people from getting ripped off here and leave with a bad souvenir. So read the site, tell your friends and family about it and enjoy your stay in Budapest or Hungary. If you are a student from some other university around the world and you were in Budapest, feel free to share your information with me. Here we go with some universities.

If you live with your family in Budapest and want to send your child to an international kindergarten this is you list. You will find all international kindergartens of Budapest to send your child to. Of course there are some private international day cares in Budapest as well which you can check out. To be sure your child grows up in an international environment it might be interesting for you to sent him or her to one of the facilities below.

Rainbow Art and Creativity Preschool
Erdőalja út 106.
Tel: +36 30 6766467
Website

Under the Rainbow Pre-School and Kindergarten
H-1029 Budapest
Feketerigó u. 20.
Tel: +36 30 231 8181
e-mail address: info@undertherainbow.hu
Website

A-Z Kindergarten
1125 Budapest, Zsolna ut 2.
+36 1 212-0133
website

Busy Bee International Kindergarten
1125 Budapest, Távcso u. 12.
+36 1 395-4015
website

Daisy Kindergarten
1037 Budapest, Reménység u. 6.
+36 30 236-8867

Greenhouse
1125 Budapest, Szarvas Gábor u. 27.
+36 1 394-3645
website

Happy Kids
1125 Budapest, Fodor utca 36.
+36 1 356-2440
website

Kinderclub Kindergarten
1121 Budapest, Muvesz ut 5-7
+36 1 395-5450,
website

Montessori Kindergarten
1214 Budapest, Szabadság u. 14/a.
+36 30 372-4502
website

Nakayoshi Japanese Kindergarten

+36 20 353-5800

Pinocchio Kindergarten
1026 Budapest, Harangvirág u. 4.
+36 30 343 7754
website

Planet Kids International Kindergarten
1021 Budapest, Budakeszi út 73/B
+36 1 200 6537
website

Plumpudding Protectory
1026 Budapest, Gyergyó u. 6.
+36 1 356-6553

Super Kids
1021 Budapest, Völgy u. 1-3.
+36 1 200-0644
website

Winnie the Pooh Kindergarten
1125 Budapest, Rosze köz 4.
+36 1 356-0203
website

The English Garden Pre-School
1089 Budapest
Villám utca. 25
Abroad: 00 36 20 224 5070
Hungary: 06 20 224 5070
Email: englishgardenpreschool@yahoo.com
Web: EnglishGarden.hu

If you fancy reading a book once in a while but don’t want to buy it or it is not avilable anymore for any reason I recommend to you to go to one of the many libraries in Budapest. In most of them you can find fantastic books and even international ones if you don’t speak Hungarian. Check out the libraries listed below.

British Council Library
Budapest, Benczur utca 26. 
+36 1 321-4039 

Central European University
Budapest, Nádor u.9. 
+36 1 327-3099 

Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
1051 Budapest, Arany János u. 1. 
+36 1 411-6100 

National Agricultural Library and Documentaion Center
Budapest 13.
+36 1 356-8211 

Szabó Ervin Library in Budapest
1088 Budapest, Szabó Ervin tér 1. 
+36 1 318-5807 

Széchenyi National Library
1014 Budapest, Budavári Palota, building F 
+36 1 224-3700 

Hungarian History Corvinus Library
website

For foreigners there are several bookstores in Budapest offering books in many different languages such as German, English, french, Italian and so on. Of course the big bookstores like Libri offer international books as well but there are some bookstores in Budapest specialized on foreign language books. 

Bestsellers
Many books, newspapers, and magazines. All in english.
Budapest V. ker. Október 6 u. 11.
Open 7 days a week
+36 1 312-1295

CEU Bookshop
Academic and professional books.
Budapest V. ker. Nádor u. 9.
Open Monday to Friday 9-18, Sat: 10-16
+36 1 327-3096

Király Books
English and French books.
Budapest, I. ker. Fo u. 79.
Open Monday to Friday 9-18, Sat 10-17
+36 1 214-0972

Red Bus Bookstore
Second Hand Bookstore
Budapest V. ker. Semmelweis u. 14.
Open Monday – Friday 11-18, Sat 10-14
+36 1 337-7453

Pen Dragon Bookshop
Great selection of books for kids and adults.
Open Monday – Friday 10:00-18:00
Budapest XIII. ker. Pozsonyi ut 21-23.
+36 1 340-4426

Treehugger Dan’s Bookstore Cafe
The Local Bookstore with a Global Conscience
Csengery u. 48
1067 Budapest
info@treehugger.hu, Treehugger bookstore Cafe
Tel: 36-1-322-0774
Open M-F 10-19, Sat: 10-17
thousands of second-hand English and German books, free WiFi, organic Fair Trade coffee and tea.

Treehugger Dan’s Bookstore and Lounge/Yellow Zebra
Lazar u. 16
1065 Budapest
Tel: 36-1-269-3843
open m-f: 09:30-18:30, sat & sun: 10:00-16:00
thousands of second-hand English books, internet cafe, bike rentals, bike and walking tours and segway tours.

Budapest is a city full of universities with a lot of students not only from Hungary but also all over Europe and the rest of the world.  You could say that Budapest is a student city which also reflects in the club, bar and nightlife scene of Budapest. If you decided to come to Budapest to study check out the universities in Budapest.

• BBS - Budapest Business School - Link
• BME University of technology and economics - Link
• CEU – Central European University - Link
• Corvinus University – International Studies Center - Link
• Collegium Budapest – Institue for advanced Study - Link
• ELTE – University of Siences - Link
• Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music – Link
• MKE – Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts - Link
• Semmelweis University – University of Physical Education and Sport Sciences - Link
• Szent István University – Faculty of Veterinary Science – Link
• SZTE BMI – Budapest Media Institute of the Szeget University of Sience - Link
• University of Jewish Studies – Link
• Zrínyi Miklós Nemzetvédelmi Egyetem – Link

Hungarian is a very difficult language so what you definetly need is a teacher or a language school guiding you through the first weeks of your learning process since the logic behind the language is nearly impossible to understand. Nevertheless with a few words in Hungarian, e.g. ordering your beer, will amaze Hungarians.

The best dictionary for the Hungarian language you can find here. Further I have found some good Videos on youtube for learning Hungarian.

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If you are living in Budapest or Hungary since a while or you are planning to stay for longer you might take into consideration to learn Hungarian. Therefore a language School is probably the best choice because Hungarian is a very difficult language due to the fact that it is not related to any other language in the world. I can tell from my own experience that it takes a while to understand Hungarian grammar, it is hard to learn the vocabulary but on the other hand it helps a lot to survive in Hungary and people absolutely love if a foreigner speaks Hungarian. So check out the language schools in Budapest to take Hungarian classes.

Your Language School here?
Would you like the best possible exposure for your language school here on BudapestAgent.com for a fair price? Here is your place to reach international customers searching for Hungarian language courses as well as Hungarians searching for English, German, Spanish courses. For as little as 60€ per year this spot can be yours.

• Ameropa Nyelviskola

Móricz Zsigmond körtér 14.
1117 Budapest
+36 1 209-5243

• Atalanta Oktatási Központ

Visegrádi u. 9.
1132 Budapest
+36 1 339-8549

• Babilon Nyelvstudió

Károly krt. 3/a.
1075 Budapest
+36 1 269-5531

• Bell Iskolák

Tulipán u. 8.
1022 Budapest
+36 1 326-5257

• Berlitz Nyelvközpontok

Váci u. 11/b
1052 Budapest
+36 1 266-3344

• Bils Nyelviskola

Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 62.
1054 Budapest
+36 1 311-5481

• Budapest Gyermek Nyelviskola

Szász Károly u. 2.
1027 Budapest
+36 1 212-1492

• Budavári Nyelvstudió

Országház u. 30.
1014 Budapest
+36 1 356-8058

• Concord Nyelviskola

Németvölgyi út 34.
1126 Budapest
+36 1 355-8022

• Dover Nyelvközpont

Bécsi u. 3.
1052 Budapest
+36 1 267 0606

• Éló Nyelvek Szemináriuma

Fejér György u. 8-10.
1053 Budapest
+36 1 326-5251

• Európai Nyelvek Stúdiója

Tavasz utca 2.
1033 Budapest
+36 1 317 1302

• Fast English

Vígszinház u. 5.
1137 Budapest
+36 1 329-3192

• Fokok Nyelvtanítási és Felsóktatási Központ

Szász Károly u. 6.
1027 Budapest
+36 1 212-1492

• Globus Nyelviskola Budapest

József krt. 21.
1085 Budapest
+36 1 267-4901

• Goethe Institut Budapest

Andrássy út 24.
1061 Budapest
+36 1 374-4070

• Inside Word

Nagyenyed u. 11.
1123 Budapest
+36 1 355-4352

• Institut Français de Budapest

Fo u. 17.
1011 Budapest
+36 1 202-1133

• Interclub Hungarian Language School

Bertalan Lajos u. 17.
1111 Budapest
+36 1 279-0831

• International House

Bimbó út 7.
1022 Budapest
+36 1 212-4010

• Katedra Nyelviskola, Royal Academy of English

Fovám tér 2-3.
1056 Budapest
+36 1 318-2051

• Külkereskedelmi Oktatási és Továbbképzo Központ

Falk Miksa u. 1.
1055 Budapest
+36 1 269-0630

• Lighthouse Nyelviskola

Erzsébet krt. 23.
1073 Budapest
+36 1 342-4516

• Lingua Angol Nyelviskola

Szent István krt. 7.
1055 Budapest
+36 1 312-4989

• London Stúdió/Berlin Stúdió/Masterschool

Villányi út 27.
1114 Budapest
+36 1 385-0177

• LT Lingvárium

Radna u. 2.
1026 Budapest
+36 1 356-6020

• Novoschool Nyelviskola

Ülloi út 63.
1091 Budapest
+36 1 215-5480

• Oxford Hungária Language School and Interpretatio Agency

Rigó u. 3-5.
1085 Budapest

• Österreich Institute

Andrássy út 21.
1061 Budapest
+36 1 322-3030

• Ring Nyelvstúdió

Bártfai utca 54.
1115 Budapest
+36 1 386-2643

Due to the number of expats living in Budapest the city needs newspapers in english language. There are three major newspapers dealing with topics related to Hungary on the market. Of course smaller papers for going out, cinema timetables and so on exist as well. 

Budapest Sun

The Budapest Sun is Hungarys leading English language newspaper. With news to topics like business, sport, movies, restaurants, style and much more the Budapest Sun offers a large variety of articles and facts about Budapest and Hungary.
Budapest Sun Website

Budapest Business Journal

The Budapest Business Journal spezialized on business news in Hungary. Topics like investment and stocks, banking and finance, industry, manufacturing, IT news, telecommunication, Management or real estate are covered very good by the Budapest Business Journal. Also politics is talked about.
Budapest Business Journal website

Budapest Week

The weekly newspaper is a little bit different to the other two. The major topics of the Budapest Week are things like trends, exhibitions, performances, interviews, music, books and museeums. The paper is very nice to read though and offers a lot of side information about restaurants.
Budapest Week website