Hungarian Word of the Day: Buli

One of the easier Hungarian words to pronounce has to be the word buli, more or less just like you’d think it sounds. At least around here, it usually means a “party”, almost identical to the way the Romanian word chef is used. The Hungarian word buli has an interesting history, borrowed first from German and that originally from the French poule, from the Latin … Continue reading Hungarian Word of the Day: Buli

Cluj Party

Despite the fierce December rain, I just got my shipment of promotional copies of the book. Wow! These books look and feel absolutely fabulous. Everything from the binding to the quality of the paper is just stupendous. Honestly I think anyone who ordered the paperback version of this book is going to be very pleased. Even the diacritics (special Romanian letters) came out flawlessly. I’ll … Continue reading Cluj Party