Input vs. studying
Study is the scaffolding; input is the building.
The ratio over time
Section titled “The ratio over time”- Stage 0–1: ~50/50. You need a vocabulary seed (~1,000 words via Anki) and one skim of the grammar guide to make anything comprehensible.
- Stage 2: ~30/70. Anki continues (now from sentence mining), grammar becomes look-up-driven.
- Stage 3+: ~15/85. Study is a maintenance habit; input is your life in Hungarian.
What counts as study
Section titled “What counts as study”Anki reviews · reading the grammar guide · looking up words · intensive reading of hard sentences.
What counts as input
Section titled “What counts as input”Everything you read, watch, or listen to in Hungarian for the content — even with a dictionary hovering nearby.