What level of Hungarian do i have to learn for citizenship?

Hi,

I'm American of Hungarian descent, grandfather and one side of his family from Budapest, the other side from northern Hungary. I have wanted Hungarian citizenship and to live in Europe for a long time, but couldn't move to Hungary then. Now that they're offering simplified naturalization, that's perfect for me. I've requested the various documents from Hungary and I think I'll have the paperwork in order reasonably soon.

My concern is the language requirement. (I speak none and have to learn.)  I'm generally good at languages but intimidated by Hungarian since its reputation is that it's very hard for native English speakers. Mostly, I'm wondering how much Hungarian you need to speak.

It sounds like they've gotten much stricter in recent months, and I'm wondering if anyone has any perspective on the level of Hungarian I need to learn before I can apply for citizenship. I don't want to hurt my chances by applying with too little fluency, but I also don't want to spend years and thousands of dollars studying before I apply if I don't need to. I've looked everywhere, but there doesn't seem to be any information of a practical nature about how good your Hungarian needs to be. "Have a conversation" is a very squishy standard.

All advice, perspective, and good ideas welcome!

Thanks very much.