INTRODUCTION |
Brandon: Hi everyone, I’m Brandon. |
Gergő: And I’m Gergő! Sziasztok! |
Brandon: And welcome to Culture Class, Essential Hungarian Vocabulary, Lesson 20! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Health and Emergencies. These are five common Hungarian Natural disasters. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at HungarianPod101.com |
FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
Brandon: Gergő, what’s our first word? |
Gergő: árvíz |
Brandon: flood |
Gergő: (slow) árvíz (regular) árvíz |
Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
Gergő: árvíz |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Brandon: The flooding rivers of Hungary cause large amounts of damage every year. |
Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
Gergő: (normal) Az árvíz ellen az önkéntesek homokzsákokkal erősítik meg a gátakat. |
Brandon: The volunteers fortify the dams against the flood with sandbags. |
Gergő: (slow) Az árvíz ellen az önkéntesek homokzsákokkal erősítik meg a gátakat. |
Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
Gergő: szárazság |
Brandon: drought |
Gergő: (slow) szárazság (regular) szárazság |
Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
Gergő: szárazság |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Brandon: Drought in the summertime in Hungary is a big problem for the agricultural industry. |
Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
Gergő: (normal) A szárazság miatt a termény nagy része tönkrement. |
Brandon: The majority of the grain was ruined because of the drought. |
Gergő: (slow) A szárazság miatt a termény nagy része tönkrement. |
Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
Gergő: fagy |
Brandon: frost |
Gergő: (slow) fagy (regular) fagy |
Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
Gergő: fagy |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Brandon: The surface frost in the springtime can cause serious damage to plant life. |
Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
Gergő: (normal) A tavaszi fagyok nagyon veszélyesek a friss hajtásokra. |
Brandon: The springtime frost is very dangerous for the new shoots. |
Gergő: (slow) A tavaszi fagyok nagyon veszélyesek a friss hajtásokra. |
Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
Gergő: viharkár |
Brandon: thunderstorm damage |
Gergő: (slow) viharkár (regular) viharkár |
Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
Gergő: viharkár |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Brandon: The most common thunderstorm damage in Hungary is fallen trees and collapsed or damaged roofs of houses. |
Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
Gergő: (normal) A viharkárok helyreállításában nagy szerepet kapnak a tűzoltók. |
Brandon: The fire-fighters have a big role in fixing the thunderstorm damage. |
Gergő: (slow) A viharkárok helyreállításában nagy szerepet kapnak a tűzoltók. |
Brandon: Okay, what’s the last word? |
Gergő: nagy hóesés |
Brandon: heavy snowfall |
Gergő: (slow) nagy hóesés (regular) nagy hóesés |
Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
Gergő: nagy hóesés |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Brandon Heavy snowfall in Hungary can cause major traffic jams in the bigger cities and can also isolate small villages for days. |
Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
Gergő: (normal) A nagy hóesés miatt országszerte csúszósak az utak. |
Brandon: The roads are slippery throughout the country because of the heavy snowfall. |
Gergő: (slow) A nagy hóesés miatt országszerte csúszósak az utak. |
QUIZ |
Brandon: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Gergő will give you the Hungarian – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
Gergő: árvíz |
[pause]Brandon: flood |
Gergő: szárazság |
[pause]Brandon: drought |
Gergő: fagy |
[pause]Brandon: frost |
Gergő: viharkár |
[pause]Brandon: thunderstorm damage |
Gergő: nagy hóesés |
[pause]Brandon: heavy snowfall |
Outro
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Brandon: There you have it – five Natural disasters in Hungary! We have more vocab lists available at HungarianPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
Gergő: Sziasztok! |
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