Learn how to ask, "How much is it?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Sziasztok. Hello and welcome to Hungarian Survival Phrases brought to you by HungarianPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Hungary. You will be surprised at how far a little Hungarian will go. |
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Lesson focus |
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| The bus is an important means of transportation. In many Hungarian cities, even in big cities, we use buses almost as often as the subway. We use buses to cover both long and short distances. However, before starting your trip, you probably need to buy a ticket. For local commuting in Hungary, the fare is around 200-400 HUF. You may purchase tickets at two places: the little kiosks operated by the transport company, and newspaper stands (újságos) that are often located next to the bus stop. Upon entering the bus, you must validate your ticket at one of the validation machines that stamp your ticket. |
| Let's imagine you are in Budapest, since it's the easiest to buy tickets there—all stops inside the city, regardless of distance, cost the same. The sentence you say will be: Egy vonaljegyet kérek. |
| Egy vonaljegyet kérek. |
| First, you have egy ("one"), and then vonaljegyet ("a ticket" in the accusative) and finally you have kérek, which is the equivalent to "want, would like." |
| In Budapest, you can take any bus, subway or tram with a vonaljegy. |
| Let's break down these words and hear them one more time. Egy vo-nal-je-gyet ké-rek. |
| Egy vonaljegyet kérek. |
| What if you want to know how much the ticket is? |
| You could simply use this sentence: Mennyibe kerül egy jegy? ("How much is a ticket?") |
| Mennyibe kerül egy jegy? |
| In case you're not traveling in Budapest, you might want to be more specific and ask for a "bus ticket." |
| This time, the first sentences changes into: Egy buszjegyet kérek. |
| buszjegyet is "bus ticket" in the accusative. |
| Egy buszjegyet kérek. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer; so, sok szerencsét, which means "good luck" in Hungarian. |
| "A ticket please." - Egy vonaljegyet kérek. |
| Egy vonaljegyet kérek. |
| Egy vonaljegyet kérek. |
| "How much is a ticket?" - Mennyibe kerül egy jegy? |
| Mennyibe kerül egy jegy? |
| Mennyibe kerül egy jegy? |
| "One bus ticket please!" - Egy buszjegyet kérek. |
| Egy buszjegyet kérek. |
| Egy buszjegyet kérek. |
| All right. That’s is going to do it for today. Remember to stop by HungarianPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Sziasztok! |
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