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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Hungarian Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Hungarian.
Body
Eric: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi I'm Lena.' in Hungarian.
Lena: [Normal] Szia, Léna vagyok.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'Hi'.
Lena: [Normal] szia [Slow] szia
Eric: Next is the 'person's name'.
Lena: [Normal] Léna [Slow] Léna
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I am'.
Lena: [Normal] vagyok [Slow] vagyok
Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Hi I'm Léna.'
Lena: [Slow] Szia, Léna vagyok. [Normal] Szia, Léna vagyok.
Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Good day, I'm Léna.'
Lena: [Normal] Jó napot kívánok. Léna vagyok.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'Good day, '.
Lena: [Normal] jó napot [Slow] jó napot
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I wish'.
Lena: [Normal] kívánok [Slow] kívánok
Eric: Next is the 'person's name'.
Lena: [Normal] Léna [Slow] Léna
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I am'.
Lena: [Normal] vagyok [Slow] vagyok
Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day, I'm Léna.'
Lena: [Slow] Jó napot kívánok. Léna vagyok. [Normal] Jó napot kívánok. Léna vagyok.
Eric: Next up is the way to say 'Nice to meet you.'
Lena: [Normal] Örvendek.
Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'I'm glad'.
Lena: [Normal] örvendek [Slow] örvendek
Eric: Listen again to the word meaning 'Nice to meet you.'
Lena: [Slow] Örvendek. [Normal] Örvendek.
Eric: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'Nice to meet you.'
Lena: [Normal] Örülök, hogy megismerhetem.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'I'm glad'.
Lena: [Normal] örülök, [Slow] örülök,
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'that'.
Lena: [Normal] hogy [Slow] hogy
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I'm able to get to know you'.
Lena: [Normal] megismerhetem [Slow] megismerhetem
Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.'
Lena: [Slow] Örülök, hogy megismerhetem. [Normal] Örülök, hogy megismerhetem.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Lena: When you introduce yourself, it's a good habit to shake hands. Jó napot kívánok is a very formal expression—sometimes people just say Jó napot when greeting each other. Both are polite, so you don't have to worry about making a mistake.

Outro

Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!
Lena: Sziasztok!

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