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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Hungarian Season 1, Lesson 15 - Where Are You Going? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask where someone is going in Hungarian.
Body
Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'Where are you going?' in Hungarian.
Lena: [Normal] Hova mész?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'where'.
Lena: [Normal] hova [Slow] hova
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'you go'.
Lena: [Normal] mész [Slow] mész
Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Where are you going?'.
Lena: [Slow] Hova mész? [Normal] Hova mész?
Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'Where are you going?'.
Lena: [Normal] Hova megy?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'where'.
Lena: [Normal] hova [Slow] hova
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'You go' (formal).
Lena: [Normal] megy [Slow] megy
Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Where are you going?'.
Lena: [Slow] Hova megy? [Normal] Hova megy?
Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I'm going to the supermarket.'.
Lena: [Normal] A bevásárlóközpontba megyek.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'the'.
Lena: [Normal] a [Slow] a
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'to supermarket'.
Lena: [Normal] bevásárlóközpontba [Slow] bevásárlóközpontba
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I go'.
Lena: [Normal] megyek [Slow] megyek
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'I'm going to the supermarket.'.
Lena: [Slow] A bevásárlóközpontba megyek. [Normal] A bevásárlóközpontba megyek.
Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm going to work.'.
Lena: [Normal] Munkába megyek.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'to work'.
Lena: [Normal] munkába [Slow] munkába
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I go'.
Lena: [Normal] megyek [Slow] megyek
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'I'm going to work.'.
Lena: [Slow] Munkába megyek. [Normal] Munkába megyek.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Lena: This is another very common question for when you bump into a friend on your way somewhere. Or when you suddenly take your jacket to leave the house and, for example, your mother wants to know where you are going.

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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