Learn how to ask "Where are you going?"
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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 |
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| 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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