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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Hungarian Season 1, Lesson 17 - Why? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question ‘why?’ in Hungarian.
Body
Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'Why were you late?' in Hungarian.
Lena: [Normal] Miért késtél?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'why'.
Lena: [Normal] miért [Slow] miért
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'you were late'.
Lena: [Normal] késtél [Slow] késtél
Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Why were you late?'.
Lena: [Slow] Miért késtél? [Normal] Miért késtél?
Eric: Here's the way to answer, 'I missed the train.'.
Lena: [Normal] Lekéstem a vonatot.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'I missed'.
Lena: [Normal] lekéstem [Slow] lekéstem
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'the'.
Lena: [Normal] a [Slow] a
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'train'.
Lena: [Normal] vonatot [Slow] vonatot
Eric: Listen again to the response meaning 'I missed the train.'.
Lena: [Slow] Lekéstem a vonatot. [Normal] Lekéstem a vonatot.
Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'Why do you leave so early?'
Lena: [Normal] Miért indulsz el olyan korán?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'why'.
Lena: [Normal] miért [Slow] miért
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'you leave'.
Lena: [Normal] indulsz el [Slow] indulsz el
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'so'.
Lena: [Normal] olyan [Slow] olyan
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'early'.
Lena: [Normal] korán [Slow] korán
Eric: Listen again to the question, 'Why do you leave so early?'.
Lena: [Slow] Miért indulsz el olyan korán? [Normal] Miért indulsz el olyan korán?
Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'To not miss the train.'
Lena: [Normal] Hogy ne késsem le a vonatot.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'to'.
Lena: [Normal] hogy [Slow] hogy
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'not'.
Lena: [Normal] ne [Slow] ne
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I miss'.
Lena: [Normal] késsem le [Slow] késsem le
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'the'.
Lena: [Normal] a [Slow] a
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'train'.
Lena: [Normal] vonatot [Slow] vonatot
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'To not miss the train.'.
Lena: [Slow] Hogy ne késsem le a vonatot. [Normal] Hogy ne késsem le a vonatot.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Lena: In Hungary, public transportation is reliable most of the time. Bus drivers might even wait for you if they see you running desperately towards the bus. But during rush hour, I have noticed full buses that didn’t need to stop at my station to let passengers off just passing by without any prior notice. So I would recommend that you leave a bit earlier just in case.

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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