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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Hungarian Season 1, Lesson 2 - Greetings. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to greet someone when you arrive and when you part in Hungarian.
Body
Eric: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi.' in Hungarian.
Lena: [Normal] Szia!
Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'Hi' and ‘Bye’.
Lena: [Normal] szia [Slow] szia
Eric: Listen again to the informal word meaning 'Hi.'
Lena: [Slow] Szia! [Normal] Szia!
Eric: Ok, now let's look at the formal way to say 'Good day.'
Lena: [Normal] Jó napot!
Eric: First is a word meaning 'good'.
Lena: [Normal] jó [Slow] jó
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'day'.
Lena: [Normal] napot [Slow] napot
Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day.'
Lena: [Slow] Jó napot! [Normal] Jó napot!
Eric: Next up is the casual way to say 'See you soon!'
Lena: [Normal] Hamarosan találkozunk!
Eric: First is a word meaning 'soon'.
Lena: [Normal] hamarosan [Slow] hamarosan
Eric: Last is the word meaning '(we) meet or will meet'.
Lena:[Normal] találkozunk [Slow] találkozunk
Eric: Listen again to the casual expression meaning 'See you soon!'.
Lena: [Slow] Hamarosan találkozunk! [Normal] Hamarosan találkozunk!
Eric: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'Goodbye.'
Lena: [Normal] Viszontlátásra!
Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'goodbye'.
Lena: [Normal] viszontlátásra [Slow] viszontlátásra
Eric: Listen again to the formal word meaning 'Goodbye.'
Lena: [Slow] Viszontlátásra! [Normal] Viszontlátásra!
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Lena: In Hungary when we greet friends, we give kisses on each other's cheeks. Some people do it even when they meet you for the first time, so don't be surprised if it happens to you.

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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