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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Hungarian Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a Restaurant. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in Hungarian.
Body
Eric: Here's the formal way to ask 'Can I see the menu?' in Hungarian.
Lena: [Normal] Láthatnám a menüt?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'I could see'.
Lena: [Normal] láthatnám [Slow] láthatnám
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'the'.
Lena: [Normal] a [Slow] a
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'menu'.
Lena: [Normal] menüt [Slow] menüt
Eric: Listen again to the formal way to ask 'Can I see the menu?'.
Lena: [Slow] Láthatnám a menüt? [Normal] Láthatnám a menüt?
Eric: Ok, now let's see the formal way to ask 'What do you recommend?'.
Lena: [Normal] Mit ajánl?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'what'.
Lena: [Normal] mit [Slow] mit
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'You recommend' (formal).
Lena: [Normal] ajánl [Slow] ajánl
Eric: Listen again to the formal way to ask 'What do you recommend?'.
Lena: [Slow] Mit ajánl? [Normal] Mit ajánl?
Eric: Next up is a way to say 'A coffee for me.'.
Lena: [Normal] Egy kávé lesz.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'a’ or ‘one'.
Lena: [Normal] egy [Slow] egy
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'coffee'.
Lena: [Normal] kávé [Slow] kávé
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'will be'.
Lena: [Normal] lesz [Slow] lesz
Eric: Listen again to the sentence meaning 'A coffee for me.'.
Lena: [Slow] Egy kávé lesz. [Normal] Egy kávé lesz.
Eric: Finally, here is a more polite way to say 'I would like a coffee.'.
Lena: [Normal] Egy kávét kérek.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'a or one'.
Lena: [Normal] egy [Slow] egy
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'coffee'.
Lena: [Normal] kávét [Slow] kávét
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I would like to have'.
Lena: [Normal] kérek [Slow] kérek
Eric: Listen again to a more polite way to say 'I would like a coffee.'.
Lena: [Slow] Egy kávét kérek. [Normal] Egy kávét kérek.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Lena: Traditional Hungarian restaurants have a really nice atmosphere. Coffee shops are popular too, as you can enjoy a nice drink and different kinds of Hungarian cakes. In Hungary coffee is more popular than tea, and espresso is more common than long shots of drip coffee.

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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