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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Hungarian Season 1, Lesson 23 - Asking for the bill. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask for the bill and check the change in Hungarian.
Body
Eric: Here's the formal way to ask 'Can you bring the bill, please?' in Hungarian.
Lena: [Normal] Legyen szíves, kérhetném a számlát?
Eric: First is a phrase meaning 'be kind’ or ‘please'.
Lena: [Normal] legyen szíves [Slow] legyen szíves
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'may I ask for'.
Lena: [Normal] kérhetném [Slow] kérhetném
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'the'.
Lena: [Normal] a [Slow] a
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'bill'.
Lena: [Normal] számlát [Slow] számlát
Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Can you bring the bill, please?'.
Lena: [Slow] Legyen szíves, kérhetném a számlát? [Normal] Legyen szíves, kérhetném a számlát?
Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the way to ask, 'Where can I pay?'.
Lena: [Normal] Hol tudok fizetni?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'where'.
Lena: [Normal] hol [Slow] hol
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I can'.
Lena: [Normal] tudok [Slow] tudok
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'pay'.
Lena: [Normal] fizetni [Slow] fizetni
Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Where can I pay?'.
Lena: [Slow] Hol tudok fizetni? [Normal] Hol tudok fizetni?
Eric: Here's a way to say 'Excuse me, the change is not accurate.'.
Lena: [Normal] Elnézést, rosszul adott vissza.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'excuse me'.
Lena: [Normal] elnézést [Slow] elnézést
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'wrong'.
Lena: [Normal] rosszul [Slow] rosszul
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'You gave' (formal).
Lena: [Normal] adott [Slow] adott
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'back'.
Lena: [Normal] vissza [Slow] vissza
Eric: Listen again to the sentence meaning, 'Excuse me, the change is not accurate.'.
Lena: [Slow] Elnézést, rosszul adott vissza. [Normal] Elnézést, rosszul adott vissza.
Eric: Here's a way to say 'Keep the change.'.
Lena: [Normal] Tartsa meg a visszajárót.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'keep'.
Lena: [Normal] tartsa meg [Slow] tartsa meg
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'the'.
Lena: [Normal] a [Slow] a
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'change'.
Lena: [Normal] visszajárót [Slow] visszajárót
Eric: Listen again to the sentence meaning, 'Keep the change.'.
Lena: [Slow] Tartsa meg a visszajárót. [Normal] Tartsa meg a visszajárót.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Lena: Tipping is common in Hungary and we usually give 10% to the waiter if we are satisfied with the service. Some places might already include the tip percentage in the final price, so don't forget to check the receipt before paying. Most of the time you can pay at the table. At buffets and casual coffee shops, you should go to the counter to pay.

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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