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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Hungarian Season 1, Lesson 5 - Making Apologies. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologize for yourself and say that you didn't do something on purpose in Hungarian.
Body
Eric: Here's the formal way to say 'Excuse me.' in Hungarian.
Lena: [Normal] Bocsásson meg!
Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'excuse me’ or ‘forgive me'.
Lena: [Normal] bocsásson meg [Slow] bocsásson meg
Eric: Listen again to the formal word meaning 'Excuse me.'.
Lena: [Slow] Bocsásson meg! [Normal] Bocsásson meg!
Eric: Ok, now let's see a more common way to say 'Excuse me.'.
Lena: [Normal] Elnézést!
Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'excuse me'.
Lena: [Normal] elnézést [Slow] elnézést
Eric: Listen again to the word meaning 'Excuse me.'.
Lena: [Slow] Elnézést! [Normal] Elnézést!
Eric: Next up is the way to say 'I didn't mean it.'.
Lena: [Normal] Nem volt szándékos.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'not'.
Lena: [Normal] nem [Slow] nem
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'it was'.
Lena: [Normal] volt [Slow] volt
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'intentional'.
Lena: [Normal] szándékos [Slow] szándékos
Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I didn't mean it.'.
Lena: [Slow] Nem volt szándékos. [Normal] Nem volt szándékos.
Eric: Finally, here is a way to say 'I'm sorry.'.
Lena: [Normal] Sajnálom.
Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'I'm sorry'.
Lena: [Normal] sajnálom [Slow] sajnálom
Eric: Listen again to the word meaning 'I'm sorry.'.
Lena: [Slow] Sajnálom. [Normal] Sajnálom.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Lena: We can express 'Excuse me!' in two different ways in Hungarian. We say Bocsásson meg! when we did something really bad, for example, when we spill a drink or food on someone. We use Elnézést! when we made a smaller mistake such as bumping into someone or arriving a bit late. You can also say Elnézést! when you need to get the attention of someone you don’t know, such as a waiter at a restaurant or a stranger on the street if you are lost and looking for help.

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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