Learn how to ask about someone's age
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Hungarian Season 1, Lesson 8 - Talking About Your Age. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask someone's age and to say yours in Hungarian. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'How old are you?' in Hungarian. |
| Lena: [Normal] Hány éves vagy? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'how many'. |
| Lena: [Normal] hány [Slow] hány |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'years old'. |
| Lena: [Normal] éves [Slow] éves |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'you are'. |
| Lena: [Normal] vagy [Slow] vagy |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How old are you?'. |
| Lena: [Slow] Hány éves vagy? [Normal] Hány éves vagy? |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How old are you?'. |
| Lena: [Normal] Ön hány éves? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'You (formal)'. |
| Lena: [Normal] ön [Slow] ön |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'how many'. |
| Lena: [Normal] hány [Slow] hány |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'years old'. |
| Lena: [Normal] éves [Slow] éves |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How old are you?'. |
| Lena: [Slow] Ön hány éves? [Normal] Ön hány éves? |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I am 17.'. |
| Lena: [Normal] 17 (tizenhét) vagyok. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning '17'. |
| Lena: [Normal] 17 (tizenhét) [Slow] 17 (tizenhét) |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I am'. |
| Lena: [Normal] vagyok [Slow] vagyok |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'I am 17.'. |
| Lena: [Slow] 17 (tizenhét) vagyok. [Normal] 17 (tizenhét) vagyok. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'I prefer not to say.'. |
| Lena: [Normal] Nem szeretném elárulni. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'not' |
| Lena: [Normal] nem [Slow] nem |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I would like to'. |
| Lena: [Normal] szeretném [Slow] szeretném |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'to disclose'. |
| Lena: [Normal] elárulni [Slow] elárulni |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning 'I prefer not to say.'. |
| Lena: [Slow] Nem szeretném elárulni. [Normal] Nem szeretném elárulni. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Lena: In Hungary, like other countries, women don't really like to disclose their age, and some women even find it rude if you ask them about their age. So be careful! |
Outro |
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| 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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