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Hi everyone! I’m Alisha.
Welcome to Conversational Phrases!
We’ve found that the best way to learn a language is to speak it from day one! And the best way to start speaking is to learn phrases that you’ll use in real conversations.
In this lesson, you’ll learn conversational phrases to use when talking on the phone. After watching this video, you’ll be able to ask for someone on the phone, and to put someone on hold.
Now, let’s take a look at some conversational phrases!
Listen to the dialogue.
Jó napot, a felelős személlyel szeretnék beszélni.
Rendben, egy pillanat.
Once more with the English translation.
Jó napot, a felelős személlyel szeretnék beszélni.
“Hello, I'd like to speak with the person in charge.”
Rendben, egy pillanat.
“Okay, just a moment.”
First of all, you'll need to learn how to say "hello" on the phone.
That's:
jó napot, jó napot
Then you need to learn how to say "I'd like to speak with [person]."
The pattern is:
[person]-val/-vel szeretnék beszélni.
This Hungarian sentence literally translates as “[person] with I'd like to speak.”
But it means “I'd like to speak with [person]."
For example,
"Hello, I'd like to speak with the person in charge."
Jó napot, a felelős személlyel szeretnék beszélni., Jó napot, a felelős személlyel szeretnék beszélni.
Now, how do you answer this question?
Rendben, egy pillanat.
“Okay, just a moment.”
Listen to it again.
Rendben, egy pillanat., Rendben, egy pillanat.
This Hungarian sentence translates as "Alright, one moment."
But it means "Okay, just a moment."

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