Learn about sports that are popular in Hungary
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Brandon: Hi everyone, I’m Brandon. |
| Gergő: And I’m Gergő! Sziasztok! |
| Brandon: And welcome to Culture Class, Essential Hungarian Vocabulary, Lesson 16! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Recreation and Leisure. These are five popular Hungarian Sports. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at HungarianPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Brandon: Gergő, what’s our first word? |
| Gergő: labdarúgás |
| Brandon: soccer |
| Gergő: (slow) labdarúgás (regular) labdarúgás |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
| Gergő: labdarugás |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: Soccer is one of the most popular team sports in Hungary. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Gergő: (normal) A magyar labdarúgás az 1950-es években élte virágkorát. |
| Brandon: Hungarian soccer flourished in the 1950s. |
| Gergő: (slow) A magyar labdarúgás az 1950-es években élte virágkorát. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Gergő: vizilabda |
| Brandon: water polo |
| Gergő: (slow) vizilabda (regular) vizilabda |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
| Gergő: vizilabda |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: The Hungarian men's national water polo team is considered to be the world's top power in the history of water polo. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Gergő: (normal) A vizilabda mérkőzésen a víz alatt is kemény harcok zajlanak. |
| Brandon: In a water polo match, there are hard fights taking place even underwater. |
| Gergő: (slow) A vizilabda mérkőzésen a víz alatt is kemény harcok zajlanak. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Gergő: kézilabda |
| Brandon: handball |
| Gergő: (slow) kézilabda (regular) kézilabda |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
| Gergő: kézilabda |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: The Hungarian handball teams are continually among the frontrunners in the world. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Gergő: (normal) A kézilabdát a kezdetekben focipályán játszották. |
| Brandon: In the beginning, handball was played on soccer fields. |
| Gergő: (slow) A kézilabdát a kezdetekben focipályán játszották. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Gergő: kajak-kenu |
| Brandon: kayak-canoe |
| Gergő: (slow) kajak-kenu (regular) kajak-kenu |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
| Gergő: kajak-kenu |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: The kayak-canoe sport is extremely popular in the cities that lie next to rivers. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Gergő: (normal) A magyar kajak-kenu csapat a világ élvonalához tartozik. |
| Brandon: The Hungarian kayak-canoe team is among the frontrunners in the world. |
| Gergő: (slow) A magyar kajak-kenu csapat a világ élvonalához tartozik. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Gergő: úszás |
| Brandon: swimming |
| Gergő: (slow) úszás (regular) úszás |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
| Gergő: úszás |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: Swimming is one of the most successful Hungarian sports at the Olympic games. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Gergő: (normal) Az úszás minden izomcsoportot megmozgat. |
| Brandon: Swimming activates all of the muscle groups. |
| Gergő: (slow) Az úszás minden izomcsoportot megmozgat. |
| QUIZ |
| Brandon: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Gergő will give you the Hungarian – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Gergő: labdarúgás |
| [pause]Brandon: soccer |
| Gergő: vizilabda |
| [pause]Brandon: water polo |
| Gergő: kézilabda |
| [pause]Brandon: handball |
| Gergő: kajak-kenu |
| [pause]Brandon: kayak-canoe |
| Gergő: úszás |
| [pause]Brandon: swimming |
Outro |
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| Brandon: There you have it – five Sports in Hungary! We have more vocab lists available at HungarianPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Gergő: Sziasztok! |
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