Learn about natural disasters 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 20! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Health and Emergencies. These are five common Hungarian Natural disasters. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at HungarianPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Brandon: Gergő, what’s our first word? |
| Gergő: árvíz |
| Brandon: flood |
| Gergő: (slow) árvíz (regular) árvíz |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
| Gergő: árvíz |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: The flooding rivers of Hungary cause large amounts of damage every year. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Gergő: (normal) Az árvíz ellen az önkéntesek homokzsákokkal erősítik meg a gátakat. |
| Brandon: The volunteers fortify the dams against the flood with sandbags. |
| Gergő: (slow) Az árvíz ellen az önkéntesek homokzsákokkal erősítik meg a gátakat. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Gergő: szárazság |
| Brandon: drought |
| Gergő: (slow) szárazság (regular) szárazság |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
| Gergő: szárazság |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: Drought in the summertime in Hungary is a big problem for the agricultural industry. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Gergő: (normal) A szárazság miatt a termény nagy része tönkrement. |
| Brandon: The majority of the grain was ruined because of the drought. |
| Gergő: (slow) A szárazság miatt a termény nagy része tönkrement. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Gergő: fagy |
| Brandon: frost |
| Gergő: (slow) fagy (regular) fagy |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
| Gergő: fagy |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: The surface frost in the springtime can cause serious damage to plant life. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Gergő: (normal) A tavaszi fagyok nagyon veszélyesek a friss hajtásokra. |
| Brandon: The springtime frost is very dangerous for the new shoots. |
| Gergő: (slow) A tavaszi fagyok nagyon veszélyesek a friss hajtásokra. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Gergő: viharkár |
| Brandon: thunderstorm damage |
| Gergő: (slow) viharkár (regular) viharkár |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
| Gergő: viharkár |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: The most common thunderstorm damage in Hungary is fallen trees and collapsed or damaged roofs of houses. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Gergő: (normal) A viharkárok helyreállításában nagy szerepet kapnak a tűzoltók. |
| Brandon: The fire-fighters have a big role in fixing the thunderstorm damage. |
| Gergő: (slow) A viharkárok helyreállításában nagy szerepet kapnak a tűzoltók. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Gergő: nagy hóesés |
| Brandon: heavy snowfall |
| Gergő: (slow) nagy hóesés (regular) nagy hóesés |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
| Gergő: nagy hóesés |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon Heavy snowfall in Hungary can cause major traffic jams in the bigger cities and can also isolate small villages for days. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Gergő: (normal) A nagy hóesés miatt országszerte csúszósak az utak. |
| Brandon: The roads are slippery throughout the country because of the heavy snowfall. |
| Gergő: (slow) A nagy hóesés miatt országszerte csúszósak az utak. |
| 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: árvíz |
| [pause]Brandon: flood |
| Gergő: szárazság |
| [pause]Brandon: drought |
| Gergő: fagy |
| [pause]Brandon: frost |
| Gergő: viharkár |
| [pause]Brandon: thunderstorm damage |
| Gergő: nagy hóesés |
| [pause]Brandon: heavy snowfall |
Outro |
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| Brandon: There you have it – five Natural disasters 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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