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INTRODUCTION
Simone: Hi everyone, and welcome to HungarianPod101.com. This is Lower Beginner, season 2, lesson 20, Don’t Try to Feed a Hungarian Peanut Butter! I’m Simone.
Csaba: Sziasztok, I’m Csaba.
Simone:In this lesson we’re going to learn to compare things using adjectives.
Csaba:The conversation takes place in a car.
Simone:It’s between Anne and Balázs.
Csaba:And they use informal language.
Simone:Let’s listen to the conversation.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Simone:I sense some personal involvement in this whole peanut butter thing.
Csaba:Really?? Well, you’re right, actually. It is very far from Hungarian taste. When my English teacher made my class try it, we had to run to the bathroom to throw it up.
Simone:Eww, what?
Csaba:I’m serious. And it wasn’t just me, but a considerable percentage of my class.
Simone:Do you think it's really that bad?
Csaba:Well, my problem was that I expected something sweet, and I think the rest of the class did too.
Simone:Well, if you expect something sweet, then you might be in for a shock, I guess.
Csaba:Imagine that you're expecting something sweet and chocolatey, but then peanut butter hits your tongue for the first time in your life.
Simone:I can almost see it.
Csaba:The teacher never expected such a reaction.
Simone:Alright, let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
The first word we shall see is,
Dicsekedik.
Bragg.
Next,
Benzin, gas.
Petrol.
Next,
Kivéve.
Except.
Next,
Tuti.
For sure.
Next,
Mogyoróvaj.
Peanut butter.
Next,
Gusztustalan.
Disgusting.
Next,
Valaha.
Ever.
And last,
Kóstolni.
Taste.
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Simone: Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson.
Csaba: The first phrase is Ne dicsekedj. It means “stop bragging.” Dicsekedj is the imperative form of “brag,” or dicsekedik.
Simone: Alright, that sounds easy enough. Is it formal or informal?
Csaba: Of course, it is informal. When do you ever tell your boss not to brag?
Simone: Good point. Let’s move on.
Csaba: Tuti is a slang-ish word which means “surely” or “for sure.”
Simone: Can you use it in a sentence?
Csaba: Tuti megyek este.
Simone: “I am going tonight, for sure.”
Csaba:Tuti megyek este.
Simone: Let’s hear one more, which is “it will be good for sure.”
Csaba: Tuti jó lesz.
Simone: “It’ll be good for sure.” The next word is going to be “except for.”
Csaba: Kivéve.
Simone: Let's use it in a sentence. “I like all beverages but coke.”
Csaba: A kólát kivéve minden üdítőt szeretek.
Simone: Alright. Let's go to grammar now.
GRAMMAR POINT
Simone:In this lesson you're going to learn comparative and superlative adjectives.
Csaba:Right. First, we will learn to attach the comparative ending. Basically you grab an adjective that ends in a vowel and add double "b," or in Hungarian -bb.
Simone:Let’s see one.
Csaba:Olcsó.
Simone: This means “Cheap.”
Csaba:Olcsóbb.
Simone: and this means “Cheaper.” Use it in a sentence please.
Csaba:Az én telefonom olcsóbb.
Simone:“My phone is cheaper.”
Csaba: Az én telefonom olcsóbb.
Simone:What if the adjective doesn’t end in a vowel?
Csaba:Than you add -ebb or -abb, depending on the vowel setup.
Simone:Let’s hear an example.
Csaba:Öreg.
Simone:“Old.”
Csaba: Öregebb.
Simone:“Older.” Let’s hear another one, which gets the -abb ending.
Csaba: Magas.
Simone:“Tall.”
Csaba:Magasabb.
Simone:“Taller.”
Csaba:The usual vowel harmony rules apply here. You can go check out our lesson notes for more examples, but now we turn to superlatives.
Simone:All right, how do you say: “the oldest?”
Csaba:A legöregebb. You need the definite article, just like in English, and a prefix to the adjective, leg-. The adjective already had the comparative ending.
Simone: Ok. Let’s pick another adjective now.
Csaba:All right. Gyors.
Simone:“Fast.”
Csaba:Gyorsabb.
Simone:“Faster.”
Csaba:A leggyorsabb.
Simone:“The fastest.”
Csaba:Finally, we have to warn of two exceptions that in turn are very important.
Simone:The first one is “big.”
Csaba:Nagy.
Simone: and “Bigger.”
Csaba:Nagyobb. This one gets -obb as an ending.
Simone:Well, why not?
Csaba:(laughs) And the other exception is kicsi.
Simone:Which means “small.”
Csaba:The comparative form of that one is kisebb. Now, when you want to compare two things, you very often use this formula: the comparative adjective plus the word mint or “than.”
Simone:Let’s give the listeners an example.
Csaba:Péter magasabb, mint Tamás.
Simone:“Peter is taller than Thomas.”
Csaba:Péter magasabb, mint Tamás.
Simone: Ok, one last one for the road.
Csaba:A kutya nagyobb, mint a macska.
Simone:“Dogs are bigger than cats.”
Csaba:A kutya nagyobb, mint a macska.

Outro

Simone: OK, that's it for this lesson. Make sure you check the lesson notes and we'll see you next time.
Csaba: Sziasztok.

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