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Lesson Transcript

INTRODUCTION
John: Must-Know Hungarian Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 20 - Arriving Home.
John: Hi, everyone. I'm John.
Lena: And I'm Lena.
John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Hungarian about returning home after a trip. Anna returns home after a vacation, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment.
Lena: Végre! Mindenhol jó, de a legjobb otthon.
John: Meaning - "At last! Everywhere is good but the best is home." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Anna: Végre! Mindenhol jó, de a legjobb otthon.
(clicking sound)
Géza: Azt kétlem!
Anikó: Örülök, hogy épségben hazaértetek! Mit csináltok a nyár hátralevő részében?
Nóra: És még a ház se dőlt össze!
István: Én inkább máshol lennék.
John: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Anna: Végre! Mindenhol jó, de a legjobb otthon.
John: "At last! Everywhere is good but the best is home."
(clicking sound)
Géza: Azt kétlem!
John: "I doubt that!"
Anikó: Örülök, hogy épségben hazaértetek! Mit csináltok a nyár hátralevő részében?
John: "I'm glad that you arrived home safe and sound. What are you doing for the rest of the summer?"
Nóra: És még a ház se dőlt össze!
John: "And yet, the house didn't collapse!"
István: Én inkább máshol lennék.
John: "I would rather be somewhere else."
POST
John: Listen again to Anna's post.
Lena: Végre! Mindenhol jó, de a legjobb otthon.
John: "At last! Everywhere is good but the best is home."
Lena: (SLOW) Végre! Mindenhol jó, de a legjobb otthon. (Regular) Végre! Mindenhol jó, de a legjobb otthon.
John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "At last!"
Lena: Végre!
John: This expression can be used in various situations, such as expressing anticipation, when scolding someone for being late or lazy, or when you want something to end, etc. It depends on the tone you use when you say it. Listen again - "At last!" is...
Lena: (SLOW) Végre! (REGULAR) Végre!
John: Then comes the phrase - "Everywhere is good but the best is home."
Lena: Mindenhol jó, de a legjobb otthon.
John: This is a common saying after arriving home from somewhere else. Especially when you're tired and want to take a rest at home. Listen again - "Everywhere is good but the best is home" is...
Lena: (SLOW) Mindenhol jó, de a legjobb otthon. (REGULAR) Mindenhol jó, de a legjobb otthon.
John: All together, it's "At last! Everywhere is good but the best is home."
Lena: Végre! Mindenhol jó, de a legjobb otthon.
COMMENTS
John: In response, Anna's friends leave some comments.
John: Her college friend, Géza, uses an expression meaning - "I doubt that!"
Lena: (SLOW) Azt kétlem! (REGULAR) Azt kétlem!
[Pause]
Lena: Azt kétlem!
John: Use this expression to be funny.
John: Her husband's high school friend, Anikó, uses an expression meaning - "I'm glad that you arrived home safe and sound. What are you doing for the rest of the summer?"
Lena: (SLOW) Örülök, hogy épségben hazaértetek! Mit csináltok a nyár hátralevő részében? (REGULAR) Örülök, hogy épségben hazaértetek! Mit csináltok a nyár hátralevő részében?
[Pause]
Lena: Örülök, hogy épségben hazaértetek! Mit csináltok a nyár hátralevő részében?
John: Use this expression to ask about their plans.
John: Her high school friend, Nóra, uses an expression meaning - "And yet, the house didn't collapse!"
Lena: (SLOW) És még a ház se dőlt össze! (REGULAR) És még a ház se dőlt össze!
[Pause]
Lena: És még a ház se dőlt össze!
John: Use this expression to be funny.
John: Her nephew, István, uses an expression meaning - "I would rather be somewhere else."
Lena: (SLOW) Én inkább máshol lennék. (REGULAR) Én inkább máshol lennék.
[Pause]
Lena: Én inkább máshol lennék.
John: Use this expression to say you dislike home.

Outro
John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about returning home after a trip, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know, and we'll see you next time!
Lena: Viszlát!

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