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INTRODUCTION
Sziasztok. Hello and welcome to Hungarian Survival Phrases brought to you by HungarianPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Hungary. You will be surprised at how far a little Hungarian will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by HungarianPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus
In the last lesson, we learned how to get a table at a restaurant, but please know that because of the popularity of Hungarian food, it can be difficult to get a seat, especially on the weekends. The best thing to do without a doubt is to make a reservation for the time you want to go and eat.
In this lesson, we'll cover making a reservation in a restaurant.
Normally, if you make a phone call in order to make a reservation for the evening you would say, Szeretnék asztalt foglalni ma estére.
Szeretnék asztalt foglalni ma estére.
Literally, szeretnék means "I would like to."
szeretnék
We follow this with asztalt, which in English means, "table" in the accusative.
Let's break it down by syllable: asz-tal.
asztalt
Foglalni is the infinitive form of the verb "to book."
Let's break it down by syllable: fog-lal-ni.
foglalni
Finally, we have ma estére, which is the equivalent of "for tonight."
ma es-té-re.
ma estére
Let's recap the phrase one more time: Szeretnék asztalt foglalni ma estére.
Szeretnék asztalt foglalni ma estére.
Normally, they'll ask you how many people are in your party and the time of the reservation.
"For how many people?" is Hány főre?
Hány főre?
Let's break it down by syllable: Hány fő-re?
Now let's imagine you are a party of two.
In Hungarian, you would use Kettőre, which in English means, "for two people."
Kettőre
Kettőre
Finally, let's see how they will ask you the time of your reservation. Hány órára? "At what time?" Hány órára? literally means, "At what time."
Let's break down these words and hear them one more time: Hány órára?
Hány órára?
Now let's answer the question! Let's imagine you want to reserve a table at eight o'clock.
Nyolc órára kérem. is "At eight o'clock, please."
Nyolc órára means, "At eight."
Let's break down these words and hear them one more time: Nyolc ó-rá-ra.
Nyolc órára
We follow this with kérem, which would translate as "please."
kérem
kérem
Let's repeat the whole phrase one more time: Nyolc órára kérem.
Nyolc órára kérem.

Outro
Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer; so, sok szerencsét, which means "good luck" in Hungarian.
"I'd like to make a reservation." - Szeretnék asztalt foglalni ma estére.
Szeretnék asztalt foglalni ma estére.
Szeretnék asztalt foglalni ma estére.
"How many people are you?" - Hány főre?
Hány főre?
Hány főre?
"For two." - Kettőre.
Kettőre.
Kettőre.
"For what time do you want to reserve?" - Hány órára?
Hány órára?
Hány órára?
"At eight o'clock, please." - Nyolc órára kérem.
Nyolc órára kérem.
Nyolc órára kérem.
All right. That’s is going to do it for today. Remember to stop by HungarianPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Sziasztok!

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