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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
Alright everyone, in this lesson we're going to take a trip to the post office. Now the post office in Hungary is posta. They use a green-red-white color scheme, and you can find the logo, which includes a kind of stylized trumpet and clock, outside the buildings.
In this lesson, we're going to work on getting your postcards, letters, and packages home. The expression we need to accomplish this is, "I'd like to send this to" and then the desired destination. For this lesson, we'll use Italy.
In Hungarian, "I would like to send this to Italy" is Szeretném ezt feladni Olaszországba.
Let's break it down by syllable: Sze-ret-ném ezt fel-ad-ni O-lasz-or-szág-ba.
Now let's hear it once again: Szeretném ezt feladni Olaszországba.
The first word, szeretném, means, "I would like."
Let's break it down and hear it one more time: Sze-ret-ném and Szeretném.
Next, we have: ezt, which in English is "this."
Finally, we have: feladni, which means "send, mail" and the name of the city you are sending it to follows last.
Now all together, we have: Szeretném ezt feladni Olaszországba.
Literally, this means "I would like to send this to Italy."
Let's look at the other words. We were talking about packages, letters, and postcards, so let's try to send a postcard!
"Postcard" in Hungarian is képeslap.
Let's break it down by syllable: ké-pes-lap.
Now let's hear it again: képeslap.
"I would like to send this postcard to Italy" in Hungarian is: Szeretném ezt a képeslapot feladni Olaszországba.
Let's break it down by syllable: Szeretném ezt a képeslapot feladni Olaszországba.
Now let's hear it once again: Szeretném ezt a képeslapot feladni Olaszországba.
Notice the position of ezt a képeslapot, which means, "this postcard."
Now let's try "letter," which in Hungarian is levél.
"I would like to send this letter to Italy" in Hungarian is: Szeretném ezt a levelet feladni Olaszországba.
As you can see, we substitute the word for "card" (képeslap), with the word for "letter" (levél), which is a neutral adjective. You may have also noticed that the word endings changed a bit. That's because now they are in the accusative.
Now let's try to send a package.
In Hungarian, "I would like to send this package to Italy" is: Szeretném ezt a csomagot feladni Olaszországba.
"Package" in Hungarian is csomag, but we use the accusative here: csomagot.
Let's break it down by syllable and see it once more. cso-ma-got, and csomagot.
So all together, we have: Szeretném ezt a csomagot feladni Olaszországba.
Now the package requires a closer look, which we'll do in the next lesson.

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 would like to send this to Italy." - Szeretném ezt feladni Olaszországba.
Szeretném ezt feladni Olaszországba.
Szeretném ezt feladni Olaszországba.
"I would like to send this postcard to Italy." - Szeretném ezt a képeslapot feladni Olaszországba.
Szeretném ezt a képeslapot feladni Olaszországba.
Szeretném ezt a képeslapot feladni Olaszországba.
"I would like to send this letter to Italy." - Szeretném ezt a levelet feladni Olaszországba.
Szeretném ezt a levelet feladni Olaszországba.
Szeretném ezt a levelet feladni Olaszországba.
"I would like to send this package to Italy." - Szeretném ezt a csomagot feladni Olaszországba.
Szeretném ezt a csomagot feladni Olaszországba.
Szeretném ezt a csomagot feladni Olaszországba.
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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