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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
This lesson is not only for all of the vegetarians out there, but it's also for anyone with an aversion to a particular food! There are many reasons a person won't eat a particular food, and there may be instances when communicating this is necessary. Today, we'll go over some phrases to make sure you don't get any unwanted surprises on the plate.
In Hungarian, "I am vegetarian" is Vegetáriánus vagyok.
Let's break it down by syllable: Ve-ge-tá-ri-á-nus va-gyok.
Now, let's hear it once again: Vegetáriánus vagyok.
The first word vegetáriánus means, "vegetarian."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time.
ve-ge-tá-ri-á-nus, vegetáriánus.
Next, we have vagyok, which in English is "I am."
va-gyok. vagyok.
To recap here, we have: Vegetáriánus vagyok.
This means, "I am vegetarian."
Another way you can communicate that you don't eat a particular food is by saying just that!
In Hungarian, "I don't eat meat" is Nem eszem húst.
Let's break it down by syllable: Nem e-szem húst.
Now, let's hear it once again: Nem eszem húst.
The first word nem means, "no, don't."
Let's breakdown this word and hear it one more time.
nem.
Next, we have eszem, which in English is "I eat."
e-szem, eszem.
To recap here, we have: nem eszem.
Literally, this means, "(I) don't eat."
Let's look at the next word: húst, which means, "meat" in the accusative.
húst.
All together, we have: Nem eszem húst.
Literally, this means, "(I) don't eat meat."
We can use this sentence pattern for other kinds of food by simply changing just one word!
So let's look at some other possibilities. Let's try "cheese," which in Hungarian is sajt, but since we need the accusative here: sajtot, sajtot.
Let's break it down by syllable: saj-tot.
Now let's hear it one more time. sajtot.
Now let's try the phrase with this word.
"I don't eat cheese" in Hungarian is: Nem eszem sajtot.
Let's break it down by syllable: Nem e-szem saj-tot.
Now let's hear it one more time. Nem eszem sajtot.
If you want to make sure some food doesn't have an ingredient you can't or you don't want to eat, you should simply ask about it.
For example, if you want to make sure a meal doesn't have meat, you should ask, Van benne hús?
The first word, van, means, "have," then you have benne, which means, "inside."
Finally, we have hús, which we already know means, "meat."
Let's break it down and hear it one more time: Van ben-ne hús?
Van benne hús?

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 am vegetarian." - Vegetáriánus vagyok.
Vegetáriánus vagyok.
Vegetáriánus vagyok.
"I don't eat meat." - Nem eszem húst.
Nem eszem húst.
Nem eszem húst.
"I don't eat cheese." - Nem eszem sajtot.
Nem eszem sajtot.
Nem eszem sajtot.
"Does this have meat?" - Van benne hús?
Van benne hús?
Van benne hús?
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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