Learn the question "What is your name?" in Hungarian and how to answer it
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Hungarian learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native speaker. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then, through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
Lesson focus |
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| Michael: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question “What's your name?”. In Hungarian this is: |
| Lena: Hogy hívnak? |
| Michael: The first word in the question is |
| Lena: Hogy |
| Michael: meaning "how" in English. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) Hogy |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Lena: Hogy |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Lena: hívnak |
| Michael: meaning "to call" or something like “being called by others”. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) hívnak |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: hívnak |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Lena: Hogy hívnak? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "What's your name?". |
| Lena: A nevem Miklós. |
| Michael: "My name is Miklós." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Lena: (Slow) A nevem Miklós. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Lena: A |
| Michael: means "the" |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) A |
| Michael: Now repeat |
| Lena: A |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next |
| Lena: nevem |
| Michael: meaning "my name" or "my name is" |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) nevem |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: nevem |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next |
| Lena: Miklós |
| Michael: meaning "Miklós". |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) Miklós |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: Miklós |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say, "My name is Miklós", and then repeat. |
| Lena: A nevem Miklós. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace Miklós with Sára. |
| Lena: Sára |
| Michael: Sára |
| Lena: (slow) Sára (regular) Sára |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Sára. |
| Lena: A nevem Sára. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace Miklós. Say "My name is Sára". |
| {pause} |
| Lena: A nevem Sára. |
| Michael: To use a different phrase, replace Sára with Mária. |
| Lena: Mária |
| Michael: Mária |
| Lena: (slow) Mária (regular) Mária |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Mária. |
| Lena: A nevem Mária. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the name Sára. Say "My name is Mária". |
| {pause} |
| Lena: A nevem Mária. |
| Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace Mária with Katalin. |
| Lena: Katalin |
| Michael: Katalin |
| Lena: (slow) Katalin (regular) Katalin |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Katalin |
| Lena: A nevem Katalin. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the name Mária. Say, “My name is Katalin.” |
| {pause} |
| Lena: A nevem Katalin. |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Hungary and someone asks you your name. Your name is Miklós. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Hogy hívnak? (five seconds) A nevem Miklós. |
| Michael: This time, , your name is Sára. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Hogy hívnak? (five seconds) A nevem Sára. |
| Michael: Imagine your name is Mária. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Lena: Hogy hívnak? (five seconds) A nevem Mária. |
| Michael: Imagine your name is Katalin. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Hogy hívnak? (five seconds) A nevem Katalin. |
| Michael: Now you want to learn that person's name. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Lena: Hogy hívnak? |
| Michael: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Lena: Hogy hívnak? |
| [pause] |
Outro |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 1. |
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