Learn the question "How old are you?" 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 How old are you? In Hungarian this is |
| Lena: Hány éves vagy? |
| Michael: The first word in the question is |
| Lena: hány |
| Michael: meaning “how many” in English. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) hány |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Lena: hány |
| {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: éves |
| Michael: meaning “years old.” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) éves |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: éves |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Lena: Hány éves |
| {pause} |
| Michael: And next |
| Lena: vagy |
| Michael: meaning “are you” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) vagy |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: vagy |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Lena: Hány éves vagy? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Master the following pattern and responses to the question How old are you? |
| Lena: 18 (tizennyolc) éves vagyok. |
| Michael: "I'm 18 years old." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Lena: (Slow) 18 (tizennyolc) éves vagyok. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Lena: 18 (tizennyolc) |
| Michael: means “eighteen.” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) 18 (tizennyolc) |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: 18 (tizennyolc) |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And after that |
| Lena: éves |
| Michael: meaning “years old.” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) éves |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: éves |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next |
| Lena: vagyok |
| Michael: meaning “I am”. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) vagyok |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: vagyok |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say, I'm 18 years old., and then repeat. |
| Lena: 18 (tizennyolc) éves vagyok. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: To make another phrase, replace 18 with 22. |
| Lena: 22 (huszonkét) |
| Michael: 22 |
| Lena: (slow) 22 (huszonkét) (regular) 22 (huszonkét) |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 22 |
| Lena: 22 (huszonkét) éves vagyok. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 18. Say I'm 22 years old. |
| {pause} |
| Lena: 22 (huszonkét) éves vagyok. |
| Michael: To use a different phrase, replace 22 with twenty-eight. |
| Lena: 28 (huszonnyolc) |
| Michael: twenty-eight |
| Lena: (slow) 28 (huszonnyolc) (regular) 28 (huszonnyolc) |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with twenty-eight |
| Lena: 28 (huszonnyolc) éves vagyok. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 22 with 28. Say I'm twenty-eight years old. |
| {pause} |
| Lena: 28 (huszonnyolc) éves vagyok. |
| Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace twenty-eight with 25. |
| Lena: 25 (huszonöt) |
| Michael: 25 |
| Lena: (slow) 25 (huszonöt) (regular) 25 (huszonöt) |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 25 |
| Lena: 25 (huszonöt) éves vagyok. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the 28 with 25. Say I'm 25 years old. |
| {pause} |
| Lena: 25 (huszonöt) éves vagyok. |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Hungary and someone asks you how old you are. You are 18. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Hány éves vagy? (five seconds) 18 (tizennyolc) éves vagyok. |
| Michael: Imagine you are 22. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Hány éves vagy? (five seconds) 22 (huszonkét) éves vagyok. |
| Michael: Now imagine you are twenty-eight. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Lena: Hány éves vagy? (five seconds) 28 (huszonnyolc) éves vagyok. |
| Michael: Imagine you're 25. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Hány éves vagy? (five seconds) 25 (huszonöt) éves vagyok. |
| Michael: You want to ask someone how old they are. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Lena: Hány éves vagy? |
Outro |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 11 |
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