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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

Michael: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question “When is your birthday?” In Hungarian this is
Lena: Mikor van a születésnapod?
Michael: The first word in the question is
Lena: Mikor
Michael: meaning “when” in English.
Lena: (Slow, by syllable) Mikor
Michael: Listen again and repeat.
Lena: Mikor
{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: van
Michael: meaning “is there” or “you have”.
Lena: (Slow, by syllable) van
Michael: Now repeat.
Lena: van
{Pause}
Michael: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat.
Lena: Mikor van
{pause}
Michael: And next
Lena: a
Michael: meaning something like “the”
Lena: (Slow, by syllable) a
Michael: Now repeat.
Lena: a
{Pause}
Michael: Listen to the first 3 words of the question and repeat.
Lena: Mikor van a
{pause}
Michael: And after that
Lena: születésnapod
Michael: meaning “your birthday”.
Lena: (Slow, by syllable) születésnapod
Michael: Now repeat.
Lena: születésnapod
{Pause}
Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat.
Lena: Mikor van a születésnapod?
{pause}
Michael: Master the following pattern and responses to the question When is your birthday??
Lena: Augusztus 22-én.
Michael: "It's August 22nd." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Lena: (Slow) Augusztus 22-én.
{pause}
Michael: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word:
Lena: Augusztus
Michael: means “August”.
Lena: (Slow, by syllable) Augusztus
Michael: Now repeat
Lena: Augusztus
{Pause}
Michael: And next
Lena: 22-én (huszonkettedikén).
Michael: meaning “22nd”.
Lena: (Slow, by syllable) 22-én (huszonkettedikén)
Michael: Now repeat.
Lena: 22-én (huszonkettedikén)
{Pause}
Michael: Listen to the speaker say, It's August 22nd., and then repeat.
Lena: Augusztus 22-én (huszonkettedikén).
{pause}
Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace “August 22nd.” with “April 15th.”
Lena: Április 15-én (tizenötödikén).
Michael: "It's April 15th.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Lena: (Slow) Április 15-én .
{pause}
Michael: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word:
Lena: Április
Michael: means “April”.
Lena: (Slow, by syllable) Április
Michael: Now repeat
Lena: Április
{Pause}
Michael: And next
Lena: 15-én (tizenötödikén)
Michael: meaning “15th”.
Lena: (Slow, by syllable) 15-én (tizenötödikén)
Michael: Now repeat.
Lena: 15-én (tizenötödikén)
{Pause}
Michael: Listen to the speaker say, It's April 15th., and then repeat.
Lena: Április 15-én (tizenötödikén).
{pause}
Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace “April 15th.” with “April 3rd.”
Lena: Április 3-án (harmadikán).
Michael: "It's April 3rd.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Lena: (Slow) Április 3-án (harmadikán)
{pause}
Michael: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word:
Lena: Április
Michael: means “April”.
Lena: (Slow, by syllable) Április
Michael: Now repeat
Lena: Április
{Pause}
Michael: And next
Lena: 3-án (harmadikán)
Michael: meaning “3rd”.
Lena: (Slow, by syllable) 3-án (harmadikán)
Michael: Now repeat.
Lena: 3-án (harmadikán)
{Pause}
Michael: Listen to the speaker say, It's April 3rd., and then repeat.
Lena: Április 3-án (harmadikán).
{pause}
Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace “April 3rd.” with “October 15th.”
Lena: Október 15-én (tizenötödikén).
Michael: "It's October 15th.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Lena: (Slow) Október 15-én (tizenötödikén).
{pause}
Michael: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word:
Lena: Október
Michael: means “October”.
Lena: (Slow, by syllable) Október
Michael: Now repeat
Lena: Október
{Pause}
Michael: And next
Lena: 15-én (tizenötödikén).
Michael: meaning “15th”.
Lena: (Slow, by syllable) 15-én (tizenötödikén).
Michael: Now repeat.
Lena: 15-én (tizenötödikén).
{Pause}
Michael: Listen to the speaker say, It's October 15th., and then repeat.
Lena: Október 15-én (tizenötödikén).
{pause}
QUIZ
Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Hungary and someone asks you when your birthday is. Your birthday is August 22nd. Respond to the question.
Lena: Mikor van a születésnapod? (five seconds) Augusztus 22-én (huszonkettedikén).
Michael: Imagine your birthday is April 15th. Respond to the question.
Lena: Mikor van a születésnapod? (five seconds) Április 15-én (tizenötödikén).
Michael: Now, imagine your birthday is April 3rd. . Answer the speaker's question.
Lena: Mikor van a születésnapod? (five seconds) Április 3-án (harmadikán).
Michael: Imagine your birthday is October 15th. Respond to the question.
Lena: Mikor van a születésnapod? (five seconds) Október 15-én (tizenötödikén).
Michael: You want to ask someone when their birthday is. Ask the question
(5 seconds)
Lena: Mikor van a születésnapod?

Outro

Michael: This is the end of Lesson 12

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