Learn the question "What's this?" 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 this? In Hungarian this is |
| Lena: Mi ez? |
| Michael: The first word in the question is |
| Lena: mi |
| Michael: meaning “what” in English. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) mi |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Lena: mi |
| {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: ez |
| Michael: meaning “this.” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) ez |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: ez |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Lena: Mi ez? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Master the following pattern and responses to the question What's this? |
| Lena: Ez egy fényképezőgép. |
| Michael: "It's a camera.” or literally “It’s a photo camera.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Lena: (Slow) Ez egy fényképezőgép. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Lena: ez |
| Michael: means “this”. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) ez |
| Michael: Now repeat |
| Lena: ez |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And after that |
| Lena: egy |
| Michael: meaning something like “a”, “an” or “one” in English. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) egy |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: egy |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next |
| Lena: fényképezőgép |
| Michael: meaning “camera.” or literally “photo camera” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) fényképezőgép |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: fényképezőgép |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say, It's a camera, and then repeat. |
| Lena: Ez egy fényképezőgép. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace camera with cell phone. |
| Lena: mobiltelefon |
| Michael: cell phone |
| Lena: (slow) mobiltelefon (regular) mobiltelefon |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with cell phone |
| Lena: Ez egy mobiltelefon. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace camera. Say It's a cell phone. |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Ez egy mobiltelefon. |
| Michael: To use a different phrase, replace cell phone with electronic dictionary. |
| Lena: elektronikus szótár |
| Michael: electronic dictionary |
| Lena: (slow) elektronikus szótár (regular) elektronikus szótár |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with electronic dictionary |
| Lena: Ez egy elektronikus szótár. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for cell phone. Say It's an electronic dictionary. |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Ez egy elektronikus szótár. |
| Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace electronic dictionary with computer. |
| Lena: számítógép |
| Michael: computer |
| Lena: (slow) számítógép (regular) számítógép |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with computer |
| Lena: Ez egy számítógép. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for dictionary. Say It's a computer. |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Ez egy számítógép. |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Hungary and someone asks you what something is. It’s a camera. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Mi ez? (five seconds) Ez egy fényképezőgép. |
| Michael: Now imagine that it's a cell phone. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Mi ez? (five seconds) Ez egy mobiltelefon. |
| Michael: Imagine that it's an electronic dictionary. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Lena: Mi ez? (five seconds) Ez egy elektronikus szótár. |
| Michael: Imagine that it's a computer. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Mi ez? (five seconds) Ez egy számítógép. |
| Michael: Now you want to ask someone what something is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Lena: Mi ez? |
Outro |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 22 |
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