Learn the question "Do you speak Hungarian?" 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 Do you speak Hungarian? In Hungarian this is |
| Lena: Beszélsz magyarul? |
| Michael: The first word in the question is |
| Lena: beszélsz |
| Michael: meaning “you talk” or “you speak” in English. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) beszélsz |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Lena: beszélsz |
| {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: magyarul |
| Michael: meaning “in Hungarian.” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) magyarul |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: magyarul |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Lena: Beszélsz magyarul? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question “Do you speak Hungarian?” |
| Lena: Igen, elég jól beszélek. |
| Michael: "Yes, I speak quite well.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Lena: (Slow) Igen, elég jól beszélek. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: To say " no", in a simple way, just say: |
| Lena: Nem, nem beszélek magyarul. |
| Michael: Which is like saying “No I don't speak Hungarian.” Let's hear it slowly. |
| Lena: (Slowly) Nem, nem beszélek magyarul. |
| Michael: And one more time at normal speed: |
| Lena: Nem, nem beszélek magyarul. |
| Michael: Now let's break down our response from the beginning. The first word is: |
| Lena: Igen |
| Michael: meaning “yes.” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) Igen |
| Michael: Now repeat |
| Lena: Igen |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And after that |
| Lena: elég jól |
| Michael: meaning “quite well.” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) elég jól |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: elég jól |
| Michael: And next |
| Lena: beszélek |
| Michael: meaning “I speak.” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) beszélek |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: beszélek |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say, “Yes, I speak quite well.”, and then repeat. |
| Lena: Igen, elég jól beszélek. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace quite well with somewhat. |
| Lena: valamennyit |
| Michael: somewhat |
| Lena: (slow) valamennyit (regular) valamennyit |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with somewhat |
| Lena: Igen, beszélek valamennyit. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for quite well. Say Yes, I speak it somewhat. |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Igen, beszélek valamennyit. |
| Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace somewhat with fluently. |
| Lena: folyékonyan |
| Michael: fluently |
| Lena: (slow) folyékonyan (regular) folyékonyan |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with fluently |
| Lena: Igen, folyékonyan beszélek. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for somewhat. Say Yes, I speak it fluently. |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Igen, folyékonyan beszélek. |
| Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace “fluently” with “a little” |
| Lena: egy kicsit |
| Michael: a little |
| Lena: (slow) egy kicsit (regular) egy kicsit |
| Michael: Then, place the verb.. |
| Lena: beszélek.. |
| Michael: before the adverb to make it sound natural in Hungarian. |
| Lena: Igen, beszélek egy kicsit. |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “a little” |
| Lena: Igen, beszélek egy kicsit. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Say Yes, I speak it “a little”. |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Igen, beszélek egy kicsit. |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Hungary and someone asks you if you speak Hungarian. You want to answer that you speak quite well. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Beszélsz magyarul? (five seconds) Igen, elég jól beszélek. |
| Michael: Now you want to answer that you speak it somewhat. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Lena: Beszélsz magyarul? (five seconds) Igen, beszélek valamennyit. |
| Michael: Now you want to answer that you speak it fluently. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Beszélsz magyarul? (five seconds) Igen, folyékonyan beszélek. |
| Michael: Now you want to answer that you speak it a little. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Beszélsz magyarul? (five seconds) Igen, beszélek egy kicsit. |
| Michael: Now you want to ask someone if they speak Hungarian. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Lena: Beszélsz magyarul? |
Outro |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 5 |
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