Learn the question "Where did you learn 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 Where did you learn Hungarian? In Hungarian this is |
| Lena: Hol tanultál magyarul? |
| Michael: The first word in the question is |
| Lena: hol |
| Michael: meaning “where” in English. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) hol |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Lena: hol |
| {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: tanultál |
| Michael: meaning “you learned.” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) tanultál |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: tanultál |
| Michael: And after that |
| Lena: magyarul |
| Michael: meaning “in Hungarian” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) magyarul |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Lena: Hol tanultál magyarul? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where did you learn Hungarian? |
| Lena: Iskolában tanultam. |
| Michael: "I learned it in school." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Lena: (Slow) Iskolában tanultam. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Lena: iskolában |
| Michael: means “in school” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) iskolában |
| Michael: Now repeat |
| Lena: iskolában |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next |
| Lena: tanultam |
| Michael: meaning something like “I learned”. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) tanultam |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: tanultam |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say, I learned it in school, and then repeat. |
| Lena: Iskolában tanultam. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: To use a different phrase, replace “in school” with “at university.” |
| Lena: egyetemen |
| Michael: at university |
| Lena: (slow) egyetemen (regular) egyetemen |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with at university |
| Lena: Egyetemen tanultam. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace in school. Say I learned it at university. |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Egyetemen tanultam. |
| Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace “at university” with “from a friend.” |
| Lena: egy barátomtól |
| Michael: “from a friend” |
| Lena: (slow) egy barátomtól (regular) egy barátomtól |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with from a friend |
| Lena: Egy barátomtól tanultam. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for “at university”. Say I learned it “from a friend.” |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Egy barátomtól tanultam. |
| Michael: To use a different phrase, replace “from a friend” with “at a language school.” |
| Lena: egy nyelviskolában |
| Michael: at a language school |
| Lena: (slow) egy nyelviskolában (regular) egy nyelviskolában |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with at a language school |
| Lena: Egy nyelviskolában tanultam. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for ”from a friend.” Say “I learned it at a language school.” |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Egy nyelviskolában tanultam. |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Hungary and someone asks you where you learned Hungarian. You learned Hungarian in school. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Hol tanultál magyarul? (five seconds) Iskolában tanultam. |
| Michael: Now, imagine you learned it at university. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Hol tanultál magyarul? (five seconds) Egyetemen tanultam. |
| Michael: Imagine you learned it from a friend. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Lena: Hol tanultál magyarul? (five seconds) Egy barátomtól tanultam. |
| Michael: Imagine you learned it at a language school. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Hol tanultál magyarul? (five seconds) Egy nyelviskolában tanultam. |
| Michael: Now you want to ask someone where they learned Hungarian. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Lena: Hol tanultál magyarul? |
Outro |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 7 |
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