Learn the question "Can you play musical instruments?" 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 Can you play musical instruments? In Hungarian this is |
| Lena: Tudsz hangszereken játszani? |
| Michael: The first word in the question is |
| Lena: Tudsz |
| Michael: meaning “can you,” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) Tudsz |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Lena: Tudsz |
| {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: hangszereken |
| Michael: meaning “instruments.” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) hangszereken |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: hangszereken |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Lena: Tudsz hangszereken |
| {pause} |
| Michael: And next |
| Lena: játszani |
| Michael: meaning “to play”. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) játszani |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: játszani |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Lena: Tudsz hangszereken játszani? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question Can you play musical instruments? |
| Lena: Igen, tudok zongorázni. |
| Michael: "Yes, I can play the piano.." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Lena: (Slow) Igen, tudok zongorázni. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: To say "no", in a simple way, just say: |
| Lena: Nem, nem tudok. |
| Michael: Which is like saying “No, I can’t”, in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Lena: (Slowly) Nem, nem tudok. |
| Michael: And one more time at normal speed: |
| Lena: Nem, nem tudok. |
| Michael: Now let's break down our original response from the beginning. The first word: |
| Lena: Igen |
| Michael: means “yes.” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) Igen |
| Michael: Now repeat |
| Lena: Igen |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next |
| Lena: tudok |
| Michael: meaning “I can”. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) tudok |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: tudok |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next |
| Lena: zongorázni |
| Michael: meaning “to play the piano”. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) zongorázni |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: zongorázni |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, I can play the piano., and then repeat. |
| Lena: Igen, tudok zongorázni. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: To use a different phrase, replace “to play the piano” with “to play the violin.” |
| Lena: hegedűlni |
| Michael: “to play the violin” |
| Lena: (slow) hegedűlni (regular) hegedűlni |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “to play the violin” |
| Lena: Igen, tudok hegedűlni. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace “to play the piano” with “to play the violin.” Say “Yes, I can play the violin.” |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Igen, tudok hegedűlni. |
| Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace “to play the violin” with “to play the guitar.” |
| Lena: gitározni. |
| Michael: “to play the guitar.” |
| Lena: (slow) gitározni (regular) gitározni |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “to play the guitar” |
| Lena: Igen, tudok gitározni. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace “to play the violin” with “to play the guitar.” Say “Yes, I can play the guitar.” |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Igen, tudok gitározni. |
| Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace “to play the guitar” with “to play the trumpet” |
| Lena: trombitálni |
| Michael: “to play the trumpet” |
| Lena: (slow) trombitálni (regular) trombitálni |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with “to play the trumpet” |
| Lena: Igen, tudok trombitálni.. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace “to play the guitar” with “to play the trumpet” Say, “Yes, I can play the trumpet.” |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Igen, tudok trombitálni. |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Hungary and someone asks if you can play musical instruments. You want to answer that you can play the piano. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Tudsz hangszereken játszani? (five seconds) Igen, tudok zongorázni. |
| Michael: Now, you want to say that you can play the violin. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Tudsz hangszereken játszani? (five seconds) Igen, tudok hegedűlni. |
| Michael: Now, you want to say that you can play the guitar. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Lena: Tudsz hangszereken játszani? (five seconds) Igen, tudok gitározni. |
| Michael: Now, you want to say that you can play the trumpet. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Tudsz hangszereken játszani? (five seconds) Igen, tudok trombitálni. |
| Michael: Now you want to ask someone if they can play musical instruments. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Lena: Tudsz hangszereken játszani? |
Outro |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 8 |
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