Learn basic greetings
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Sziasztok. Hello and welcome to Hungarian Survival Phrases brought to you by HungarianPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Hungary. You will be surprised at how far a little Hungarian will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by HungarianPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| Today, we'll cover basic greetings for the appropriate time of the day. As there are quite a few to cover, let's jump right in. |
| We're going to start with the more formal ones first. |
| In Hungarian, "Good Morning" is Jó reggelt. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Jó reg-gelt. |
| Now let's hear it once again: Jó reg-gelt. |
| The first word, jó means "good." Reggelt, which in Hungarian is "morning" in the accusative, follows this. Jó reggelt. |
| Jó reg-gelt |
| Jó reggelt. |
| In Hungarian, "Good afternoon" is Jó napot. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Jó nap-ot. |
| Now let's hear it once again: Jó napot. |
| The second word, napot means, "day." |
| Let's hear it one more time. Jó napot. |
| Finally, we have two evening greetings in Hungarian, one to use when you arrive and one when you leave. When you arrive, you should say Jó estét. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Jó es-tét |
| Jó estét. |
| The first word, jó, as we've already mentioned, means, "good." |
| The second word, estét, means "evening." |
| Upon leaving you have to say: Jó éjszakát. |
| Jó éj-sza-kát. |
| Now, let's hear it once again: Jó éjszakát. |
| Éjszakát in Hungarian is "night." |
| Jó éjszakát. |
| Jó éjszakát. |
| You can use all of these in formal situations or with strangers. You can say Jó reggelt ("Good morning") and Jó éjszakát ("Good night") with your friends too. |
| Let's take a look at two ways of greeting your friends now. The most common word is Szia. |
| Szia |
| Szia in English is "hi." Use this only with people who you are already on friendly terms with. Be careful though; if you run into not just one friend, but a whole bunch of them, szia is not enough. To address more than one person, we say sziasztok. |
| Sziasztok |
| Sziasztok |
| It also means "hi," but is used when addressing several people. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer; so, sok szerencsét, which means "good luck" in Hungarian. |
| "Good morning." - Jó reggelt. |
| Jó reggelt. |
| Jó reggelt. |
| "Good afternoon." - Jó napot. |
| Jó napot. |
| Jó napot. |
| "Good evening." - Jó estét. |
| Jó estét. |
| Jó estét. |
| "Good night." - Jó éjszakát. |
| Jó éjszakát. |
| Jó éjszakát. |
| "Hi." - Szia |
| Szia |
| Szia |
| "Hi (plural)" - Sziasztok |
| Sziasztok |
| Sziasztok |
| All right. That’s is going to do it for today. Remember to stop by HungarianPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Sziasztok! |
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