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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
Finally, you're at the table and at your seat. Now it's time to order!
In today’s lesson, we'll cover how to ask for a menu and then order your food and drinks.
Normally, to get the waiter's attention you must try to catch his or her attention, maybe by raising your right hand a bit. Then ask for a menu by saying, Az étlapot kérem. "The menu, please."
Let's hear the entire sentence. Az étlapot kérem.
Az étlapot kérem.
Az means "the," while Étlap is "menu" in Hungarian.
Let's see that again: étlap.
étlap
I hope you remember our word for "please" from the third lesson: it is kérem.
The whole sentence again: Az étlapot kérem.
Az étlapot kérem.
Once you have looked at the menu, you can finally call the waiter for the order.
A typical Hungarian menu is composed of előétel, "appetizers," which can be a large variety of dishes from salads to meat; leves, "soup"; and főétel, "main course"; followed by a desszert, "dessert".
Firstly, in ninety-nine per cent of cases the waiter/waitress will ask you what you would like to drink first: Inni mit hozhatok?
Inni mit hozhatok?
Inni means, "to drink" mit ("what?"), hozhatok ("can bring").
Inni mit hozhatok?
Now let's see some typical beverages Hungarians might have with dinner.
"white wine" - Fehérbor
"red wine" - Vörösbor
"Hungarian brandy" - Pálinka
"Beer" - Sör
Let's break down these words and hear them one more time:
"white wine" - Fehérbor
"red wine" - Vörösbor
"Hungarian brandy" - Pálinka
"Beer" - Sör
When you order in Hungary, you can just say the name of the dish you want. However, to be more polite, you should start the list by saying, kérek egy, then just say egy before each item on your list. This construction translates to "I'd like one...one...one..." and so on.
If you want more than one, just use one of these numbers, from two up to five: két, három, négy, öt.
Again, the numbers for ordering, from two to five: két, három, négy, öt.
Don't forget to say kérek, or "please" at the beginning.
Now let's go and see some good dishes you can find on a typical Hungarian menu. These are relatively common and you probably don't want to miss them on your journey in Hungary.
Gulyás: Goulash is quite possibly the most famous Hungarian dish. It is a thick beef soup with vegetables.
Halászlé: Fish soup made with paprika; can be spicy sometimes.
Töltött paprika: A huge piece of bell pepper filled with minced meat.
Csirkepaprikás: Chicken stew made with paprika.
Palacsinta: Hungarian crepe; it comes in many varieties.
Let's break down these words and hear them one more time:
Guly-ás, Gulyás
Ha-lász-lé, Halászlé
Töl-tött pap-ri-ka, Töltött paprika
Csir-ke-pap-ri-kás, Csirkepaprikás
Pa-la-csin-ta, Palacsinta
Let's imagine you would like to order goulash and a beer. You should say to the waiter: Kérek egy gulyást és egy sört.
Kérek egy gulyást és egy sört.
Kérek egy gulyást és egy sört.
És means "and."

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.
"A menu, please." - Az étlapot kérem.
Az étlapot kérem.
Az étlapot kérem.
"What would you like to drink?" - Inni mit hozhatok?
Inni mit hozhatok?
Inni mit hozhatok?
"I would like a goulash and a beer." - Kérek egy gulyást és egy sört.
Kérek egy gulyást és egy sört.
Kérek egy gulyást és egy sört.
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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