Learn "How much is this?" in Hungarian in addition to some more Hungarian phrases you'll find useful for shopping
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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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| Now it's time for some useful Survival Phrases for when you have free time to go shopping in Hungarian stores. |
| You should remember that Elnézést or "Excuse me" is almost always the first thing to say when you're talking to a shop clerk. After saying Elnézést, you should say, |
| Ez mennyibe kerül? "How much is this?" |
| Ez means, "this" and we follow it with mennyibe kerül, a construction that means "how much does it cost?" |
| Let's break down these words by syllable and hear them one more time. |
| ez, ez |
| mennyibe, meny-nyi-be |
| kerül, ke-rül |
| Ez mennyibe kerül? |
| Let's imagine that you are by a stand of clothes in a local market and you want to buy a coat. After saying elnézést to get the stall-holder's attention, you can say: Mennyibe kerül ez a kabát? |
| Mennyibe kerül ez a kabát? |
| First, we already know mennyibe kerül ("How much"), then this time the demonstrative ez comes after and it brings an article with it, a. |
| The last word in this construction is kabát, which means "coat." |
| Let's break down these words by syllable and hear them one more time: |
| Mennyibe kerül ez a kabát? |
| Meny-nyi-be ke-rül ez a ka-bát? |
| The last construction for today is going to be "how many forints?" a common way of asking for the price of things in Hungarian. It is: Hány forint? |
| Hány fo-rint? |
| Using this while pointing at something is not bad way to do it already, but if you add the demonstrative to the beginning of the sentence, it sounds a lot better. |
| Ez hány forint? |
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. |
| "How much is this?" - Ez mennyibe kerül? |
| Ez mennyibe kerül? |
| Ez mennyibe kerül? |
| "How much is this coat?" - Mennyibe kerül ez a kabát? |
| Mennyibe kerül ez a kabát? |
| Mennyibe kerül ez a kabát? |
| "How many forints is this?" - Ez hány forint? |
| Ez hány forint? |
| Ez hány forint? |
| 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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