Learn how to ask "How do you say this?"
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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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| For this lesson, we're going to need a word, as we're going to cover "How do you say [something] in Hungarian?" So let's get started right away! |
| The Hungarians are famous for their wine, so let's assume that you want to buy some but have no idea what to call it in Hungarian! What do you do now? Of course, you ask with Survival Phrases! |
| In Hungarian, "How do you say wine in Hungarian?" is Hogy van magyarul hogy "wine"? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Hogy van ma-gya-rul hogy "wine"? |
| Now let's hear it once again: Hogy van magyarul hogy "wine"? |
| The first word, hogy means, "how." |
| Let's break down this word and see it one more time: hogy and hogy. |
| This is followed by: van, which is "to be," 3rd person singular, as you all remember. In English, we could literally translate this as "how is" van. |
| Next, we have: the magyarul ("in Hungarian"). |
| Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: magyarul and magyarul. |
| Now, the only word remaining before wine is hogy "that." |
| hogy hogy. |
| So all together, we have: Hogy van magyarul hogy "wine"? |
| Literally, this means, "How is in Hungarian wine?" |
| Not to leave you hanging: "wine" in Hungarian is bor. |
| You can also use this expression without using any English. To accomplish this, you can use the expression "How do you say this in Hungarian?" |
| In Hungarian, "this" is ez. |
| Now let's hear it once again: ez. |
| So, in Hungarian, "How do you say this in Hungarian?" is Hogy van ez magyarul? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Hogy van ez ma-gya-rul? |
| Now let's hear it once again: Hogy van ez magyarul? |
| The structure is similar to the previous sentence, except that in place of "wine," we have the demonstrative adjective ez, and it has made its way up to before the word magyarul ("in Hungarian"). |
| All together, we have: Hogy van ez magyarul? |
| This is a phrase you can use while pointing at something. |
| Simply substitute the word ez with az ("that") to ask, "How do you say that in Hungarian?" az. az. You will have Hogy van az magyarul? ("How do you say that in Hungarian?") |
| Let's break it down and hear it one more time: Hogy van ez ma-gya-rul? |
| Hogy van ez magyarul? |
| But wait, it's your Hungarian friend's birthday and you want to wish him/her a happy birthday but you don't know how to say it. Let's try and ask Hogy mondjuk magyarul hogy "happy birthday"? ("How do you say happy birthday in Hungarian?") |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Hogy mond-juk ma-gya-rul hogy "happy birthday"? |
| Now let's hear it again: Hogy mondjuk magyarul hogy "happy birthday"? |
| The first word, is hogy and it means, "how." |
| Then you have: mondjuk, which is the present tense first person plural of the verb mondani ("to say"). |
| Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: mond-juk mondjuk. |
| Finally, you have magyarul, which you have previously seen, and then the word or expression you wish someone to translate. |
| So all together, we have: Hogy mondjuk magyarul hogy "happy birthday"? |
| Happy birthday, by the way, is boldog szülinapot. |
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 do you say wine in Hungarian?" - Hogy van magyarul hogy wine? |
| Hogy van magyarul hogy wine? |
| Hogy van magyarul hogy wine? |
| "How do you say this in Hungarian?" - Hogy van ez magyarul? |
| Hogy van ez magyarul? |
| Hogy van ez magyarul? |
| "How do you say that in Hungarian?" - Hogy van az magyarul? |
| Hogy van az magyarul? |
| Hogy van az magyarul? |
| "How do you translate happy birthday in Hungarian?" - Hogy mondjuk magyarul hogy happy birthday? |
| Hogy mondjuk magyarul hogy happy birthday? |
| Hogy mondjuk magyarul hogy happy birthday? |
| 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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