Learn how to ask someone, "Write it down please"
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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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| In the previous lesson, we covered how to ask, "How do you say this in Hungarian?" Hogy van magyarul hogy...? Do you remember? In this lesson, because we don't want you to be caught off guard in any kind of situation in Hungary, we are going to introduce you to a new phrase that is very important to help you focus your skills, not on the sounds, but on the writing. So let's start this new lesson. |
| In Hungarian, "Can you write it down please?" is Le tudná írni? |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Le tud-ná ír-ni? |
| Now let's hear it once again: Le tudná írni? |
| The first word, le means, "down." |
| Next, we have: tudná, which in Hungarian is "could you" It comes from the verb tud ("to know, to be able to"). In this construction, this verb is used in its polite form. tudná, tudná So |
| To recap here, we have: Le tudná írni? |
| Literally, this means, "Can you write it down, please?" |
| Next, we have another way to express the same meaning. |
| Le tudná írni nekem? ("Can you write it down for me?") |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Le tudná írni nekem? |
| Now let's hear it once again: Le tudná írni nekem? |
| The only extra thing in this sentence is the word nekem, which means "for me." Le tudná írni nekem? |
| Once you have the written words, you may find that you have no idea how to pronounce them. |
| In Hungarian, "How do you pronounce this?" is Hogy kell kiejteni? You can say this while pointing at the word. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Hogy kell ki-ej-te-ni? |
| Now let's hear it once again: Hogy kell kiejteni? |
| The first word, hogy means, "how." You should all be familiar with this by now. |
| Next, we have kell, which in English is "must, have to, or should." |
| Finally, you have kiejteni, ("to pronounce"). |
| The entire sentence again: Hogy kell kiejteni? |
| It might happen that people are not carrying a piece of paper or a pen. So before asking, Le tudná írni nekem?, try asking, Van önnél papír, ceruza? "Do you have paper and pencil?" |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Van önnél papír, ceruza? |
| Van önnél papír, ceruza? |
| Now let's hear it once again: Van önnél papír, ceruza? |
| The first word, van means, "there is, or have"; we've already seen this. |
| Then you have önnél, which in English is "on you." |
| Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: ön-nél, önnél. This is a very polite "you" this time. |
| Then you have papír ("paper" surprisingly), and finally ceruza ("pencil"). |
| So let's see the entire sentence now. Van önnél papír, ceruza? |
| Van önnél papír, ceruza? |
| As usual, before asking about someone else's stationery supplies, it's a good idea to say "excuse me" or elnézést. |
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. |
| "Can you write it down, please?" - Le tudná írni? |
| Le tudná írni? |
| Le tudná írni? |
| "Can you write it down for me, please?" - Le tudná írni nekem? |
| Le tudná írni nekem? |
| Le tudná írni nekem? |
| "How do you pronounce this?" - Hogy kell kiejteni? |
| Hogy kell kiejteni? |
| Hogy kell kiejteni? |
| "Do you have paper and pen?" - Van önnél papír, ceruza? |
| Van önnél papír, ceruza? |
| Van önnél papír, ceruza? |
| 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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