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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 this lesson, we'll help you check in! In Hungary, there are hotels, guesthouses and hostels, among many others. Let's jump right into the lesson! |
| In Hungary, when you get to a hotel and you want to check in, you can use two possible phrases. If you have already booked the room and you want to say, "I have a reservation" in Hungarian, it is: Foglaltam szobát ... névre. |
| Let's break it down by syllable: Fog-lal-tam szo-bát ... név-re. |
| Now let's hear it again: Foglaltam szobát ... névre. |
| The first word, foglaltam means, "I have reserved" |
| Next, we have: the accusative form of the noun for "room" (szobát). Then you insert your name, and finally névre means "under the name" |
| So all together, we have: Foglaltam szobát ... névre. |
| This means, "I reserved a room under the name of ..." |
| If you have not booked the room yet, the phrase "I would like a room" in Hungarian is Szeretnék kivenni egy szobát. |
| Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: Sze-ret-nék ki-ven-ni egy szo-bát. Szeretnék kivenni egy szobát. |
| The first word, szeretnék means, "I would like." |
| Let's break it down by syllable: sze-ret-nék. |
| Now let's hear it again: szeretnék. |
| Then we have: kivenni, which means "to rent." |
| Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: ki-ven-ni. kivenni. Finally, egy szobát means "one room"So |
| All together, we have: Szeretnék kivenni egy szobát. which literally means, "I would like to rent a room" |
| Now, they will most likely ask you, "Your name please." In Hungarian, this is A nevét kérem. |
| Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: A nevét kérem. |
| A nevét kérem. |
| The first word, a is "the," which we have already learned in previous lessons. |
| Then you have: nevét, which is a formal "your name" nevét, nevét. |
| Next is the verb kérem ("please"). |
| Let's break it down and see it once more: kér-em kérem. |
| So let's see the entire phrase now: A nevét kérem. |
| This literally means, "Your name please." Remember, this phrase is only used in highly official circumstances, so don't try to start a conversation with this line in Hungarian. People will think you're the police. |
| You might also be asked, "Can you spell it?" In Hungarian, this is Lebetűzné, kérem? |
| Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: Le-be-tűz-né, ké-rem? |
| Lebetűzné, kérem? |
| The first word, lebetűzné means, "can you spell it?" (formal). |
| Let's hear it one more time: lebetűzné. |
| We could stop at this point, but they'll probably add kérem, which by now we all know means "please." |
| Lebetűzné, kérem? |
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. |
| "I have a reservation." - Foglaltam szobát ... névre. |
| Foglaltam szobát ... névre. |
| Foglaltam szobát ... névre. |
| "I would like a room." - Szeretnék kivenni egy szobát. |
| Szeretnék kivenni egy szobát. |
| Szeretnék kivenni egy szobát. |
| "Your name please." - A nevét kérem. |
| A nevét kérem. |
| A nevét kérem. |
| "Can you spell it?" - Lebetűzné, kérem? |
| Lebetűzné, kérem? |
| Lebetűzné, kérem? |
| 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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