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Lesson Transcript

Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Hungarian Season 1, Lesson 10 - Asking How Much Something Costs. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask how much something costs in Hungarian.
Body
Eric: Here's the way to ask 'How much does this cost?' in Hungarian.
Lena: [Normal] Ez mennyibe kerül?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'this'.
Lena: [Normal] ez [Slow] ez
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'how much'.
Lena: [Normal] mennyibe [Slow] mennyibe
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'cost'.
Lena: [Normal] kerül [Slow] kerül
Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'How much does this cost?'.
Lena: [Slow] Ez mennyibe kerül? [Normal] Ez mennyibe kerül?
Eric: Here's the way to ask, 'How much does it cost?'.
Lena: [Normal] Mennyibe kerül?
Eric: First is a word meaning 'how much'.
Lena: [Normal] mennyibe [Slow] mennyibe
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'cost'.
Lena: [Normal] kerül [Slow] kerül
Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'How much does it cost?'.
Lena: [Slow] Mennyibe kerül? [Normal] Mennyibe kerül?
Eric: Here's a response meaning 'OK, I'll take it.'.
Lena: [Normal] Rendben, elviszem.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'okay'.
Lena: [Normal] rendben [Slow] rendben
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I take'.
Lena: [Normal] elviszem [Slow] elviszem
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'OK, I'll take it.'.
Lena: [Slow] Rendben, elviszem. [Normal] Rendben, elviszem.
Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'No, thanks. It's too expensive.'.
Lena: [Normal] Nem, köszönöm. Túl drága.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'no'.
Lena: [Normal] nem [Slow] nem
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'thank you'.
Lena: [Normal] köszönöm [Slow] köszönöm
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'too'.
Lena: [Normal] túl [Slow] túl
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'expensive'.
Lena: [Normal] drága [Slow] drága
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'No, thanks. It's too expensive.'.
Lena: [Slow] Nem, köszönöm. Túl drága. [Normal] Nem, köszönöm. Túl drága.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Lena: When you go into a store, after a few minutes the shop assistant might ask you if you are looking for something in particular. If you aren’t, just answer Nem, köszönöm. which means “No, thank you.” When you need assistance, don't be afraid of asking for help.

Outro
Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!
Lena: Sziasztok!

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