Learn how to order at a restaurant
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Hungarian Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a Restaurant. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in Hungarian. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the formal way to ask 'Can I see the menu?' in Hungarian. |
| Lena: [Normal] Láthatnám a menüt? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I could see'. |
| Lena: [Normal] láthatnám [Slow] láthatnám |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'the'. |
| Lena: [Normal] a [Slow] a |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'menu'. |
| Lena: [Normal] menüt [Slow] menüt |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal way to ask 'Can I see the menu?'. |
| Lena: [Slow] Láthatnám a menüt? [Normal] Láthatnám a menüt? |
| Eric: Ok, now let's see the formal way to ask 'What do you recommend?'. |
| Lena: [Normal] Mit ajánl? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'what'. |
| Lena: [Normal] mit [Slow] mit |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'You recommend' (formal). |
| Lena: [Normal] ajánl [Slow] ajánl |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal way to ask 'What do you recommend?'. |
| Lena: [Slow] Mit ajánl? [Normal] Mit ajánl? |
| Eric: Next up is a way to say 'A coffee for me.'. |
| Lena: [Normal] Egy kávé lesz. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'a’ or ‘one'. |
| Lena: [Normal] egy [Slow] egy |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'coffee'. |
| Lena: [Normal] kávé [Slow] kávé |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'will be'. |
| Lena: [Normal] lesz [Slow] lesz |
| Eric: Listen again to the sentence meaning 'A coffee for me.'. |
| Lena: [Slow] Egy kávé lesz. [Normal] Egy kávé lesz. |
| Eric: Finally, here is a more polite way to say 'I would like a coffee.'. |
| Lena: [Normal] Egy kávét kérek. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'a or one'. |
| Lena: [Normal] egy [Slow] egy |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'coffee'. |
| Lena: [Normal] kávét [Slow] kávét |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I would like to have'. |
| Lena: [Normal] kérek [Slow] kérek |
| Eric: Listen again to a more polite way to say 'I would like a coffee.'. |
| Lena: [Slow] Egy kávét kérek. [Normal] Egy kávét kérek. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Lena: Traditional Hungarian restaurants have a really nice atmosphere. Coffee shops are popular too, as you can enjoy a nice drink and different kinds of Hungarian cakes. In Hungary coffee is more popular than tea, and espresso is more common than long shots of drip coffee. |
Outro |
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| 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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