Learn how to ask for the bill at a restaurant
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Hungarian Season 1, Lesson 23 - Asking for the bill. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask for the bill and check the change in Hungarian. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the formal way to ask 'Can you bring the bill, please?' in Hungarian. |
| Lena: [Normal] Legyen szíves, kérhetném a számlát? |
| Eric: First is a phrase meaning 'be kind’ or ‘please'. |
| Lena: [Normal] legyen szíves [Slow] legyen szíves |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'may I ask for'. |
| Lena: [Normal] kérhetném [Slow] kérhetném |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'the'. |
| Lena: [Normal] a [Slow] a |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'bill'. |
| Lena: [Normal] számlát [Slow] számlát |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Can you bring the bill, please?'. |
| Lena: [Slow] Legyen szíves, kérhetném a számlát? [Normal] Legyen szíves, kérhetném a számlát? |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the way to ask, 'Where can I pay?'. |
| Lena: [Normal] Hol tudok fizetni? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'where'. |
| Lena: [Normal] hol [Slow] hol |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I can'. |
| Lena: [Normal] tudok [Slow] tudok |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'pay'. |
| Lena: [Normal] fizetni [Slow] fizetni |
| Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Where can I pay?'. |
| Lena: [Slow] Hol tudok fizetni? [Normal] Hol tudok fizetni? |
| Eric: Here's a way to say 'Excuse me, the change is not accurate.'. |
| Lena: [Normal] Elnézést, rosszul adott vissza. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'excuse me'. |
| Lena: [Normal] elnézést [Slow] elnézést |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'wrong'. |
| Lena: [Normal] rosszul [Slow] rosszul |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'You gave' (formal). |
| Lena: [Normal] adott [Slow] adott |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'back'. |
| Lena: [Normal] vissza [Slow] vissza |
| Eric: Listen again to the sentence meaning, 'Excuse me, the change is not accurate.'. |
| Lena: [Slow] Elnézést, rosszul adott vissza. [Normal] Elnézést, rosszul adott vissza. |
| Eric: Here's a way to say 'Keep the change.'. |
| Lena: [Normal] Tartsa meg a visszajárót. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'keep'. |
| Lena: [Normal] tartsa meg [Slow] tartsa meg |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'the'. |
| Lena: [Normal] a [Slow] a |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'change'. |
| Lena: [Normal] visszajárót [Slow] visszajárót |
| Eric: Listen again to the sentence meaning, 'Keep the change.'. |
| Lena: [Slow] Tartsa meg a visszajárót. [Normal] Tartsa meg a visszajárót. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Lena: Tipping is common in Hungary and we usually give 10% to the waiter if we are satisfied with the service. Some places might already include the tip percentage in the final price, so don't forget to check the receipt before paying. Most of the time you can pay at the table. At buffets and casual coffee shops, you should go to the counter to pay. |
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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