Learn about Hungarian historical figures
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Brandon: Hi everyone, I’m Brandon. |
| Gergő: And I’m Gergő! Sziasztok! |
| Brandon: And welcome to Culture Class, Essential Hungarian Vocabulary, Lesson 11! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Society and Culture. These are five Hungarian Historical figures. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at HungarianPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Brandon: Gergő, who’s our first person? |
| Gergő: Szent István |
| Brandon: St. Stephen |
| Gergő: (slow) Szent István (regular) Szent István |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Gergő: Szent István |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: |
| Stephen I, also known as Saint Stephen, was the last Grand Prince of the Hungarians between the year 997 C.E., and 1000 C.E., and the first King of Hungary from 1000 C.E. until his death in 1038 C.E.. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Gergő: (normal) Szent István volt a magyar keresztény királyság megalapítója. |
| Brandon: St. Stephen was the founder of the Hungarian Christian kingdom. |
| Gergő: (slow) Szent István volt a magyar keresztény királyság megalapítója. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Gergő: Mátyás király |
| Brandon: Matthias Corvinus |
| Gergő: (slow) Mátyás király (regular) Mátyás király |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Gergő: Mátyás király |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: |
| Matthias Corvinus was a Hungarian king from 1458 C.E. His library, the Bibliotheca Corviniana, was Europe's greatest collection of historical chronicles, philosophical texts, and scientific works in the fifteenth century. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Gergő: (normal) Sok magyar népmese örökíti meg igazságos Mátyás király történeteit. |
| Brandon: Lots of Hungarian folk tales immortalize the stories of Just King Matthias. |
| Gergő: (slow) Sok magyar népmese örökíti meg igazságos Mátyás király történeteit. |
| Brandon: Okay, Who’s the next person? |
| Gergő: Gróf Széchenyi István |
| Brandon: Count István Széchenyi |
| Gergő: (slow) Gróf Széchenyi István (regular) Gróf Széchenyi István |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Gergő: Gróf Széchenyi István |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: |
| Count István Széchenyi was a Hungarian politician, theorist, and writer, and one of the greatest statesmen in Hungarian history. István is a Hungarian name equivalent to the name Stephen. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Gergő: (normal) A Magyar Tudományos Akadémia alapításakor gróf Széchenyi István egy éves jövedelmét ajánlotta fel. |
| Brandon: Count István Széchenyi offered his annual income to the foundation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. |
| Gergő: (slow) A Magyar Tudományos Akadémia alapításakor gróf Széchenyi István egy éves jövedelmét ajánlotta fel. |
| Brandon: Okay, Who’s the next person? |
| Gergő: Kossuth Lajos |
| Brandon: Lajos Kossuth |
| Gergő: (slow) Kossuth Lajos (regular) Kossuth Lajos |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Gergő: Kossuth Lajos |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: |
| Lajos Kossuth was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician, and Regent-President of the Kingdom of Hungary during the revolution of 1848–1849. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Gergő: (normal) Magyarországon Kossuth Lajosnak van a legtöbb szobra, a települések nagy részén közterület viseli a nevét. |
| Brandon: In Hungary, Lajos Kossuth has the most statues and public spaces dedicated to him. |
| Gergő: (slow) Magyarországon Kossuth Lajosnak van a legtöbb szobra, a települések nagy részén közterület viseli a nevét. |
| Brandon: Okay, who’s the last person? |
| Gergő: Nagy Imre |
| Brandon: Imre Nagy |
| Gergő: (slow) Nagy Imre (regular) Nagy Imre |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Gergő: Nagy Imre |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: |
| Imre Nagy was a Hungarian communist politician and the Prime Minister during the revolution of 1956. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Gergő: (normal) Az 1956-os forradalom után Nagy Imrét kivégezték. |
| Brandon: After the revolution of 1956, Imre Nagy was executed. |
| Gergő: (slow) Az 1956-os forradalom után Nagy Imrét kivégezték. |
| QUIZ |
| Brandon: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the names you just learned? Gergő will give you the Hungarian – please say the English equivalent out loud! Are you ready? |
| Gergő: Szent István |
| [pause]Brandon: St. Stephen |
| Gergő: Mátyás király |
| [pause]Brandon: Matthias Corvinus |
| Gergő: Gróf Széchenyi István |
| [pause]Brandon: Count István Széchenyi |
| Gergő: Kossuth Lajos |
| [pause]Brandon: Lajos Kossuth |
| Gergő: Nagy Imre |
| [pause]Brandon: Imre Nagy |
Outro |
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| Brandon: There you have it – five Historical figures in Hungary! We have more vocab lists available at HungarianPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Gergő: Sziasztok! |
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