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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 25! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Fine Arts. These are five famous Hungarian Writers. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at HungarianPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Brandon: Gergő, who’s our first person? |
| Gergő: Petőfi Sándor |
| Brandon: Sándor Petőfi |
| Gergő: (slow) Petőfi Sándor (regular) Petőfi Sándor |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
| Gergő: Petőfi Sándor |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: Sándor Petőfi is called the "poet of the Hungarian nation." He was an important figure in Hungarian History and he wrote “Nemzeti dal”, or “National song”, which is said to have inspired the revolution of 1848. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Gergő: (normal) Petőfi Sándor a legismertebb magyar költő. |
| Brandon: Sándor Petőfi is the most well known Hungarian poet. |
| Gergő: (slow) Petőfi Sándor a legismertebb magyar költő. |
| Brandon: Okay, who's the next person? |
| Gergő: Arany János |
| Brandon: János Arany |
| Gergő: (slow) Arany János (regular) Arany János |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
| Gergő: Arany János |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: János Arany was a Hungarian journalist, writer, poet, and translator. He's often said to be the "Shakespeare of ballads." He wrote more than 40 ballads which have been translated into over 50 languages. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Gergő: (normal) Arany János egy szegény családba született tizedik gyermekként. |
| Brandon: János Arany was born into a poor family as the tenth child. |
| Gergő: (slow) Arany János egy szegény családba született tizedik gyermekként. |
| Brandon: Okay, who's the next person? |
| Gergő: Jókai Mór |
| Brandon: Mór Jókai |
| Gergő: (slow) Jókai Mór (regular) Jókai Mór |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
| Gergő: Jókai Mór |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: Mór Jókai was a Hungarian playwright and novelist. He was known as the "Big Hungarian Storyteller". |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Gergő: (normal) A fiatal Jókai Mór nagyon félénk gyermek volt. |
| Brandon: The young Mór Jókai was a very bashful kid. |
| Gergő: (slow) A fiatal Jókai Mór nagyon félénk gyermek volt. |
| Brandon: Okay, who's the next person? |
| Gergő: Wass Albert |
| Brandon: Albert Wass |
| Gergő: (slow) Wass Albert (regular) Wass Albert |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
| Gergő: Wass Albert |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: Count Albert Wass was a Hungarian noble, forest engineer, novelist, and poet. He's popular among the Hungarian minority in Romania and has a growing popularity in Hungary. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Gergő: (normal) Wass Albert személye megosztja az irodalom kritikusokat. |
| Brandon: The personage of Albert Wass divides literature critics. |
| Gergő: (slow) Wass Albert személye megosztja az irodalom kritikusokat. |
| Brandon: Okay, who’s the last person? |
| Gergő: Radnóti Miklós |
| Brandon: Miklós Radnóti |
| Gergő: (slow) Radnóti Miklós (regular) Radnóti Miklós |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat, |
| Gergő: Radnóti Miklós |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: Miklós Radnóti was a Jewish-Hungarian poet, but in his poems he identifies himself very strongly as a Hungarian. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Gergő: (normal) Radnóti Miklós születésekor meghalt az édesanyja és az ikertestvére. |
| Brandon: When Miklós Radnóti was born, his mother and twin brother died. |
| Gergő: (slow) Radnóti Miklós születésekor meghalt az édesanyja és az ikertestvére. |
| 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: Petőfi Sándor |
| [pause]Brandon: Sándor Petőfi |
| Gergő: Arany János |
| [pause]Brandon: János Arany |
| Gergő: Jókai Mór |
| [pause]Brandon: Mór Jókai |
| Gergő: Wass Albert |
| [pause]Brandon: Albert Wass |
| Gergő: Radnóti Miklós |
| [pause]Brandon: Miklós Radnóti |
Outro |
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| Brandon: There you have it – five Writers in Hungary! We have more vocab lists available at HungarianPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you in another series! |
| Gergő: Sziasztok! |
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