INTRODUCTION |
John: Must-Know Hungarian Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 14 - Talking About Your Baby. |
John: Hi, everyone. I'm John. |
Lena: And I'm Lena. |
John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Hungarian about a smiling baby picture. Anna plays with her baby, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment. |
Lena: Nézzétek, milyen cukin mosolyog! |
John: Meaning - "Look at how cute she smiles!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
DIALOGUE |
(clicking sound) |
Anna: Nézzétek, milyen cukin mosolyog! |
(clicking sound) |
Róbert: Nagyon helyes. |
Anikó: Igazán szép, egészséges baba. |
Ági: A mosolya felvidítja a napom! |
Géza: Sok udvarlója lesz ha felnő. |
John: Listen again with the English translation. |
(clicking sound) |
Anna: Nézzétek, milyen cukin mosolyog! |
John: "Look at how cute she smiles!" |
(clicking sound) |
Róbert: Nagyon helyes. |
John: "Very charming." |
Anikó: Igazán szép, egészséges baba. |
John: "She is a really beautiful and healthy baby." |
Ági: A mosolya felvidítja a napom! |
John: "Her smile adds delight to my day!" |
Géza: Sok udvarlója lesz ha felnő. |
John: "She's going to have lots of suitors when she grows up." |
POST |
John: Listen again to Anna's post. |
Lena: Nézzétek, milyen cukin mosolyog! |
John: "Look at how cute she smiles!" |
Lena: (SLOW) Nézzétek, milyen cukin mosolyog! (Regular) Nézzétek, milyen cukin mosolyog! |
John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "look." |
Lena: Nézzétek, |
John: Here the exclamation is referring to a group of people instead of just one. Use this short expression if you want to catch people’s attention. Listen again - "Look" is... |
Lena: (SLOW) Nézzétek, (REGULAR) Nézzétek, |
John: Then comes the phrase "how cute she smiles!" |
Lena: milyen cukin mosolyog! |
John: The second word for "cute" is a common slang expression used by all ages. Listen again - "how cute she smiles!" is... |
Lena: (SLOW) milyen cukin mosolyog! (REGULAR) milyen cukin mosolyog! |
John: All together, it's "Look at how cute she smiles!" |
Lena: Nézzétek, milyen cukin mosolyog! |
COMMENTS |
John: In response, Anna's friends leave some comments. |
John: Her supervisor, Róbert, uses an expression meaning - "Very charming." |
Lena: (SLOW) Nagyon helyes. (REGULAR) Nagyon helyes. |
[Pause] |
Lena: Nagyon helyes. |
John: Use this expression to be old fashioned. |
John: Her husband's high school friend, Anikó, uses an expression meaning - "She is a really beautiful and healthy baby." |
Lena: (SLOW) Igazán szép, egészséges baba. (REGULAR) Igazán szép, egészséges baba. |
[Pause] |
Lena: Igazán szép, egészséges baba. |
John: Use this expression to say the baby is really cute. |
John: Her neighbor, Ági, uses an expression meaning - "Her smile adds delight to my day!" |
Lena: (SLOW) A mosolya felvidítja a napom! (REGULAR) A mosolya felvidítja a napom! |
[Pause] |
Lena: A mosolya felvidítja a napom! |
John: Use this expression to say her smile is beautiful. |
John: Her college friend, Géza, uses an expression meaning - "She's going to have lots of suitors when she grows up." |
Lena: (SLOW) Sok udvarlója lesz ha felnő. (REGULAR) Sok udvarlója lesz ha felnő. |
[Pause] |
Lena: Sok udvarlója lesz ha felnő. |
John: Use this expression to be funny. |
Outro
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John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted a smiling baby picture, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know, and we'll see you next time! |
Lena: Viszlát! |
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