Learn the question "What's the weather like in Budapest?" in Hungarian and how to answer it
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Hungarian learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native speaker. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then, through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
Lesson focus |
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| Michael: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question What's the weather like in Budapest? In Hungarian this is |
| Lena: Milyen az időjárás Budapesten? |
| Michael: The first word in the question is |
| Lena: milyen |
| Michael: meaning “what” in English. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) milyen |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Lena: milyen |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Lena: az |
| Michael: meaning “the”. Since the noun after this article starts with a vowel, you need to use the Hungarian word.. |
| Lena: az.. |
| Michael: Instead of.. |
| Lena: a.. |
| Michael: Hear the word once again slowly. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) az |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: az |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Lena: milyen az |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Next is |
| Lena: időjárás |
| Michael: meaning “weather” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) időjárás |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: időjárás |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Lena: Milyen az időjárás |
| {pause} |
| Michael: And after that |
| Lena: Budapesten |
| Michael: meaning “in Budapest.” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) Budapesten |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: Budapesten |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Lena: Milyen az időjárás Budapesten? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Master the following pattern and responses to the question What's the weather like in Budapest? |
| Lena: Napos. |
| Michael: “It’s sunny.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Lena: (Slow) Napos. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: The word: |
| Lena: Napos |
| Michael: means “sunny.” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) Napos |
| Michael: Now repeat |
| Lena: Napos |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say, “It’s sunny.” and then repeat. |
| Lena: Napos. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: To use a different phrase, replace “It’s sunny.” with “It’s cloudy.” |
| Lena: felhős. |
| Michael: It’s also one single word which means “cloudy.” Say, “It’s cloudy.” |
| Lena: felhős. |
| Michael: “It’s cloudy” |
| Lena: (slow) felhős. (regular) felhős. |
| Michael: Say “It’s cloudy.” |
| {pause} |
| Lena: felhős. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: To use a different phrase, replace “It’s cloudy.” with “It’s rainy.” |
| Lena: Esős. |
| Michael: It’s also one single word which means “rainy.” Say, “It’s rainy.” |
| Lena: Esős. |
| Michael: “It’s rainy” |
| Lena: (slow) Esős. (regular) Esős. |
| Michael: Say “It’s rainy.” |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Esős. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: To use a different phrase, replace “It’s rainy.” with “It’s windy.” |
| Lena: Szeles. |
| Michael: It’s also one single word which means “windy.” Say, “It’s windy.” |
| Lena: Szeles. |
| Michael: “It’s windy” |
| Lena: (slow) Szeles. (regular) Szeles. |
| Michael: Say “It’s windy.” |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Szeles. |
| {pause} |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Hungary and someone asks you What's the weather like in Budapest?. You want to say it's sunny. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Milyen az időjárás Budapesten? (five seconds) Napos. |
| Michael: Now you want to say it's cloudy. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Milyen az időjárás Budapesten? (five seconds) Felhős. |
| Michael: You want to say it's rainy. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Lena: Milyen az időjárás Budapesten? (five seconds) Esős. |
| Michael: You want to say it's windy. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Milyen az időjárás Budapesten? (five seconds) Szeles. |
| Michael: You want to ask someone what the weather is like in Budapest. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Lena: Milyen az időjárás Budapesten? |
Outro |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 20 |
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