Learn the question "Have you been to 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 Have you been to Budapest? In Hungarian this is |
| Lena: Voltál már Budapesten? |
| Michael: The first word in the question is |
| Lena: voltál |
| Michael: meaning “have you been” in English. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) voltál |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Lena: voltál |
| {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: már |
| Michael: meaning “already”. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) már |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: már |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Lena: Voltál már |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Next is |
| Lena: Budapesten |
| Michael: meaning “in Budapest.” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) Budapesten |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: Budapesten |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Lena: Voltál már Budapesten? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Master the following pattern and responses to the question Have you been to Budapest? |
| Lena: Igen, kétszer. |
| Michael: "Yes, I've been twice.” or literally “Yes, twice.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Lena: (Slow) Igen, kétszer. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Lena: Igen |
| Michael: means yes. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) Igen |
| Michael: Now repeat |
| Lena: Igen |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And after that |
| Lena: kétszer |
| Michael: meaning “twice”. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) kétszer |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: kétszer |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say, “Yes, I've been twice.”, and then repeat. |
| Lena: Igen, kétszer. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: To use a different phrase, replace twice with three times. |
| Lena: három alkalommal |
| Michael: three times |
| Lena: (slow) három alkalommal (regular) három alkalommal |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with three times |
| Lena: Igen, három alkalommal. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace twice. Say Yes, I've been three times. |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Igen, három alkalommal. |
| Michael: To use a different phrase, replace three times with five times. |
| Lena: öt alkalommal |
| Michael: five times |
| Lena: (slow) öt alkalommal (regular) öt alkalommal |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with five times |
| Lena: Igen, öt alkalommal. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace three times. Say Yes, I've been five times. |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Igen, öt alkalommal. |
| Michael: To use a different phrase, replace five times with once. |
| Lena: egyszer |
| Michael: once |
| Lena: (slow) egyszer (regular) egyszer |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with once |
| Lena: Igen, egyszer. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for five times. Say Yes, I've been once. |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Igen, egyszer. |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Hungary and a stranger asks “Have you been to Budapest?” You want to answer Yes, I've been twice. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Voltál már Budapesten? (five seconds) Igen, kétszer. |
| Michael: Now you want to say Yes, I've been three times.. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Voltál már Budapesten? (five seconds) Igen, három alkalommal. |
| Michael: You want to say Yes, I've been five times.. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Lena: Voltál már Budapesten? (five seconds) Igen, öt alkalommal. |
| Michael: You want to answer Yes, I've been once.. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Voltál már Budapesten? (five seconds) Igen, egyszer. |
| Michael: You want to ask someone if they have been to Budapest. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Lena: Voltál már Budapesten? |
Outro |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 24 |
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