Learn the question "What do you do?" 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 do you do?. In Hungarian this is |
| Lena: Mivel foglalkozol? |
| Michael: The first word in the question is... |
| Lena: Mivel |
| Michael: meaning “with what” or “what” in English. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) Mivel |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Lena: Mivel |
| {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: foglalkozol |
| Michael: meaning “you do.” |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) foglalkozol |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: foglalkozol |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Lena: Mivel foglalkozol? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question What do you do? |
| Lena: Tanár vagyok. |
| Michael: "I'm a teacher." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Lena: (Slow) Tanár vagyok. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Lena: tanár |
| Michael: means “teacher”. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) tanár |
| Michael: Now repeat |
| Lena: tanár |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next |
| Lena: vagyok |
| Michael: means “I am”. |
| Lena: (Slow, by syllable) vagyok |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Lena: vagyok |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say, I'm a teacher., and then repeat. |
| Lena: Tanár vagyok. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: To use a different phrase, replace teacher with student. |
| Lena: tanuló |
| Michael: student |
| Lena: (slow) tanuló (regular) tanuló |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with student |
| Lena: Tanuló vagyok. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace teacher. Say I'm a student. |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Tanuló vagyok. |
| Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace student with translator. |
| Lena: fordító |
| Michael: translator |
| Lena: (slow) fordító (regular) fordító |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with translator. |
| Lena: Fordító vagyok. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for student. Say I'm a translator. |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Fordító vagyok. |
| Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace translator with lawyer. |
| Lena: ügyvéd |
| Michael: lawyer |
| Lena: (slow) ügyvéd (regular) ügyvéd |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with lawyer |
| Lena: Ügyvéd vagyok. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for translator. Say I'm a lawyer. |
| {pause} |
| Lena: Ügyvéd vagyok. |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Hungary and someone asks what you do. You are a teacher. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Mivel foglalkozol? (five seconds) Tanár vagyok. |
| Michael: Imagine you are a student. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Mivel foglalkozol? (five seconds) Tanuló vagyok. |
| Michael: Imagine you are a translator. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Lena: Mivel foglalkozol? (five seconds) Fordító vagyok. |
| Michael: Imagine you're lawyer. Respond to the question. |
| Lena: Mivel foglalkozol? (five seconds) Ügyvéd vagyok. |
| Michael: You want to learn what the person does. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Lena: Mivel foglalkozol? |
Outro |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 4 |
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