Chapter 2 – Part 2 – Párbeszédek

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Chapter 2 – Part 2 – Párbeszédek

Pronunciation warm up

A and Á

Hungarian a is between English “a” and “o”. Hungarian á is similar to English “a”, but the lips have to be more open. á is about twice as long as a

a or á

Vocabulary – Practice the pronunciation of the following words

Focus on the a-á vowels.

Keep in mind: stress is always placed on the first syllable of a word.

Reading text

Note: nouns, adjectives -os,-es ending, being verbs (plural), regular verbs (goup 1), question words: mi? hol?, milyen? location endings -on,-en,-ön + question word hol?

Listening

audio/video – TBA

Dictation

Párbeszédek-1

Párbeszédek-2

Reading – Read the text and learn the new vocabulary

Párbeszédek

1. A tanteremben

A tanteremben találkozik két diák. 
A tanterem üres.

Diák 1      Hol vannak a többiek?
Diák 2      Nem tudom, de ez nagyon furcsa. 
            Most magyaróra van, nem?
Diák 1      Igen. 
            Most 10 óra 40 perc van és 
            ez a 104-es terem.
Diák 2      Jaj, de ma hétfő van. 
            A mai magyaróra a múzeumban van.
Diák 1      Hol van a múzeum? Közel van?
Diák 2      Sajnos kicsit messze van. 
            Körülbelül 15 perc séta.
Diák 1      Mi van most a múzeumban?
Diák 2      Fotókiállítás.

2. A múzeumban

Diák 1       Elnézést, mi magyarul tanuló diákokat keresünk. 
             Itt vannak a fotókiállításon.
Információ   Igen... egy szemüveges férfi és sok hangos diák. 
             A konferenciateremben vannak. 
             Ott van a fényképkiállítás.
Diák 2       Hol van a konferenciaterem?
Információ   Az ajándékbolt és a mosdó között.

A diákok a fényképek előtt sétálnak és beszélgetnek.  
Diák 1       Sziasztok! Itt vagyunk mi is. Milyen a kiállítás?
Diák 3       Végre itt vagytok! Sziasztok!
             A kiállítás egy kicsit unalmas, de vannak érdekes képek.
Diák 1       Milyen képek vannak itt?
Diák 3       Hát... régi floridai képek. Fekete-fehér képek. 
             Pálmafák, aligátorok, egyetemi futballcsapat.
Diák 1       De jó! Ezek szuper képek!

3. A kávézóban

A diákok a kávézóban vannak. Nagyon éhesek, szomjasak 
és fáradtak.

Diák 1        Te éhes vagy?
Diák 2        Igen, és szomjas is vagyok.
Diák 1        Milyen ennivalók vannak itt? Vannak szendvicsek?
Eladó         Van sajtos szendvics és szalámis szendvics.
Diák 1        Vegetáriánus szendvics van?
Eladó         Igen, van humuszos és avokádós szendvics.
Diák 1        Rendben. És milyen innivaló van? Milyen teák vannak?
Eladó         Van fekete tea, vagy menta tea.
Diák 1        Köszönöm.

Practice exercises

1. Vocabulary review – Places with endings

2. Question sentences – Which translation is correct?

3. Missing words

4. True or false?

Grammar Bites

1. QUESTION WORDS/INTERROGATIVES

Interrogative Pronouns

Functions

Ki?

asks only after persons

Mi?

asks after inanimate objects, abstract nouns, and animals

Kik?

plural form of Ki? [Who are these (men)?]

Mik?

plural form of Mi? [What are those (things)?]

Milyen?

asks about the attribute, quality, etc. of the persons and objects [what sort of? what kind of? what (color)? what is it like?

Milyenek?

plural form of Milyen?

Melyik?

is used in a selective sense; it asks after one or more of a certain number of persons or objects

2. STRESS AND WORD ORDER OF INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

The interrogative sentence may begin with an interrogative word. Being the most emphatic word it must precede the predicate. In such sentences, the word order in Hungarian is comparable to that of English:

Ki tanul most?

Who is learning now?

Hol tanulnak most a fiúk?

Where are the boys learning now?

Note: The interrogative word and the predicate need not always come first in the sentence: it is only important that they should not be separated.

For example: Most hol tanulnak a fiúk? A fiúk hol tanulnak most?

3. YES/NO QUESTION SENTENCES

The word order of a general question (i.e. without an interrogative word) follows the rules for declarative sentences. In this case, the interrogative sentence can be recognized only by its rising-falling or rising intonation.

A lányok a könyvtárban tanulnak?

Do the girls study in the library?

Are the girls studying in the library?

Yes/No.

A lányok a könyvtárban tanulnak.

The girls study in the library.

The girls are studying in the library.

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The shortest answer to yes/no questions is igen or nem, but it often completes them with other words. If the question focuses on the verb, we repeat the verb in the answer.

Note: Hungarian has no auxiliary corresponding to the English “do” in interrogative and negative sentences.

4. THE BASE OF CARDINAL NUMBERS

From 11 to 19 the units are added to an extended base tizen-, and from 21 to 29 to the base huszon-. From 30 on the numbers have no extended base.

tíz	10	tizenegy	11
húsz	20	huszonegy	21
harminc	30	harmicegy	31

5. EXPRESSION OF QUANTITY

Basic rules:

1. nouns qualified by cardinal numbers cannot have a plural form

2. adjective of quantity takes singular nouns and verbs

– these rules also apply to the indefinite pronoun:

Sok ember van itt.

There are many people here.

Itt minden szendvics olcsó és jó.

Here all sandwiches are cheap and good.

Néhány fénykép színes.

Some photos are in color.

– names of things that consist of two similar halves, especially articles of clothing, ie. cipő, kesztyű, zokni, harisnya are only rarely used in the plural since this would indicate different kinds of shoes, gloves, socks, or stockings.

Did you know? – Culture Corner

Hungarian music

The folk music of Hungary is one of the country’s most important expressions of national identity. Hungary’s geographic location, together with a cultural heritage that bears influences from central Asia to Western Europe, has long supported diverse and lively musical traditions.

The documentation and scholarly analysis of Hungarian folk music began in the late nineteenth century and achieved spectacular results, thanks to the efforts of composers Bartók Béla (1881-1945) and Kodály Zoltán (1882-1967). They not only established scientific methods for collecting and interpreting Hungary’s folk music traditions, but they also composed and disseminated folk songs.

Hungarian dance culture

There are five basic types of traditional dance found throughout the Carpathian Basin: round dances (karikázó); jumping dances (ugrós); men’s dances (legényes); slow and fast couples dances (csárdás); and stick dances (botoló), which are vestiges of weapon dances.

Solo dances and couples dances are typically freeform, which means there are countless possibilities for individual improvisation. This feature distinguishes Hungarian dance culture from that of western Europe and the Balkans, and it accounts for its immense richness.

Chapter 2 – Part 2 – Párbeszédek

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