Lesson 10 is finally here! Thanks for the long wait, everyone. This lesson’s dialogue relates an actual situation that happened to us recently, so there’s a lot of authenticity to it (unfortunately). Also, we have a review of the previous lesson’s material, listener questions, and Györgyi recites from the great Hungarian poet János Arany!
See below for the script for this lesson’s material and the new vocabulary. Try and memorize as much as possible so you’ll be ready for the review next time.
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Answers to last lesson’s quiz question: Duna, Tisza, Dráva, Száva are four rivers that ran through pre-war Hungary.
A copy of János Arany’s epic poem, “A Walesi Bárdok” in both English and Hungarian can be found here.
Music: Once again we bring you music from the brilliant Budapest-based Mookie Brando and the Second Cousins, “There Are Days.” Find out more about Mookie and his excellent band by going to http://www.mookiebrando.com/ Thanks so much to Mookie and his Cousins for allowing us to use their music on the podcast.
Download Lesson 10 here (MP3 audio, 30:00)
Dialogue for Lesson 10 (informal speech):
Györgyi: Szia, én vagyok.
Steven: Szia, minden rendben?
Györgyi: Hát, nem, sajnos. Baj van. Nem megy a kocsi.
Steven: Nem megy a kocsi? Jól vagy?
Györgyi: Igen, jól vagyok. De a kocsi nem működik.
Steven: Hol vagy most?
Györgyi: Az úton. Vagyis, a sztrádán.
Steven: A sztrádán? Hűha.
Györgyi: Légyszi, segíts!
Steven: Jó… na, most meg a mobil nem működik. Lemerült.
Dialogue for Lesson 10 (English translation):
Györgyi: Hey, it’s me.
Steven: Hi, is everything ok?
Györgyi: Well, no, unfortunately. There’s a problem. The car isn’t moving.
Steven: The car isn’t moving? Are you ok?
Györgyi: Yeah, I’m fine. But the car isn’t working.
Steven: Where are you now?
Györgyi: On the road. That is, the expressway.
Steven: On the expressway? Oh boy.
Györgyi: Help me, please?
Steven: All right… uh oh, now the cell phone doesn’t work. The battery’s dead.
Vocabulary for Lesson 10:
walesi – Welsh
Walesi vagyok. – I’m Welsh.
Én vagyok – it’s me
baj – problem
Baj van. – There’s a problem.
megy – going, moving
nem megy – not going, not moving
működik – working
nem működik – not working
út – road
az úton – on the road
vagyis – that is…, I mean…
sztráda – expressway, highway
a sztrádán – on the expressway
hűha – oh boy!
légyszi – please (informal)
segíts – help me! (informal)
Legyen szíves, segítsen! – Help me, please! (formal)
Kérem, segítsen! – Help me, please! (formal)
mobil, mobiltelefon – mobile phone, cell phone
lemerült – the battery’s dead
Csináljak egy képet rólad? – Shall I take a photo of you? (informal, said to one person only)
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