Hungarian Basic Course, Unit 3: Johnson úr vásárolni megy

Basic Sentences: the setting

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Mr. Miller is going shopping with Mr. Johnson.
Molnármiller
úrMr., sir, gentleman
vásárolnito purchase, go shopping
megy(she) gets married
JohnsonMrs. Peter Johnson
úrral.with Mr...

Molnár: miller
megy: you go; he, she, it goes
úrral: with Mr...

Basic Sentences I

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I'd like to buy a new suit. Do you know a good store?

új: new

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I usually shop in Vienna. But yesterday I bought a good suit at the State Store.

szoktam: I usually
tegnap: yesterday
vettem: I bought

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They have some fairly good men's suits there. How much do you want to spend?
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I don't want to spend a lot. How much does a good suit cost?

elég: enough, sufficient, quite
vannak: are (they are, there are)
költeni: to spend

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It costs about 2,000 forints.
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That's too expensive. Isn't it possible to get a cheaper one?

Körülbelül: about, approximately
túl: too
lehet: it's possible
kapni: to get, receive

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There's a small shop on Alexander Petőfi Street. It's still a MASZEK.
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Perhaps we'll get a cheaper one there. Let's go there first.
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Mr. Miller is going shopping with Mr. Johnson.
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I'd like to buy a new suit. Do you know a good store?
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I usually shop in Vienna. But yesterday I bought a good suit at the State Store.
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They have some fairly good men's suits there. How much do you want to spend?
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I don't want to spend a lot. How much does a good suit cost?
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It costs about 2,000 forints.
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That's too expensive. Isn't it possible to get a cheaper one?
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There's a small shop on Alexander Petőfi Street. It's still a MASZEK.
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Perhaps we'll get a cheaper one there. Let's go there first.

Sándor: Alexander
még: still, yet, in addition, even
Talán: perhaps
Menjünk: let's go
oda: there (to that place)
először: first, the first time

Basic Sentences II

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(In the store)
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Good day! What can I do for you?
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I'd like a light-weight summer suit.
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What color do you want?

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Light brown or grey, but not very expensive.
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I like that grey suit in the show window a lot. I want one like it.

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Here's one. This is excellent English material. Please try the jacket on.

kitűnő: excellent
anyag: material, fabric, cloth
felpróbálni: to try on

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This looks very good on you. There's a mirror over there. How do you like it?
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It really fits well. What price is it?
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1,500 forints.
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Good, I'll buy this one.

áll: becomes, suits ('stands well')
magának: is becoming to you, suits you
Tényleg: really, indeed
megveszem: I buy

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Do you want anything else? Sport-jacket or trousers?

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No, thank you, I don't need any, but I would like a few shirts.
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What kind of shirts do you want? We received many nice ones yesterday.
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Do you have blue ones also?

kell: is needed, wanted, necessary
néhány: few, some
kaptunk: we got, received
Kék: blue

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Of course we have. May I have your size?

Persze: of course
hogy: that (conj.)
Szabad: permitted, allowed
kérnem: may I ask

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Unfortunately I don't know exactly. In America it's fifteen and a half.

Sajnos: unfortunately
tudom: I know
pontosan: exactly

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I think this one will be big enough. How many do you want?
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I want a blue one and two white ones. How much is that altogether?
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450 forints. We have some beautiful neckties also!

hiszem: I believe
lesz: (you, he, she, it) will be
összesen: altogether

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Thanks, I don't want neckties now. Is there a perfumery here somewhere?
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There's one in the third building to the right.
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(In the store)
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Good day! What can I do for you?
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I'd like a light-weight summer suit.
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What color do you want?
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Light brown or grey, but not very expensive.
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I like that grey suit in the show window a lot. I want one like it.
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Here's one. This is excellent English material. Please try the jacket on.
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This looks very good on you. There's a mirror over there. How do you like it?
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It really fits well. What price is it?
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1,500 forints.
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Good, I'll buy this one.
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Do you want anything else? Sport-jacket or trousers?
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No, thank you, I don't need any, but I would like a few shirts.
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What kind of shirts do you want? We received many nice ones yesterday.
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Do you have blue ones also?
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Of course we have. May I have your size?
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Unfortunately I don't know exactly. In America it's fifteen and a half.
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I think this one will be big enough. How many do you want?
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I want a blue one and two white ones. How much is that altogether?
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450 forints. We have some beautiful neckties also!
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Thanks, I don't want neckties now. Is there a perfumery here somewhere?
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There's one in the third building to the right.

valahol: somewhere, anywhere
harmadik: third

Basic Sentences III

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(In the perfumery)
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Good morning! I'd like some soap.
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Toilet soap or laundry soap?
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Toilet soap.

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We have 'quality' toilet soap. How many bars do you want?

Minőségi: quality

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Give me two bars, please. Do you have shaving soap also?
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Yes, we have. It also is 'quality'. Here you are.

Borotvaszappan: shaving soap

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I want a toothbrush also.
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Here are the toothbrushes. You can have your choice.
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Give me a green one.
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Do you want some toothpaste also?

választani: to choose

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Good that you mentioned it. Yes, I do want some also. Do you have 'Odol'?
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We have only 'quality' toothpaste. Do you want a small or a large tube?
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I want a large one. Do you have razor blades?
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I'm sorry, but we're out of razor blades. Don't you want anything else?

Borotvapenge: razor blade
elfogyott: run out (past participle)

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No, thank you. How much is the bill?

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330 forints.

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Here's 330 forints. Tell me please, where can we buy dishes?
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There's a china shop on Lajos Kossuth street. They have very beautiful dishes there. Please try there.

Lajos: Louis
megpróbálni: to try

Notes on Pronunciation: Stress

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pártja partja partját
Practice a.
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lába labda labdát
Practice a.
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kára kara karát
Practice a.
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állat alatt alád
Practice a.
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ágyak agyak adják
Practice a.
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kerek kerek kerék
Practice a.
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féle fele felé
Practice a.
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élem elem elém
Practice a.
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léce lecke leckét
Practice a.
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Éden Ede Edét
Practice a.

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ólom oldok oldót
Practice a.
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ődöng Ödön öltőt
Practice a.
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őrök örök öröklődő
Practice a.
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újat ujjat vaktyúk
Practice a.
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tűnik tünet tüzű
Practice a.
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akárcsak alája belátja barátja
Practice b.
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ajánlja kefémet eszméje cserépje
Practice b.
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fizetése tehetsége fizetését járadékát
Practice b.
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hajszálát elvtársat századát fésűjét
Practice b.
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feleségét zsákmányolják takarítják uzsorázzák
Practice b.

Notes on Grammar: The Concept of the Plural

Singular after a number

Hat férfit láttam. I saw six men. Itt van három magyar újság. Here are three Hungarian newspapers.

English puts the noun in the plural after a number. Hungarian keeps it singular: férfit, újság. The same holds after words of quantity: Sok levelet írok. I'm writing many letters. Néhány könyvet vesz. He's buying a few books.

More singulars than English

Cigarettát akarok venni. I want to buy cigarettes. Szép szeme van. She has pretty eyes. For several things of the same kind, Hungarian generally uses the singular.

Two singular subjects joined by és, 'and', usually take a singular verb. With things, they always do. Hol van a sör és a bor? Where are the beer and the wine?

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I saw six men.
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Here are three Hungarian newspapers.
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I'm writing many letters.
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He's buying a few books.
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Where are the beer and the wine?
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I want to buy cigarettes.
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She has pretty eyes.
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John and Mary are going shopping.
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The book and the paper are on the table.

A. The Concept of the Plural

As already mentioned in the preceding unit, both English and Hungarian use the concept of number, which distinguishes one (singular) from more than one (plural). However, the use of this concept in the two languages is not always the same. Quite often Hungarian will use the singular form where English requires the plural. This is always the case after numerals and words denoting quantity, such as 'many', 'several', 'few'. Likewise, where English uses the plural in referring to several items of identical description, Hungarian will generally use the singular. In compound statements, where a subject consists of two singular nouns connected by the conjunction 'and', the verb in English will generally be plural, whereas the corresponding concept in Hungarian will usually be expressed by the singular form of the verb. This is always true when the subject refers to things rather than persons.

Compare the Hungarian and corresponding English below:

Hat férfit láttam. I saw six men.
Itt van három magyar újság. Here are three Hungarian newspapers.
Sok levelet írok. I'm writing many letters.
Néhány könyvet vesz. He's buying a few books.
Hol van a sör és a bor? Where are the beer and the wine?
Cigarettát akarok venni. I want to buy cigarettes.
Szép szeme van. She has pretty eyes.
János és Mária vásárolni megy (mennek). John and Mary are going shopping.
A könyv és a papír az asztalon van. The book and the paper are on the table.

Notes on Grammar: The Formation of the Plural of Nouns and Cardinal Numerals, 1 of 3

The plural ends in -k

Itt vannak a fogkefék. Here are the toothbrushes. Ott elég jó férfiruhák vannak. They have some fairly good men's suits there.

The plural ending is -k. After a vowel it goes on the way -t does: ajtó, ajtók. Final a and e become á and é: férfiruhák, fogkefék.

After a consonant, always a linking vowel

Ott nagyon szép edények vannak. They have very beautiful dishes there. Edény ends in a consonant, so the plural takes a linking vowel: edények.

The -t form sometimes needs no linking vowel. The -k form after a consonant always needs one: asztal, asztalt, asztalok.

Where the -t form has a linking vowel, the plural has the same one: ágyat, ágyak.

Where the -t form has none, the plural generally takes o in back-vowel words, and e or ö in front-vowel words: asztalok, sörök.

The plural object

The plural object adds -at or -et to the plural: ajtókat, könyveket. The -t always comes after the -k.

The table gives each noun four times: subject and object, singular and plural. Every plural object ends in -kat or -ket.

The Formation of the Plural of Nouns, 1 of 9

The Formation of the Plural of Nouns, 2 of 9

The Formation of the Plural of Nouns, 3 of 9

The Formation of the Plural of Nouns, 4 of 9

The Formation of the Plural of Nouns, 5 of 9

The Formation of the Plural of Nouns, 6 of 9

The Formation of the Plural of Nouns, 7 of 9

The Formation of the Plural of Nouns, 8 of 9

The Formation of the Plural of Nouns, 9 of 9

Numbers are built from one to ten

Négyszázötven forint. Four hundred and fifty forints. The number is one word: négy, száz, ötven.

Eleven to nineteen put tizen before the unit: tizenegy, tizenhárom. Twenty-one to twenty-nine put huszon before it: huszonegy. From thirty on, the unit follows the ten directly: ötvennyolc.

The tens from forty to ninety end in -van or -ven. A long vowel shortens: négy becomes negyven, hét becomes hetven.

Kettő alone, két before a noun

Kérem, adjon két darabot. Give me two bars, please. Két stands before a noun. Kettő stands alone. Twelve has the same pair: tizenkettő, tizenkét.

Numbers up to 2000 are written as one word: ezerötszáz. From 2000 on, the thousands are one word, and a hyphen joins the rest: ötezer-ötvenöt, 5055.

In figures of five or more digits, a space marks the thousands where English puts a comma.

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1
112
2
113
3
114
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115
5
116
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117
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119
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30
123
40
124
50
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60
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B. The Formation of the Plural of Nouns

Most English nouns have an ending in their plural forms, e.g., cats, dogs, horses. Hungarian likewise has an ending to indicate the plural: -k. This -k is added to words ending in a vowel in exactly the same way as the direct object suffix -t, that is, directly to the basic form if that form ends in any vowel except a and e. These vowels are modified into á and é respectively before the addition of the plural ending. For words ending in consonants, the -k must always be preceded by an auxiliary vowel. (Note that this differs from the formation of the direct object in that the direct object form does not always require an auxiliary vowel for words ending in consonants.)

The auxiliary vowels for the plural are exactly the same as those used for the direct object: -o- and -a- for back-vowel words, and -e- and -ö- for front-vowel words, in accordance with the rule of vowel harmony. The distribution of these vowels is identical also, since the direct object and plural stems are identical. Therefore, in all those cases where the direct object form does not require an auxiliary vowel, the corresponding form for the plural will generally require -o- before -k in back-vowel words, and -e- or -ö- before -k in front-vowel words. However, for the plural of proper names the ending is always -ék. (But note the usual change of -a,-e: Rózsa-Rózsáék, Fekete-Feketeék.)

The accusative (direct object) plural is formed by adding -at or -et (in accordance with the rule of vowel harmony) to the plural nominative (basic) form.

The chart following contains examples of the nominative (subject) and accusative (direct object) forms. (Note that in the nouns having two suffixes, the direct object suffix -t always follows the plural suffix -k and the second auxiliary vowel is always -a- for back-vowel words and -e- for front-vowel words. Note also that rounded-vowel nouns do not always take a rounded linking vowel to form the plural. However, those rounded-vowel nouns that do not require a linking vowel in the accusative will generally take the linking vowel -ö- before the plural suffix.)

Singular Subject | Plural Subject | Singular Object | Plural Object
ajtó | ajtók | ajtót | ajtókat
fiú | fiúk | fiút | fiúkat
mozi | mozik | mozit | mozikat
tű | tűk | tűt | tűket
vendéglő | vendéglők | vendéglőt | vendéglőket
szálloda | szállodák | szállodát | szállodákat
szoba | szobák | szobát | szobákat
csésze | csészék | csészét | csészéket
kefe | kefék | kefét | keféket
vonat | vonatok | vonatot | vonatokat
kabát | kabátok | kabátot | kabátokat
ágy | ágyak | ágyat | ágyakat
kávéház | kávéházak | kávéházat | kávéházakat
íj | íjak | íjat | íjakat
asztal | asztalok | asztalt | asztalokat
bor | borok | bort | borokat
lány | lányok | lányt | lányokat
tányér | tányérok | tányért | tányérokat
pénztár | pénztárak | pénztárt | pénztárakat
kés | kések | kést | késeket
könyv | könyvek | könyvet | könyveket
szék | székek | széket | székeket
ing | ingek | inget | ingeket
hölgy | hölgyek | hölgyet | hölgyeket
bőrönd | bőröndök | bőröndöt | bőröndöket
gömb | gömbök | gömböt | gömböket
sör | sörök | sört | söröket
rendőr | rendőrök | rendőrt | rendőröket
kenyér | kenyerek | kenyeret | kenyereket
levél | levelek | levelet | leveleket
név | nevek | nevet | neveket
szamár | szamarak | szamarat | szamarakat
úr | urak | urat | urakat

C. Cardinal Numerals

Cardinal numbers from one to ten form the basis on which Hungarian numbering is built. The numbers from eleven to nineteen and from twenty-one to twenty-nine are formed by adding these basic cardinals to the forms tizen and huszon, respectively. In the series of thirties (harminc) and beyond, the cardinal numbers are joined to the tens without intervening suffix or auxiliary vowel. The tens from forty to ninety are formed by adding the suffix -van or -ven, with corresponding shortening of long vowel where it occurs in the basic form (négy - negyven; hét - hetven).

The two forms for the number 'two': kettő and két, are in complementary distribution; that is, ordinarily they are not used interchangeably. Kettő is a substantive and is used when the numeral stands alone. Két, on the other hand, functions as an adjective and is always found in an attributive position.

Compound numerals up to 2000 are written as one word. From 2000 on the elements comprising the thousand-unit are written as one word. All units in the hundreds that follow are written as one word also, but hyphenated to the thousand-unit. If the number following the thousand-unit is less than 100, it also is hyphenated to the thousand-unit.

Where English uses commas to set off units of thousands in a series of figures, Hungarian uses spaces when the figure consists of five or more numbers.

The following list gives the numbers which will enable you to count through the thousands in Hungarian:

egy 1
kettő (két) 2
három 3
négy 4
öt 5
hat 6
hét 7
nyolc 8
kilenc 9
tíz 10
húsz 20
harminc 30
negyven 40
ötven 50
hatvan 60
hetven 70
nyolcvan 80
kilencven 90
tizenegy 11
tizenkettő (tizenkét) 12
tizenhárom 13
huszonegy 21
huszonkilenc 29
ötvennyolc 58
hetvenkettő (hetvenkét) 72
hetvennégy 74
nyolcvanhárom 83
száz 100
kétszáz 200
háromszáz 300
kilencszázkilencvenkilenc 999
ezer 1000
négyezer 4000
ötezer-ötvenöt 5055
nyolcvannyolcezer-nyolcszáznyolcvannyolc 88 888
kétszázharmincegyezer-százhuszonkettő 231 122

Notes on Grammar: Cardinal Numerals, 2 of 3

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80
128
90
129
11
130
12
131
13
132
21
133
29
134
58
135
72
136
74
137
83
138
100
139
200
140
300
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999
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1000

Notes on Grammar: Cardinal Numerals, 3 of 3

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4000
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5055
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88 888
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231 122

Substitution Drill

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We have some nice neckties.
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There are excellent suits.
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Where are the department stores?

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Here are the show windows.
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What kind of shops are there in Budapest?
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Where are the letters?

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Where are the letters?
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There are fairly good shops in Budapest.
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Where can we buy toys?

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Where can we buy toys?
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We got nice shirts in yesterday.
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Where is it possible to see beautiful stores?

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Where is it possible to see beautiful stores?
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I want two shirts.
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I'd like to have a few razor blades.

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I'd like to have a few razor blades.
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We received many beautiful coats.

Variation Drill

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Four books are blue.
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Two girls are sitting.
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The two shirts are 300 forints.

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The two shirts are 300 forints.
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I want three pencils.
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We look at show windows.
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They bring gifts.

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They bring gifts.
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I read many letters.

Variation Drill: the sums

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20 meg 30 az 50
20 and 30 is 50
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50 meg 20 az 70
50 and 20 is 70
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60 meg 30 az 90
60 and 30 is 90
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10 meg 30 az 40
10 and 30 is 40
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30 meg 30 az 60
30 and 30 is 60
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40 meg 50 az 90
40 and 50 is 90
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70 meg 30 az 100
70 and 30 is 100
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73 meg 32 az 105
73 and 32 is 105
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25 meg 55 az 80
25 and 55 is 80
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62 meg 28 az 90
62 and 28 is 90

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11 meg 22 az 33
11 and 22 is 33
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45 meg 13 az 58
45 and 13 is 58
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67 meg 11 az 78
67 and 11 is 78
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39 meg 39 az 78
39 and 39 is 78
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54 meg 46 az 100
54 and 46 is 100
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100 meg 50 az 150
100 and 50 is 150
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250 meg 70 az 320
250 and 70 is 320
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430 meg 50 az 480
430 and 50 is 480
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570 meg 60 az 630
570 and 60 is 630
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330 meg 330 az 660
330 and 330 is 660

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55 meg 255 az 310
55 and 255 is 310
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365 meg 25 az 390
365 and 25 is 390
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1000 meg 700 az 1700
1000 and 700 is 1700
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1450 meg 550 az 2000
1450 and 550 is 2000
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482 meg 100 az 582
482 and 100 is 582
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637 meg 60 az 697
637 and 60 is 697
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999 meg 1 az 1000
999 and 1 is 1000
200
888 meg 112 az 1000
888 and 112 is 1000
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555 meg 555 az 1110
555 and 555 is 1110
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1500 meg 1500 az 3000
1500 and 1500 is 3000

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2000 meg 1750 az 3750
2000 and 1750 is 3750
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4200 meg 150 az 4350
4200 and 150 is 4350
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7600 meg 1400 az 9000
7600 and 1400 is 9000
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3100 meg 10 az 3110
3100 and 10 is 3110
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7777 meg 200 az 7977
7777 and 200 is 7977
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5000 meg 4999 az 9999
5000 and 4999 is 9999

Transformation Drill

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Házat vásárolok.
I'm buying a house.
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Angolul beszélünk.
We speak English.

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Angolul beszélünk.
We speak English.
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Az úr széket hoz.
The gentleman brings a chair.
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A lányok magyarul beszélnek.
The girls speak Hungarian.

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A lányok magyarul beszélnek.
The girls speak Hungarian.
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Újságot olvasunk.
We're reading a newspaper.
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Levelet kapok.
I get a letter.

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Levelet kapok.
I get a letter.

Intonation Drill

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Szép.
Is it nice?

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A lány szép.
The girl is pretty.
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Mária lány.
Mary is a girl.

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A kávéház nagy.
The café is big.
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A papír piros.
The paper is red.
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A ruha világos.
The dress is light.

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A ruha világos.
The dress is light.
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Péter áll.
Peter is standing.
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Lajos rajzol.
Louis is drawing.
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Mária vásárol.
Mary is shopping.

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Mária vásárol.
Mary is shopping.
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Az ing kék.
The shirt is blue.
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A barna sör jó.
The dark beer is good.

Translation Drill

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What do the gentlemen want?
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I want to buy a book.
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A Hungarian book or an English book?
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A Hungarian book.
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The Hungarian books are to the left. You can have your choice.
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I'll buy this one. How much is it?
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Ten forints. Don't you want anything else?
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I'd like to have some stationery and a pen also.
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Do you want white stationery?
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Yes, I want white.
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Here you are.
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Do you know a good shoestore?
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There's a good shoestore on Alexander Petőfi Street. What kind of shoes do you want to buy?

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Summer shoes.
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What color do you want?
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Brown. Those brown shoes in the show window are very beautiful. I want something similar.
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Here's a pair.
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What's the price?
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350 forints.
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I'd like to have a few handkerchiefs also.
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Here are the handkerchiefs. Take your choice.
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I want three white handkerchiefs.
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We have some beautiful neckties also.
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It's good that you mentioned it. I need some of them too. This blue one will be good. How much is that altogether?
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480 forints.
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I want to buy a pair of sport trousers also.

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Here's a nice pair. This is English material. Please try it on. It fits you well. How do you like it?
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I think the trousers are a bit large.
259
Where can I buy some soap?
260
There's a perfumery on Lajos Kossuth Street. They have excellent toilet soaps there.
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I'd like some eau de Cologne also.
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They have eau de Cologne but it's very expensive.
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I need a toothbrush and toothpaste also.
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What kind of toothpaste do you want? A small tube or a large one?
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How much is the large one?
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It costs five forints.
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And the small one?
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That costs only three forints.
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I want a small one.
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Here you are.

Response Drill

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Is the paper red, or is the book red?
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Is the coat grey, or are the trousers grey?
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Is the beer cold, or is the coffee cold?
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Is the man tired, or is the woman tired?
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Is the hotel expensive, or is the restaurant expensive?
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Is the necktie yellow, or is the shirt yellow?
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Is the suitcase light, or is the chair light?
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Is the café big, or is the restaurant big?
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Is the shop good, or is the tailor good?

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Is the shop expensive or cheap?
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Is the paper red or yellow?
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Is the coffee cold or hot?
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Is the girl tired or sick?
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Is the station big or small?
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Is the necktie yellow or blue?
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Is John writing or reading?
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Is Mary hurrying away or is she staying?
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Is Alexander sitting or standing?

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Is Alexander sitting, or is John sitting?
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Is Rózsa reading, or is Szabó reading?
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Is the gentleman a Hungarian?
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Where do you want to buy a Hungarian dress?
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Where do you want to look at show windows?
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Where do you want to write letters?
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What kind of letters do you want to write?
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Do you want to read Hungarian or English books?
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What are you reading?

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What are you looking at?
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What do you see?
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What do you want?
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What do you know?
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What do you get?
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What are you buying?
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What are you saying?
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What are you bringing?
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What do you find?

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What are you writing?
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What are you speaking?
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What are you spending?
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What are you choosing?
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What are you paying?
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What are you trying on?
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Whom are you looking at?
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Whom do you see?
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Whom are you bringing?

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Whom are you finding there?
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Who's talking?
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Who's writing?
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Who's asking?
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Who's paying?

Conversation Practice 1

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I'd like to buy a new pair of shoes. Do you know a good store?
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There are very good shoe stores on Petőfi Sándor Street.
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How much does a pair of shoes cost?
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It costs about 500 forints.
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That's very expensive. Isn't it possible to get a cheaper one?
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There's a small shop on Louis Kossuth Street. Perhaps we'll get a cheaper pair there.
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Let's go there first.

Conversation Practice 2

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Good day! What can I do for you, gentlemen?
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I'd like a pair of summer shoes.
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What color?
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Brown or yellow, but light. I like those brown shoes in the show window a lot. I want a pair like them.
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May I have your size?
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Unfortunately I don't know exactly. In America it's nine.
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I think this one will be big enough. Please try it on.
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Yes, this one is really good. What's the price?
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480 forints.
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Good, I'll buy this pair. Here's the 480 forints.
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Thank you. Goodbye.
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"Viszontlátásra".

Conversation Practice 3

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Good day! I'd like some shaving cream.
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Do you want a small one or a large one?
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I want a large one.
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Don't you want anything else?
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I'd like some eau de Cologne also.
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You can have your choice.
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I want some face cream also.
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I'm sorry, but we're out of face cream.
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How much do I pay altogether?
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Fifty forints. Thank you. Goodbye.
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"Viszontlátásra".

Conversation Practice 4

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I'd like a few sport shirts.
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What color do you want?
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Grey, brown or yellow.
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May I have your size?
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Unfortunately I don't know exactly. In America it's fifteen.
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Here's a brown one. I think this one will be big enough. How do you like it?
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Very nice. What's the price?
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200 forints. Don't you want anything else?
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No, thank you, not now. Goodbye.
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"Viszontlátásra".

Narrative

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Johnson and Molnár are going shopping.
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Johnson wants to buy a good summer suit first.
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Light brown or light grey.
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Molnár knows a good store.
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The store is a small shop, not a State Department Store.
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Johnson buys a light summer suit.
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The suit looks very good on him, and it isn't too expensive.
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Then they look at shirts.
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There are many shirts: there are sport shirts too.
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But Johnson doesn't want a sport shirt, only two white shirts and two light blue shirts.
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There are beautiful neckties also, but they are very expensive.
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They want to buy soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste also.
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There's a perfumery in the third building to the right.
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Johnson asks for razor blades also, but they are out of them.
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It's very warm.
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Johnson and Molnár are tired and hungry.
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They want to have lunch in a small restaurant.