Hungarian Basic Course, Unit 4: Az edényboltban és a gyógyszertárban

Basic Sentences I

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Here we are on Louis Kossuth Street.
Itthere, in this place
vagyunkwe are
athe
KossuthKossuth (Lajos Kossuth, leader of the 1848 revolution; a street name)
LajosLouis
utcában.street
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What beautiful dishes there are in the show window!
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This is Herend china.
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Herend?

vagyunk: we are
porcelán: china

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Herend china is world famous. Aren't you acquainted with it?
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No. Is it expensive?
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Quite expensive. These plates are very expensive. Of course we have cheap plates also.
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Here we are on Louis Kossuth Street.
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What beautiful dishes there are in the show window!
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This is Herend china.
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Herend?
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Herend china is world famous. Aren't you acquainted with it?
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No. Is it expensive?
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Quite expensive. These plates are very expensive. Of course we have cheap plates also.

Ezek: these

Basic Sentences II

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(In the store)
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How much do these six plates cost?
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They cost 200 forints.
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That's very expensive. And how much do those blue ones cost?

kerül: what does it cost
azok: those

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The blue ones? Those are only 160 forints.
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I'll buy the blue ones. Please wrap them. I'd like a few glasses also. What kind of glasses do you have?
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What kind do you want? Something beautiful?
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I want to buy only plain glasses.

egyszerű: plain, simple

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These are beautiful and not expensive.
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Give me a dozen. And please wrap them also.
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Here you are.
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Where do I pay?
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At the cashier's.
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(In the store)
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How much do these six plates cost?
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They cost 200 forints.
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That's very expensive. And how much do those blue ones cost?
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The blue ones? Those are only 160 forints.
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I'll buy the blue ones. Please wrap them. I'd like a few glasses also. What kind of glasses do you have?
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What kind do you want? Something beautiful?
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I want to buy only plain glasses.
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These are beautiful and not expensive.
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Give me a dozen. And please wrap them also.
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Here you are.
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Where do I pay?
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At the cashier's.

Basic Sentences III

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I forgot to buy some aspirin and cigarettes.

Elfelejtettem: I forgot

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You can get medicine only in a pharmacy. Cigarettes, however, you get at the tobacco shop.
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Is it possible to get American cigarettes? Hungarian cigarettes are very strong.

pedig: on the other hand, however
erős: strong

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It's difficult to get them in Pest. We usually get them in Vienna.

nehéz: difficult, heavy
Mi: we
szoktunk: we usually

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Next week I'm going to Vienna. Then I'll bring some for you too. O.K.?

Jövő: future
megyek: I go
Akkor: then

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I'll be very grateful if you do.
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Do you smoke very much?
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Unfortunately quite a lot.
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I forgot to buy some aspirin and cigarettes.
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You can get medicine only in a pharmacy. Cigarettes, however, you get at the tobacco shop.
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Is it possible to get American cigarettes? Hungarian cigarettes are very strong.
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It's difficult to get them in Pest. We usually get them in Vienna.
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Next week I'm going to Vienna. Then I'll bring some for you too. O.K.?
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I'll be very grateful if you do.
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Do you smoke very much?
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Unfortunately quite a lot.

hálás: grateful
leszek: I'll be
dohányzik: you smoke; he, she smokes

Basic Sentences IV

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(In the pharmacy)
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What can I do for you?
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I want a box of aspirin.
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Don't you want anything else?

doboz: box, carton

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I'd like some bandage and antiseptic.
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Do you want wide or narrow bandage?
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Narrow. We have plenty of wide bandage at home. And I want a small bottle of antiseptic.
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Here you are. That's 70 forints altogether.

Széles: wide
keskeny: narrow
otthon: at home
üveg: bottle, glass

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Here's a hundred forints.
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Here's the change.
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(In the pharmacy)
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What can I do for you?
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I want a box of aspirin.
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Don't you want anything else?
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I'd like some bandage and antiseptic.
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Do you want wide or narrow bandage?
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Narrow. We have plenty of wide bandage at home. And I want a small bottle of antiseptic.
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Here you are. That's 70 forints altogether.
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Here's a hundred forints.
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Here's the change.

visszajáró: due (as change)
pénz: money

Basic Sentences V

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(On the street)
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Are you still going to buy something more?

Vesz: you buy; he, she buys

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I'm still going to buy two pairs of children's stockings. Where can I get them?

veszek: I buy

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Perhaps in the Pioneer Store.
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Then let's go there.
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How old are the children?
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The boy's 8 years old. The girl's already past 12.

Úttörő: pioneer
fiú: boy
már: already
elmúlt: past, gone

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Where do they go to school?
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The boy goes to the English grammar school, and the girl to high school.
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Do they like to go to school?

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Yes. Both are good students.
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I'm really happy about that.

Mind: all, every, each
tanuló: student
Annak: to that
igazán: really

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Summer will soon be here. What's the summer like in Hungary?

Nemsokára: soon, before long
Magyarországon: in Hungary

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Very pleasant. Not too hot. How's your apartment? Cool enough?

kellemes: pleasant, agreeable
lakásuk: your, their apartment
hűvös: cool

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Yes. We live in a big apartment in Buda. The rooms are quite cool.
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Is the apartment already furnished?

Budán: in Buda

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Not completely yet. We have to buy a radio and a few lamps.
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I hope you find nice lamps. But I've got to go now. See you later.
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(On the street)
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Are you still going to buy something more?
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I'm still going to buy two pairs of children's stockings. Where can I get them?
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Perhaps in the Pioneer Store.
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Then let's go there.
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How old are the children?
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The boy's 8 years old. The girl's already past 12.
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Where do they go to school?
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The boy goes to the English grammar school, and the girl to high school.
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Do they like to go to school?
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Yes. Both are good students.
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I'm really happy about that.
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Summer will soon be here. What's the summer like in Hungary?
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Very pleasant. Not too hot. How's your apartment? Cool enough?
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Yes. We live in a big apartment in Buda. The rooms are quite cool.
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Is the apartment already furnished?
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Not completely yet. We have to buy a radio and a few lamps.
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I hope you find nice lamps. But I've got to go now. See you later.

egészen: completely
Remélem: I hope

Notes on Pronunciation: Consonant Assimilation

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zsebkendő - dobtam - abszolút
Practice: b - p
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népdal - képzel - ép zsák
Practice: p - b
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adtam - hadsereg - szedd fel
Practice: d - t
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füstbe - tűt gyárt - forintba
Practice: t - d
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üveg sör - légkör - zengte
Practice: g - k
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csak gyufa - New Yorkban - lakva
Practice: k - g
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egyszerű - egy cigaretta - egy - két
Practice: gy - ty
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füttydal - löttyben - fütty zsendül
Practice: ty - gy
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névtelen - évforduló - évkor
Practice: v - f
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csúf dolog - csúf zaj
Practice: f - v

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azt - vízpart - tűzkár
Practice: z - sz
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szászdal - Jászberény - kész gyártmány
Practice: sz - z
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rozskenyér - törzstiszt - varázspor
Practice: zs - s
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városban - keresd - világos gyár
Practice: s - zs

Notes on Grammar: Position of the Direct Object in a Sentence

The object before or after the verb

Kérek egy bélyeget. I want a stamp. Képet rajzol. He's drawing a picture.

In a positive sentence the object can come before the verb or after it. After the verb, it generally has egy. Before the verb, egy may be left out.

In a negative sentence the object follows

Nem írok levelet. I'm not writing a letter. Nem olvasunk könyvet. We're not reading a book.

In a negative sentence nem stands right before the verb, and the object always comes after the verb. The object has no egy.

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I want a stamp.
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They find a letter.
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He's drawing a picture.
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I'm not writing a letter.
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We're not reading a book.

A. Position of the Direct Object in a Sentence

Kérek egy bélyeget.  I want a stamp.
Találnak egy levelet.  They find a letter.
Képet rajzol.  He's drawing a picture.

Note in the above examples that in an affirmative sentence the direct object may come either before or after the verb. When it is placed before the verb, the indefinite article may be omitted. When the object follows the verb, the indefinite article is generally used.

Nem írok levelet.  I'm not writing a letter.
Nem olvasunk könyvet.  We're not reading a book.

In negative sentences like the two above, the position of the direct object is always after the verb and nem is placed immediately before the verb. Note that the indefinite article is omitted in this pattern.

Notes on Grammar: Use and Agreement of Adjectives

An adjective before a noun never changes

Piros cipőt akar venni. She wants to buy red shoes. Cipőt takes the -t. Piros stays as it is.

An adjective before its noun keeps one form, as in English. Ez and az, 'this' and 'that', are the exception. They agree with the noun in number and case: Ezek a tányérok nagyon drágák. These plates are very expensive.

A predicate adjective agrees in number

Ezek az ágyak alacsonyak. These beds are low. The subject is plural, so the predicate adjective takes the plural -k too.

Az a két ceruza piros. Those two pencils are red. Ceruza is singular after a number, so piros stays singular.

An adjective can stand for its noun

Piros rózsákat vesz? Nem, fehéreket. Is he buying red roses? No, white ones.

Fehéreket stands for 'white roses'. An adjective used in place of its noun takes the number of that noun. It takes the case of its own job in the sentence: here, the object.

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I know a Hungarian gentleman.
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She wants to buy red shoes.
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These are the English girls.
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Those two pencils are red.
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These beds are low.
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The students are Hungarian.
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Do you want hot tea? No, cold.
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Is he buying red roses? No, white ones.
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Is he shopping for English material? No, American.
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Are the good ones here?

B. Use and Agreement of Adjectives

Adjectives (for example: jó - 'good', tiszta - 'clean', piszkos - 'dirty', éhes - 'hungry', meleg - 'warm', hideg - 'cold',) have the following general functions in Hungarian:

1. Attributes, which correspond to the English limiting and descriptive adjectives placed before the noun they modify.

2. Predicates, which correspond to predicate adjectives in English.

3. Substantives (with noun to which they refer not expressed).

When used as an attribute, the adjective in Hungarian is invariable, as in English, with the exception of the demonstrative adjective ('this', 'that'), which must agree in number and case with the noun it modifies:

Ismerek egy magyar urat. I know a Hungarian gentleman.
Piros cipőt akar venni. She wants to buy red shoes.
Ezek az angol lányok. These are the English girls.

When used as a predicate, the adjective will always agree in number with the subject:

Az a két ceruza piros. Those two pencils are red.
Ezek az ágyak alacsonyak. These beds are low.
A tanulók magyarok. The students are Hungarian.

When used as a substantive, its number will be determined by the noun that it describes, and its case will depend on the way it is used in the sentence:

Meleg teát akar? Nem, hideget. Do you want hot tea? No, cold.
Piros rózsákat vesz? Nem, fehéreket. Is he buying red roses? No, white ones.
Angol anyagot vásárol? Nem, amerikait. Is he shopping for English material? No, American.
Itt vannak a jók? Are the good ones here?

Notes on Grammar: Nominative and Accusative Forms of Adjectives

Adjectives take -t with a linking vowel

Nem talál pirosat, csak sárgát. She can't find a red one but only a yellow one.

An adjective ending in a vowel takes -t as a noun does, and final a becomes á: sárgát. An adjective ending in a consonant generally takes a linking vowel, even after s: pirosat.

The linking vowel is usually a after back vowels, e after front vowels: meleget. Some take o: nagyot. A few take none: magyart, angolt.

Plural adjectives

A poharak piszkosak. The glasses are dirty. Éhesek vagyunk. We're hungry.

An adjective forms its plural as a noun does. Where it needs a linking vowel, it is generally a or e: piszkosak, éhesek. Most adjectives ending in i, ú or ű take one too: amerikaiak, egyszerűek.

The plural object adds a or e and -t to the plural: Szürkéket akar, nem barnákat. He wants grey ones, not brown ones.

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She can't find a red one but only a yellow one.
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I want cold tea, not hot.
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I'll buy the large one.
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We're hungry.
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The glasses are dirty.
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The rooms are plain.
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The girls are American.
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We want simple ones.
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He wants grey ones, not brown ones.
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I'll buy the big ones.

C. Nominative and Accusative Forms of Adjectives

The accusative singular of adjectives ending in a vowel is formed in the same way as that of nouns ending in a vowel (that is, -a, -e become -á, -é). Adjectives ending in a consonant generally have a vowel is usually -a- (after back vowels) or -e- (after front vowels) -o- is occasionally found after back vowels as in nagyot. A few words have no vowel, as magyart, angolt.

Nem talál pirosat, csak sárgát.  She can't find a red one but only a yellow one.
Hideg teát kérek, nem meleget.  I want cold tea, not hot.
A nagyot megveszem.  I'll buy the large one.

The nominative plural of adjectives is formed in the same way as that of nouns. However, where a linking vowel is necessary, generally it will be -a- or -e- before the -k. Most adjectives whose basic forms end in i, ú or ű require the auxiliary vowel -a- or -e- before the plural suffix:

Éhesek vagyunk.  We're hungry.
A poharak piszkosak.  The glasses are dirty.
A szobák egyszerűek.  The rooms are plain.
A lányok amerikaiak.  The girls are American.

The accusative plural of adjectives is formed by adding -a- or -e- plus -t to the plural nominative form:

Egyszerűeket kérünk.  We want simple ones.
Szürkéket akar, nem barnákat.  He wants grey ones, not brown ones.
A nagyokat megveszem.  I'll buy the big ones.

Notes on Grammar: Position of the Predicate Adjective in a Sentence

Where the adjective stands with vagyok

Én beteg vagyok. I'm sick. With a first person subject, the adjective comes before the verb.

Ki? Who? Én vagyok beteg. I am sick. In the answer to ki or kik, the subject is the stressed word. It stands before the verb, and the adjective moves after it.

Nem vagyok fáradt. I'm not tired. In a negative sentence nem stands before the verb, and the adjective always comes after it.

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I'm sick. Who?
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I am sick.
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We're hungry. Who?
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We are hungry.
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I'm not tired.
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We're not fat.
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I'm not hungry.
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Am I not big?

D. Position of the Predicate Adjective in a Sentence

(Én) beteg vagyok. Ki?  I'm sick. Who?
Én vagyok beteg.  I am sick.
(Mi) éhesek vagyunk. Kik?  We're hungry. Who?
Mi vagyunk éhesek.  We are hungry.

As shown in the above sentences, the position of a predicate adjective in an affirmative sentence with subject in the first person is before the verb. However, an answer to the question 'Who?' (ki, kik?), where the subject is emphasized, will require the predicate adjective to be placed after the verb.

(Én) nem vagyok fáradt.  I'm not tired.
(Mi) nem vagyunk kövérek.  We're not fat.
(Én) nem vagyok éhes.  I'm not hungry.
(Én) nem vagyok nagy?  Am I not big?

In a negative sentence like the examples above, the predicate adjective likewise always comes after the verb.

Notes on Grammar: Interrogative Form of an Equational Sentence

Two orders for a question

A szálloda tiszta? Tiszta a szálloda? Both mean 'Is the hotel clean'.

A szálloda tiszta is an equational sentence: a subject and an adjective or noun that describes it, with no verb.

As a question it has two orders. One keeps the subject first. The other puts the adjective first, and Hungarian prefers this one. Either way the adjective agrees with the subject. Hidegek az esték? Are the evenings cold?

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Is the hotel clean?
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2. Is the hotel clean?
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Are the evenings cold?
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2. Are the evenings cold?
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Is the coffee hot?
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2. Is the coffee hot?
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Are the boys good?
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2. Are the boys good?

E. Interrogative Form of an Equational Sentence

1. A szálloda tiszta?  Is the hotel clean?
2. Tiszta a szálloda?
1. Az esték hidegek?  Are the evenings cold?
2. Hidegek az esték?
1. A kávé meleg?  Is the coffee hot?
2. Meleg a kávé?
1. A fiúk jók?  Are the boys good?
2. Jók a fiúk?

As illustrated in the above examples, Hungarian employs two patterns for the question form of an equational sentence: (1) the usual declarative word order (subject plus predicate adjective), and (2) inverted order (predicate adjective plus subject). Although there may be no difference in the meaning of the two patterns, Hungarian prefers the form requiring the adjective before the noun. (Note that as a predicate the adjective is inflected regardless of whether it comes after the noun or before it.)

Notes on Grammar: The Present Tense of Lenni and Hol - itt - ott; hova - ide - oda

The verb to be

Éhesek vagyunk. We're hungry. Vagyunk is a form of lenni, 'to be' or 'to become'.

The table gives its six present forms. Maga and ő share one form, van. Maguk and ők share vannak.

The Present Tense of Lenni, 1 of 2

The Present Tense of Lenni, 2 of 2

Where at and where to

Hol van a szálloda? Where's the hotel? Hova megy? Where are you going?

Hol asks at what place. Hova asks to what place. Itt and ott, 'here' and 'there', answer hol. Ide and oda, 'here' and 'there', answer hova.

Hova, ide and oda go with a verb of motion from one place to another. Hol, itt and ott go with a verb of no motion, or motion within one place.

The table pairs each word of place with its word of direction.

Hol - itt - ott; hova - ide - oda, 1 of 2

Hol - itt - ott; hova - ide - oda, 2 of 2

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Where's the hotel?
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Mr. Johnson's here.
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The restaurant's there to the right.
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Where are you going?
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Do you want to come here?
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He's going there next week.

F. The Present Tense of Lenni ('To Be', 'To Become')

(Én) | vagyok | (Mi) | vagyunk
(Te) | vagy | (Ti) | vagytok
(Maga) | van | (Maguk) | vannak
(Ő) | van | (Ők) | vannak

G. Hol - itt - ott; hova - ide - oda

Hol van a szálloda?  Where's the hotel?
Johnson úr itt van.  Mr. Johnson's here.
Ott van jobbra a vendéglő.  The restaurant's there to the right.
Hova megy?  Where are you going?
Ide akar jönni?  Do you want to come here?
Jövő héten oda megy.  He's going there next week.

The underlined words in all the sentences above have one thing in common: they all have something to do with location or place. The distinction between hol - itt - ott and hova - ide - oda is that the first set always refers to location or place at or in which, whereas the set hova - ide - oda always indicates place or location to which:

hol : where | (at, in, what place) | hova : where | (to what place, 'whither')
itt : here | (in this place) | ide : here | (to this place, 'hither')
ott : there | (in that place) | oda : there | (to that place, 'thither')

Keep in mind that a word from the set hova - ide - oda is used with a verb indicating motion or movement from one place to another, whereas a word from the group hol - itt - ott is used when the verb does not indicate motion or when the movement is confined within a specified place or location.

Substitution Drill

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The plates are very expensive.
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There are beautiful dishes in the show window.

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There are beautiful dishes in the show window.
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What are the apartments like in Hungary?
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These plates are expensive.
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The men are tall.

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The men are tall.
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The girls are pretty.
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The rooms are quite cool.

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Are there white ones also?
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I'll buy the blue ones.
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I won't buy the light ones.

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I won't buy the light ones.
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What kind do you want? Something nice?

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What kind do you want? Something nice?

Variation Drill

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The shirts are white.
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The lamps are expensive.
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The men are tired.

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The men are tired.
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The show windows are big.
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The girls are hungry.
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The tired waiters don't hurry.

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The tired waiters don't hurry.
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The blue dishes are not pretty.
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Where can we buy glasses?
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Please sit down.

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Please sit down.
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Where is it possible to see nice shops?

Transformation Drill

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A gyerek fáradt.
The child is tired.
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Éhes vagyok.
I'm hungry.

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Éhes vagyok.
I'm hungry.
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A lány beteg.
The girl is sick.
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Nem vagyok fáradt.
I'm not tired.

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Nem vagyok fáradt.
I'm not tired.
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A kabát szép.
The coat is nice.

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A rózsák gyönyörűek.
The roses are gorgeous.
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Levelet írok.
I write a letter.

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Levelet írok.
I write a letter.
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Meleg kávét kérek.
I want hot coffee.
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Barna szekrényeket néznek.
They look at brown cabinets.

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Barna szekrényeket néznek.
They look at brown cabinets.
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Hol vannak a gyerekek?
Where are the children?

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Hol vannak a gyerekek?
Where are the children?
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Hova járnak iskolába a gyerekek?
Where do the children go to school?
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Hol vásárol Mária?
Where does Mary shop?

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Hol vásárol Mária?
Where does Mary shop?

Translation Drill

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Peter Johnson is an American Foreign Service Officer in Budapest.
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The Johnsons live in Buda in a big house.
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The rooms in the house are large and cool.
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The apartment is already completely furnished.
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They still have to buy a few lamps and pictures.
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The children go to a Hungarian school.
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The little girl likes to go to school very much.
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The little girl is a good student, but the boy isn't.
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The girl is seven years old; the boy's eight.
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Both speak Hungarian very well.
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Johnson also speaks Hungarian quite well.
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Now he's going shopping.
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There's a china shop on Lajos Kossuth street.

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Johnson goes there.
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There's Herend china in the show window.
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The Herend china is very expensive.
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They also have cheap china in the store.
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Johnson buys six plates and cups.
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He wants some forks, knives and spoons also.
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Afterwards he looks at glasses.
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He wants to buy plain glasses only.
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He finds some beautiful and cheap glasses.
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He buys a dozen.
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He pays at the cashier's.
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Afterwards he goes to a tobacco shop and to a pharmacy.
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He wants to buy cigarettes in the tobacco shop.

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Johnson asks for American cigarettes.
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But they have only Hungarian cigarettes in the tobacco shop.
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The Hungarian cigarettes are very strong.
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Johnson doesn't want strong cigarettes.
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In the pharmacy he buys a box of aspirin.
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He wants to get some bandage and antiseptic also.
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They have wide and narrow bandage.
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Johnson buys some wide and some narrow also.
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In the Pioneer store he asks for children's stockings.
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He sees beautiful pictures in a show window.
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He buys two pictures there.
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The pictures are Hungarian pictures and they are not expensive.
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It's warm and Johnson is very tired.
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He goes to a café for lunch.

Response Drill

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Are the Hungarian books expensive?
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Are the English shoes good?
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Are the American radios cheap?
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Are the Hungarian girls pretty?
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Are the American hotels clean?
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Are the children hungry?
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Are the evenings pleasant?
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Are the rooms cool?
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Are the women fat?

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Are the men tall?
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Are the children tired?
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Are the shirts blue?
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Are the blouses white?
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Are the department stores big?
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Are the beds low?
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Are the streets clean?
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Are the cabinets brown?
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Is the apartment hot, or is the train hot?

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Is the room large, or small?
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Is the coat warm, or cold?
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Is the room large, or is the apartment large?
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What do you want? Aspirin?
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What kind of shaving soap do you want? American?
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What kind of cups do you want to buy? Herendi?
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What kind of necktie do you want? A red one?
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What kind of socks do you want? English ones?
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Where can one buy medicine?

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What can you get in a perfumery?
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What can you buy in a tobacco shop?
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Are the American cigarettes mild?
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Is there an English grammar school in Budapest?
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Is there a Hungarian high school in Washington?
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Are there any Hungarian waiters in Washington?
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Are the boys in the school American?
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How much is this bottle of eau de Cologne?
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Do you have antiseptic at home?

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What's your apartment like? Big enough?
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What's the coat like? Warm enough?
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What are the shops like? Nice enough?
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How many packages of cigarettes do you want?
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What kind of bandage do you want?
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Where's the hotel? Is it here to the right?
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Where is Mary going? There to the left?
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Is Mr. Johnson here?
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Is Mr. Johnson coming here?

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Are the children going there?
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Are the girls here?
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Is there a mirror there?
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Where are you eating dinner?
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Where are you going to have dinner?

Conversation Practice 1

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Tell me, where can we buy a cup, a fork, a knife and a spoon?
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There's a small shop on Petőfi Sándor Street. Please try there.

Conversation Practice 2

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What can I do for you?
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I'd like to buy cups and saucers.
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What kind do you want? Herend?
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No, I only want something plain.
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Here's a white one. How do you like this?
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Quite nice. How much does a dozen cost?
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It costs 80 forints.
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Do you have a cheaper one also?
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The blue one is cheaper. That's only 50 forints. Do you like that?
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Yes. I'll buy those. Please wrap them.
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Do you want anything else?
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No, thank you. Where do I pay?
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At the cashier's.

Conversation Practice 3

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Good day!
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Good day! What can I do for you?
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I'd like to buy a knife, a fork and a spoon.
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What kind do you want? Something beautiful?
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Something nice, but cheap.
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These here are nice and not expensive.
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How much does a knife cost?
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It costs ten forints. So do the spoon and the fork.
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Please give me six knives, six forks and six spoons.
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Do you want a small or a large spoon?
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I want a small one.
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That's 180 forints altogether.
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Here's the money.
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Thank you. Goodbye.

Conversation Practice 4

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Good day!
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Good day!
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I'd like a box of aspirin.
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Here you are. Do you want anything else?
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I want a bottle of antiseptic also.
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That's 15 forints altogether.
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I'd like some shaving soap also.
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You can get shaving soap only in a perfumery.
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Is there a perfumery here somewhere?
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There's one in the third building to the left.
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Thank you.
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Don't mention it.

Narrative

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The Johnsons live in Buda in a big house.
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Every room is nicely furnished.
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They only have to buy a few lamps and a radio.
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Mrs. Johnson goes shopping.
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She wants to buy a new summer dress.
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She also wants to look at children's clothes and children's shoes.
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There are many nice shops on Petőfi Sándor Street.
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There are nice dresses in the show windows.
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The shops are small, not big department stores.
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Mrs. Johnson goes there first.
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In one shop she finds a very nice but expensive dress.
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There are good boys' clothes in the Pioneer Store.
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There she buys grey trousers and a jacket.
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She finds a nice skirt in the State Store.
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She looks at shoes in a MASZEK shop.
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Then in a pharmacy she buys aspirin, bandage and antiseptic.
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She wants to buy soap also, but you can get that in the perfumery.

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She sees a radio and a lamp in the show window.
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The children's room still needs a few pictures and lamps.
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There are already beds and cabinets.
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She buys a nice Hungarian picture and a lamp.
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There's a china shop on Louis Kossuth Street.
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There she buys six Herend cups and plates.
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Then Mrs. Johnson goes to a small restaurant for lunch.
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Johnson is already there.
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The waiter right away brings two glasses of water.
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They ask for cold ham, bread and two cups of cold tea.
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Two men and two girls are sitting there too.
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The men are tall and skinny.
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The girls are pretty.
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The men are English.
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The girls are Hungarian.

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Johnson is traveling to Vienna next week.
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He wants to buy cigarettes there too.
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It's hard to get American cigarettes in Budapest.
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The Hungarian cigarettes are very strong.
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Mr. Molnár asks for cigarettes too.
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He smokes a lot too.