Hungarian Basic Course, Unit 5: Johnsonék vacsorára mennek

Basic Sentences I

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The Blacks have invited an American couple, the Johnsons, for supper.
Feketéékblack; black coffee
vacsorárafor supper
hívtakyou, they invited
egya, an; one
amerikaiAmerican
házaspárt,married couple
Johnsonékat.the Johnsons
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Mr. Johnson brings flowers for the hostess.

vacsorára: for supper
hívtak: you, they invited
visz: you carry, take; he, she, it carries, takes
háziasszonynak: to the lady of the house

Basic Sentences II

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I kiss your hand, Madam! Let me introduce my wife, Eve. I don't believe you've met yet.

Bemutatom: I introduce
találkoztak: you, they met

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Welcome to our home! My husband often speaks about you. Please sit down.
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How do you like Budapest, Madam?

Isten: God
hozta: you, he, she, it brought
férjem: my husband
magukról: from you

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I like it very much. There are trees and gardens everywhere in the city. And so many beautiful flowers in every garden!
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Yes, the city is very beautiful in the springtime.

Mindenhol: everywhere, all over
tavasszal: in spring

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It's beautiful not only in spring but in the fall also.

Nemcsak: not only
ősszel: in the autumn

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There are many hills and forests in the vicinity.

hegy: mountain, hill
erdő: forest, woods
környéken: in the vicinity

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Do you often go hiking in the mountains?

Szoktak: you, they usually
kirándulni: to make, to go on an excursion

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Yes. On Sundays we always go up into the mountains. The children like to fish in the creek.

Vasárnap: Sunday, on Sunday
mindig: always
halászni: to fish

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Would you like some beer or cognac?
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Thank you very much, but I don't drink anything.
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And you, Mr. Johnson? What will you have?
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I want some beer.

iszom: I drink
iszik: you drink; he, she drinks

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What's the latest in the United States?
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There's no news. Everything is just as before.
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What a lovely, big apartment this is!
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I'm glad you like it. Where do you live?

újság: news

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On Kossuth Lajos Street. But I don't like to live there, because the kitchen isn't modern. We're looking for another apartment.

mert: because
konyha: kitchen
modern: modern
másik: other

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There's a house for rent on this street; with a big garden behind the house.
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How many rooms are there in the house?

Ebben: in this
kiadó: for rent, to let
mögött: behind

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I believe there are six or seven: a dining room, a living room, a study, three bedrooms, and, of course, a kitchen and a bathroom.

ebédlő: dining room
nappali: living room
dohányzó: smoker
hálószoba: bedroom
természetesen: of course, naturally
fürdőszoba: bathroom

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I'm going to look at it tomorrow. Perhaps it'll be suitable. May I have the address?
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26 Költő Street. But now let's go into the dining room. Dinner's ready.
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(They go into the dining room.)
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The Blacks have invited an American couple, the Johnsons, for supper.
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Mr. Johnson brings flowers for the hostess.
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I kiss your hand, Madam! Let me introduce my wife, Eve. I don't believe you've met yet.
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Welcome to our home! My husband often speaks about you. Please sit down.
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How do you like Budapest, Madam?
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I like it very much. There are trees and gardens everywhere in the city. And so many beautiful flowers in every garden!
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Yes, the city is very beautiful in the springtime.
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It's beautiful not only in spring but in the fall also.
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There are many hills and forests in the vicinity.
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Do you often go hiking in the mountains?
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Yes. On Sundays we always go up into the mountains. The children like to fish in the creek.
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Would you like some beer or cognac?
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Thank you very much, but I don't drink anything.
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And you, Mr. Johnson? What will you have?
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I want some beer.
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What's the latest in the United States?
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There's no news. Everything is just as before.
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What a lovely, big apartment this is!
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I'm glad you like it. Where do you live?
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On Kossuth Lajos Street. But I don't like to live there, because the kitchen isn't modern. We're looking for another apartment.
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There's a house for rent on this street; with a big garden behind the house.
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How many rooms are there in the house?
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I believe there are six or seven: a dining room, a living room, a study, three bedrooms, and, of course, a kitchen and a bathroom.
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I'm going to look at it tomorrow. Perhaps it'll be suitable. May I have the address?
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26 Költő Street. But now let's go into the dining room. Dinner's ready.
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(They go into the dining room.)

megnézem: I look at
Költő: poet
Kész: ready

Basic Sentences III

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What beautiful roses there are in the vase!
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I put fresh flowers in the vases every day.

Mindennap: every day, daily
friss: fresh
teszek: I put

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I saw a black piano in the other room. Who plays it?
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My wife does.

zongorázik: you play; he, she plays the piano
játszik: you play; he, she plays

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Does she play modern or classical music?
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Classical for the most part. But we have a phonograph and some modern records in the other room.

klasszikus: classic, classical
Főleg: mainly, especially
lemez: record
lemezjátszó: phonograph

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Do you have folksongs also? I like Hungarian folksongs and gypsy music very much.

szeretem: I like

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Unfortunately we don't have any. But I'll be happy to play some Hungarian songs on the piano.

nincsenek: there aren't; you, they aren't
játszom: I play
zongorán: on the piano

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Let's go out into the garden. The view from there is lovely. There we'll have some ice cream and something to drink.

ki: out
Onnan: from there
kilátás: view, sight
eszünk: we eat
iszunk: we drink

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Thank you, I never eat ice cream.
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And you, Madam? Will you have a little ice cream?
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Yes, thank you.
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Would you like some apricot brandy, Mr. Johnson?

eszem: I eat
sohasem: never
Eszik: you eat; he, she eats

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Thank you, a small amount.
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To your health!
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(They drink.)
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(Johnson looks at his watch.)

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It's very late, half past eleven already. I'm afraid we'll have to go home.
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Thank you very much for the delightful evening. I hope that you also will come to visit us soon.
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What beautiful roses there are in the vase!
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I put fresh flowers in the vases every day.
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I saw a black piano in the other room. Who plays it?
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My wife does.
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Does she play modern or classical music?
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Classical for the most part. But we have a phonograph and some modern records in the other room.
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Do you have folksongs also? I like Hungarian folksongs and gypsy music very much.
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Unfortunately we don't have any. But I'll be happy to play some Hungarian songs on the piano.
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Let's go out into the garden. The view from there is lovely. There we'll have some ice cream and something to drink.
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Thank you, I never eat ice cream.
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And you, Madam? Will you have a little ice cream?
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Yes, thank you.
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Would you like some apricot brandy, Mr. Johnson?
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Thank you, a small amount.
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To your health!
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(Johnson looks at his watch.)
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It's very late, half past eleven already. I'm afraid we'll have to go home.
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Thank you very much for the delightful evening. I hope that you also will come to visit us soon.

késő: late
tizenkettő: half past eleven
tizenkettő: quarter past eleven
tizenkettő: quarter to twelve
haza: home
köszönjük: we thank
minket: us

Notes on Pronunciation: Hungarian c and Hungarian s

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nyolc - rác - élc - férc - léc
Practice 1.
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nyolcvan - kilencven - polctól - férctől - lecke
Practice 1.
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biccen - moccan - icce - uccu - saccol
Practice 1.
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tárca - mérce - élces - fércel - március
Practice 1.
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Mici - deci - éca - ecet - dacos
Practice 1.
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cár - cím - cipő - cukor - cifra
Practice 1.
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cakk - cucc - ceruza - cucli - cikk
Practice 1.
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semmi - sovány - sör - sárga - sport - steril - stílus
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ismerni - vásárolni - városok - feleség - egyenesen - testvér - füstöl
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Párizst - és - kis - piros - Budapest - magas - friss
Practice 2.

Notes on Pronunciation: Hungarian s and Hungarian l

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lassan - fusson - orvossal - tessék - frissen - siessen - mossa
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lakik - levél - lusta - liba - lőszer
Practice 3.
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elég - ülő - alatt - kelet - tolat
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fal - föl - kel - áll - tál
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mellett - üllő - állunk - kellett - tollat
Practice 3.

Notes on Grammar: The Suffixes -ban, -ben and -ba, -be

In and into are suffixes

Mi van a bőröndben? What's in the suitcase? Menjünk az ebédlőbe. Let's go to the dining room.

English says 'in' and 'into' with separate words. Hungarian adds a suffix to the noun. -ban or -ben means 'in', the place where a thing is. -ba or -be means 'to' or 'into', with a verb of motion.

Vowel harmony chooses between -ban and -ben: a bőröndben, a folyóban, in the river.

Final a and e become long

Milyen gyönyörű rózsák vannak a vázában! What beautiful roses there are in the vase!

The suffix goes on the nominative. A final a or e becomes á or é first: váza, vázában.

In the plural the suffix goes on the plural form: Mindennap friss virágot teszek a vázákba. I put fresh flowers in the vases every day.

In the city, into the city

Autóbuszok járnak a városban. There are buses moving in the city. Autóbuszok járnak a városba. There are buses moving into the city.

-ban or -ben means inside a space. The verb usually shows no motion. Where it does, the motion stays inside the space.

-ba or -be means motion from outside a space to its inside: Bécsbe megy. He's going to Vienna.

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What's in the suitcase?
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In the State Store there are some fairly good suits.
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They like to fish a lot in the river.
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What's the latest in the United States?
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Do you usually go on hikes to the mountains?
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The boy goes to the English grammar school.
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Let's go to the dining room.
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I put fresh roses in the vases.
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The students are in the restaurant.
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There are buses moving in the city.
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He's going to Vienna.
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There are buses moving into the city.

A. The Suffixes -ban, -ben and -ba, -be

We have already seen how Hungarian expresses many grammatical concepts, for example, person, number and case, by the addition of suffixes to a single root or stem. This pattern of structure, which seems strange to English speakers, is found in many other languages. In this unit we are concerned with two additional sets of suffixes which indicate structural relationships which are expressed in English by separate words. The examples below show how Hungarian and English differ in expressing the concept represented in English by the words 'in', 'into' and 'to':

Mi van a bőröndben? What's in the suitcase?
Az Állami Áruházban elég jó ruhák vannak. In the State Store there are some fairly good suits.
Nagyon szeretnek halászni a folyóban. They like to fish a lot in the river.
Mi újság az Egyesült Államokban? What's the latest in the United States?
Szoktak kirándulni a hegyekbe? Do you usually go on hikes to the mountains?
A fiú az angol elemibe jár. The boy goes to the English grammar school.
Menjünk az ebédlőbe. Let's go to the dining room.
Friss rózsákat teszek a vázákba. I put fresh roses in the vases.

Note that in these sentences -ban (or -ben) corresponds to English 'in' and -ba or -be to English 'to' or 'into'. That is, -ban (-ben) indicates 'in' (showing place where), while -ba (-be) with verbs of motion indicate movement 'into' a place or area.

The suffixes -ba or -be and -ban or -ben are added to the "basic form" of the noun except when that form ends in -a or -e, in which case these vowel sounds are lengthened into á or é before the suffix.

For the plural the -ban, -ben, and the -ba, -be suffixes are added to the plural basic form, the formation of which is outlined in Unit 3.

The drawing below illustrates the distinction in meaning between -ban, -ben and -ba, -be:

-Ban, -ben means 'in, within, inside' an enclosure or space. The verb of the statement in which it is used usually does not indicate motion; however, if it does, the motion is confined within the area as defined by the suffixed noun:

A tanulók a vendéglőben vannak. The students are in the restaurant.
Autóbuszok járnak a városban. There are buses moving in the city.

-Ba, -be means 'to, into'. It is generally used in conjunction with a verb expressing motion from outside to the inside of or into an area or enclosure:

Bécsbe megy. He's going to Vienna.
Autóbuszok járnak a városba. There are buses moving into the city.

Notes on Grammar: The Present Tense of Some Irregular Verbs and How to Say 'Is Not' and 'Are Not' in Hungarian

Six verbs with irregular stems

Köszönöm szépen, én nem iszom semmit. Thank you very much, but I don't drink anything. És maga, Johnson úr? Mit iszik? And you, Mr. Johnson? What will you have?

Iszom and iszik belong to inni, 'to drink'. Their stem does not look like the infinitive. These verbs are irregular mainly in their stems. Their endings mostly follow the usual pattern.

The table gives enni, menni, venni, inni, vinni and jönni in all six persons. In the plural, every ending is regular: eszünk, esztek, esznek.

The Present Tense of Some Irregular Verbs, 1 of 3

The Present Tense of Some Irregular Verbs, 2 of 3

The Present Tense of Some Irregular Verbs, 3 of 3

Nincs is the negative of van

A gyerek nincs az iskolában. The child isn't in school. Nincs kert a városban. There's no garden in the city.

The negative of van is nincs or nincsen. The negative of vannak is nincsenek: Kovácsék nincsenek az ebédlőben. The Smiths aren't in the dining room.

Every other negative takes nem

Nem vagyunk éhesek. We're not hungry. The other forms of lenni take nem before the verb, as any verb does.

An equational sentence has no verb, so nem alone makes it negative: A konyha nem elég modern. The kitchen isn't modern enough.

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The child isn't in school.
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There's no garden in the city.
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The Smiths aren't in the dining room.
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There aren't any beautiful flowers in the vases.
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We're not hungry.
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The kitchen isn't modern enough.
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The gentlemen are not students.

B. The Present Tense of Some Irregular Verbs

Note that the main irregularities of the verbs below occur in their stems. The personal endings for the most part follow a pattern, and are entirely regular in the plural.

ENNI | MENNI | VENNI | INNI | VINNI | JÖNNI
eszem (eszek) | megyek | veszek | iszom (iszok) | viszek | jövök
eszel | mész (mégy) | veszel | iszol | viszel | jössz
eszik | megy | vesz | iszik | visz | jön
eszünk | megyünk | veszünk | iszunk | viszünk | jövünk
esztek | mentek | vesztek | isztok | visztek | jöttök
esznek | mennek | vesznek | isznak | visznek | jönnek

C. How to Say 'Is Not' and 'Are Not' in Hungarian

A gyerek nincs az iskolában.  The child isn't in school.
Nincs kert a városban.  There's no garden in the city.
Kovácsék nincsenek az ebédlőben.  The Smiths aren't in the dining room.
Nincsenek szép virágok a vázákban.  There aren't any beautiful flowers in the vases.
Nem vagyunk éhesek.  We're not hungry.
A konyha nem elég modern.  The kitchen isn't modern enough.
Az urak nem tanulók.  The gentlemen are not students.

As seen in the sentences above, the negative forms corresponding to van and vannak are nincs (or nincsen) and nincsenek respectively. For all other persons of lenni ('to be') the usual rule for the formation of the negative applies: nem before the verb. (However, keep in mind that in an equational sentence where there is no verb, the negative is expressed by nem alone.)

Substitution Drill

A word for behind that follows its noun

A ház mögött nagy kert van. Behind the house there is a big garden.

Mögött means 'behind'. English puts 'behind' before its noun, as a preposition. Mögött comes after its noun: a ház mögött.

A word that does the work of an English preposition but follows its noun is a postposition. The noun before it stays in the nominative: ház.

Home and at home

Haza megy? Are you going home? Otthon vannak. They're at home.

Haza and otthon both mean 'home'. They differ as oda and ott do. Haza goes with motion, stated or implied. Otthon means at home, with no motion.

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What's in the box?
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There's nothing in the cup.

D. The Concept of Postpositions: Mögött

Note that in the sentence, A ház mögött kert van, the word mögött has the same use as the English word 'behind'. Since the word 'behind' comes before the word to which it relates, it is classified as a 'preposition'. Because the Hungarian word mögött comes after the noun to which it relates, it is called a 'postposition'. In Hungarian the 'object' of a postposition is in the basic form. The general concept of the postposition in Hungarian will be analyzed in a subsequent unit.

E. Distinction Between Haza and Otthon

Besides its common meaning of 'fatherland', 'native country', haza also has the connotation of 'to one's own home or residence'. It is distinguished in use from otthon (which also means 'home'), in the same way as ott differs from oda: haza is used only where motion is expressed or implied; otherwise otthon is required: Haza megy? 'Are you going home?'; otthon vannak 'they're at home.'

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There's nothing in the cup.
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The child is in the kitchen.
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The child isn't in the garden.

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The child isn't in the garden.
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Kovács is reading in the dining room.
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Eve isn't reading in the kitchen.

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What's new in the United States?
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Eve's going into the kitchen.
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I'm going into the garden.

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I'm going into the garden.
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We're going to Vienna tomorrow.
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They go into the house.
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It's half past eleven.

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It's half past eleven.
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It's quarter past eleven.

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It's quarter past eleven.
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It's quarter to twelve.
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It's half past nine.

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It's half past nine.

Variation Drill

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The little girl's in the school.
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The little girl isn't in the school.
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There's no garden in the city.

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Eve isn't a student.
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Peter's reading in the dining room.
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John isn't reading in the dining room.

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John isn't reading in the dining room.
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The children aren't good in school.
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There are no clean plates in the cabinets.
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The children aren't in the garden.

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The children aren't in the garden.
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John goes to the café to eat dinner.
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I'm putting glasses into the cabinet.
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What are you putting into the cabinet?

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What are you putting into the cabinet?
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I'm not eating ice cream in the restaurant.
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I'm drinking a glass of wine.

Substitution Drill, part II

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I put flowers in the vase.
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Mary buys a warm coat.

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The Szabós are taking a present.
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We're in Vienna for two weeks.

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Peter doesn't believe everything.
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The Johnsons are going to Hungary.
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Szabó is coming to America.

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I don't eat ice cream.
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The men drink brandy.

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Eve is very glad.
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Mary is bringing a child.

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John is shopping in the city.

Transformation Drill

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Bort kérek.
I want wine.
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Fáradt vagyok.
I'm tired.

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Fáradt vagyok.
I'm tired.
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János éhes.
John is hungry.
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A gyerek a kertben van.
The child is in the garden.

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A gyerek a kertben van.
The child is in the garden.
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A gyerek az iskolába megy.
The child is going to school.

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A gyerek az iskolába megy.
The child is going to school.
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A gyerekek a kertben vannak.
The children are in the garden.
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A hölgyek a kertben esznek.
The ladies are eating in the garden.
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A kislány az iskolában van.
The little girl's in the school.

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A kislány az iskolában van.
The little girl's in the school.
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A víz nem meleg.
The water isn't warm.

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A víz nem meleg.
The water isn't warm.
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A poharak nem tiszták.
The glasses aren't clean.
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A gyerek haza megy.
The child is going home.

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A gyerek haza megy.
The child is going home.

Translation Drill

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John Molnár goes to Washington.
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Washington is in the United States.
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Washington is a large, beautiful city.
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There are trees and gardens everywhere in the city.
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There are many flowers in every garden.
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The city is very beautiful in spring and in fall.
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But the summer is very hot.
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At first the Molnárs live in a hotel.
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But the hotel is too expensive.
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They look for an apartment.
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They find a house for rent on a beautiful street.
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There's a large garden behind the house.
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There are many rooms in the house: a dining room, a living room, two bedrooms, a children's room, two bathrooms and a kitchen.

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The Molnárs are going there to live.
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Mrs. Molnár likes to sit in the garden.
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There are red roses in the garden.
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Mrs. Molnár puts fresh roses in the vases every day.
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In the living room there is a piano.
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Mrs. Molnár plays the piano a lot.
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She plays Hungarian songs and modern music.
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The children go to an American school.
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The two little girls go to the grammar school, and the two boys, to the high school.
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The schools in Washington are beautiful and modern.
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On Sundays the Molnárs always go out for a ride.
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There are hills and forests in the vicinity.
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There's a little creek in a valley.

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Molnár and the boys fish in the creek.
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Mrs. Molnár and the girls take a walk in the valley.
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There are many beautiful flowers in the valley.
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The Molnárs take lots of flowers home.
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There's a little restaurant in the forest.
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There's a big garden behind the restaurant.
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In the garden there are green tables and chairs.
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Men, women, and children sit in the garden.
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The Molnárs go into the restaurant.
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The waiter brings cold water right away.
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Molnár wants cold beer, Mrs. Molnár wants cold coffee, and the children want cold milk.
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It's very pleasant to sit in the garden. The view from there is lovely.
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It's a beautiful evening; it isn't too hot.
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It's late. The Molnárs pay and go home.

Response Drill

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What's in the room?
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Who's in the house?
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What's in the glass?
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Who's in the restaurant?
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Who's in the school?
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Is the school American?
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Is the student Hungarian?
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Are there good students in the school?
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What's in the low cabinet?

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Aren't there cups in the kitchen cabinet?
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How many students are there in the school?
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How many vases are there in the smoker?
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Where's the cabinet in the room?
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Where do the children go to school?
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Where is Eve?
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Where is Eve going?
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When does the train start for New York?
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When are you going to the movie?

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Where are you having dinner? In the restaurant?
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Are you going to the restaurant to have dinner?
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Where are you living?
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How many rooms are there in the apartment?
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Where are you going?
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What kind of records are there in the shop?
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What kind of flowers are you putting into the vase?
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What kind of dish are you taking into the kitchen?
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What kind of glasses are you bringing into the dining room?

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What time is it?
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Is it Sunday?
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Is it summer already?
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Is it hot in Washington in the fall?
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Are there many trees in the garden?
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Are the trees pretty in the garden?
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Are there many rivers in the valley?
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Are there big rivers in the United States?
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What are the lakes like in the United States?

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Do you usually fish in the stream?
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What's the news in Washington?
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What kind of newspaper do you read?
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What are you putting into the box?
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Where's the phonograph?
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Are you playing the piano?
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Where's the piano?
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What do you want to drink? Apricot brandy or cognac?
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What are you looking for in the dining room?

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Are the Kovácses living in this house?
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Where will you be next week?
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How old are you?
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Where are you going next spring?
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What's the spring like in Hungary?

Conversation Practice 1

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How do you like Budapest?
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Very beautiful. There are lots of trees and gardens everywhere.
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What are the surroundings like? Are they beautiful too?
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Yes, they're beautiful too. There are many hills and forests in the vicinity.
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Do you usually go on hikes?
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Yes, in spring and in the fall we always go hiking in the mountains.
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What do you do in the mountains?
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The children fish in the creek. And we walk in the forest.

Conversation Practice 2

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I saw a piano in the living room. Do you play the piano?
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Unfortunately, I can't. My wife plays.
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What does she play? Hungarian songs?
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Yes, she plays mainly Hungarian songs. And modern music too.
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Doesn't she play the classics?
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Not those. But we have a phonograph, and there are classical records too.
295
Are there American records too?
296
We don't have those yet.

Conversation Practice 3

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What's their apartment like?
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Not very good. The rooms aren't cool enough.
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Here, on the third street, there's a big house for rent.
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Is the house old?
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Not old. Only five years old.
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How many rooms are there in the house?
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I don't know for sure. Perhaps six or seven.
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Is there a garden too?
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Yes, there's a big garden. There are many apricot trees behind the house.
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I'm going to look at it tomorrow. Perhaps it'll be suitable. I hope it won't be very expensive.
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I don't think so.

Conversation Practice 4

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Would you like a little apricot brandy?
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Thank you, but I never drink brandy.
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Perhaps a little ice cream?
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I'll have just a little.
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Would you like apricot or coffee ice cream?
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I'll have coffee ice cream.
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How do you like the view from here?
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Very beautiful. The city is lovely in the evening.
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What time is it?
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I'm afraid it's very late. We have to go home.

Narrative

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The Johnsons are visiting a Hungarian married couple, the Blacks.
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The Blacks live in a lovely big house.
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There's a big garden behind the house.
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There are many flowers in the garden.
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There are six rooms in the house: a dining room, a living room, a study, a children's room, two bedrooms, and of course a kitchen and a bathroom.
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There are tables, chairs and pictures in the rooms.
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There are two beds and a big mirror in the bedroom.
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There are little beds, chairs and tables in the children's room.
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A big black piano stands in the smoker.
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Mrs. Black plays the piano beautifully.
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She plays mainly classics, but she plays Hungarian songs too.
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In the other room there's a phonograph and many records.
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There are modern records too.
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Mrs. Johnson doesn't drink anything; Mr. Johnson wants a little beer.
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Mrs. Johnson says that they're looking for another apartment.
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Now they live on Louis Kossuth Street, but they don't like to live there.
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The kitchen isn't modern, and the apartment is small.
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There's a house for rent on Költő Street.
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Mrs. Black says that perhaps that one will be suitable.

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On Sunday the Johnsons and the Blacks go hiking in the mountains.
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In the mountains there are many rivers, creeks and lakes.
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It's pleasantly cool in the forest.
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The children like very much to fish in the creek.
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Then the two couples and the two children go into a restaurant.
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There's a garden behind the restaurant.
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There are tables and chairs in the garden.
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Men, women, boys and girls are sitting in the garden.
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They eat, they drink, they talk.
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The men drink Hungarian wine and eat cold ham.
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The women don't drink wine, only coffee.
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They put milk in the coffee too.
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The two children are eating ice cream.
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The gypsies are playing an old Hungarian song.
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It's a very pleasant evening; it's good to sit in the garden.