Hungarian Basic Course, Unit 8: Külföldi diplomaták Budapesten

Basic Sentences I

1
How long have you been here in Hungary, Consul?
Konzulconsul
úr,Mr., sir, gentleman
miótasince when
vanI'm busy, I've something to do
Magyarországon?in Hungary
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I've been here for three months.
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Is your family also in Budapest?
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Not yet. I'm expecting them now.

mióta: since when

5
Are they coming from America by ship or plane?
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By plane.
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Where are they starting from?
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They're flying from New York to Vienna. I'm meeting them in Vienna.

Honnan: from where
velük: with them

9
How are you going to Vienna? By train?
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I don't know for sure. Either by train or by car.
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I can imagine how happy you are that your family's coming.
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Yes, I'm very happy that they'll be here at last.
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How long have you been here in Hungary, Consul?
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I've been here for three months.
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Is your family also in Budapest?
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Not yet. I'm expecting them now.
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Are they coming from America by ship or plane?
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By plane.
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Where are they starting from?
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They're flying from New York to Vienna. I'm meeting them in Vienna.
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How are you going to Vienna? By train?
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I don't know for sure. Either by train or by car.
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I can imagine how happy you are that your family's coming.
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Yes, I'm very happy that they'll be here at last.

vagy: either ... or
mennyire: how
boldog: happy
végre: at last, finally

Basic Sentences II

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How's your son?
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Thank you, he's fine. He was in Russia, but he's studying now at the University of Szeged.
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Has your daughter also (already) been abroad?

külföldön: abroad

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Yes, she's been abroad many times. As a sportswoman she goes often to other countries. She has already been in East Germany, Sweden and Italy also. She's coming home next week from France.

sokszor: many times, frequently, often
Mint: as, like
sportoló: sportsman, athlete

29
I suppose your daughter plays tennis?
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Yes, she does. She takes part in nearly every international tournament.
31
Is she married?

Majdnem: nearly, almost
nemzetközi: international
van: she's married

32
Yes. Her husband works in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He's in the press department.
33
Then I'll surely meet them sometime.

A: ministry

Basic Sentences III

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Tell me, who's the gentleman coming out of the other room now?
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That's the Swedish Military Attaché.
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Is his wife here also?

svéd: Swedish, Swede
katonai: military
attasé: attaché

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No, she isn't here. I believe she's arriving from Sweden on Monday.

hétfőn: on Monday

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And who are those people chatting with him now?
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That's the French Minister and his wife.
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And that beautiful woman standing next to the attaché?

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That's the wife of the Italian Chargé d'Affaires.

olasz: Italian
ügyvivő: chargé d'affaires

42
Are there only Western diplomats here?

nyugati: western

43
Oh, no. Do you see those gentlemen in the corner? One of them is the Russian press attaché; the other is a Polish journalist. A Turkish Legation secretary's chatting with them.
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Are they drinking cognac?
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I believe they're drinking Tokay wine. Shall we not have some also? There's some there on the table.
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Tell me, who's the gentleman coming out of the other room now?
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That's the Swedish Military Attaché.
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Is his wife here also?
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No, she isn't here. I believe she's arriving from Sweden on Monday.
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And who are those people chatting with him now?
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That's the French Minister and his wife.
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And that beautiful woman standing next to the attaché?
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That's the wife of the Italian Chargé d'Affaires.
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Are there only Western diplomats here?
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Oh, no. Do you see those gentlemen in the corner? One of them is the Russian press attaché; the other is a Polish journalist. A Turkish Legation secretary's chatting with them.
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Are they drinking cognac?
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I believe they're drinking Tokay wine. Shall we not have some also? There's some there on the table.

Ó: oh
sajtóattasé: press attaché
újságíró: journalist
a: legation secretary
tokaji: Tokay (wine)

Basic Sentences IV

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I see many people are leaving already. What time is it?
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It isn't late yet. It's only five minutes past ten.
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At what time do you want to leave?
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I'll be going at half past ten.
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I see many people are leaving already. What time is it?
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It isn't late yet. It's only five minutes past ten.
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At what time do you want to leave?
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I'll be going at half past ten.

sokan: many (people)
múlt: past, last
órakor: at ... o'clock

Basic Sentences V

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Do you see that gentleman now saying goodby to the hostess? He's the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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Are there many here from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?
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Not many. The chief of the political section and one or two department heads are here.

háziasszonytól: from the hostess
külügyminiszter: Minister of Foreign Affairs
politikai: political
osztályvezető: department head

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Is the Under Secretary of State also here?
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No, he isn't here. I believe he's in Poland.
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Do you see that gentleman now saying goodby to the hostess? He's the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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Are there many here from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?
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Not many. The chief of the political section and one or two department heads are here.
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Is the Under Secretary of State also here?
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No, he isn't here. I believe he's in Poland.

Basic Sentences VI

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What are you going to do this summer?
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We want to spend our summer vacation at the Balaton this year. Perhaps in Földvár.
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Have you already been at the Balaton?

ezen: on this
nyaralni: to spend the summer holidays, pass the summer
idén: this year

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Of course! We always have a good time there. The children also like the Balaton very much. On that side the water isn't deep.
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What do you do all day long?

Hogyne: of course
Azon: on that
a: side
mély: deep

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The children play in the water. My wife swims or goes boat riding; however, I lie under the trees and sleep.
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When do you plan to go?
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We'll go in June, the end of the month. Then it will (already) be warm enough.
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What are you going to do this summer?
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We want to spend our summer vacation at the Balaton this year. Perhaps in Földvár.
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Have you already been at the Balaton?
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Of course! We always have a good time there. The children also like the Balaton very much. On that side the water isn't deep.
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What do you do all day long?
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The children play in the water. My wife swims or goes boat riding; however, I lie under the trees and sleep.
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When do you plan to go?
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We'll go in June, the end of the month. Then it will (already) be warm enough.

alatt: under

Notes on Grammar: 'Ik' Verbs

Verbs that end in -ik

Teniszezik. She plays tennis. A férje dolgozik. Her husband works. Hétfőn érkezik. She arrives on Monday.

Most verbs have no ending in the he and she form of the present: mond, he says. An ik verb is a verb whose he and she form ends in -ik.

Most ik verbs differ from other verbs only in the singular. Most are intransitive, so they have only the indefinite form.

The I form ends in -m

A feleségem úszik vagy csónakázik, én pedig fekszem a fák alatt és alszom. My wife swims or goes boat riding. I lie under the trees and sleep.

In the I form an ik verb ends in -m: fekszem, fázom, érkezem. Some speakers say -k: fázok, érkezek. The -m form is more common and is preferred.

The table gives the present of five ik verbs. The singular rows hold the forms that differ from other verbs.

Eat and drink are ik verbs too

Azt hiszem, tokaji bort isznak. I believe they're drinking Tokay wine.

Enni, to eat, and inni, to drink, are ik verbs. They are transitive, so they also have definite forms: eszem, I eat it, issza, he drinks it.

The second table gives the definite forms of enni and inni in the present.

'Ik' Verbs, 1 of 5

'Ik' Verbs, 2 of 5

'Ik' Verbs, 3 of 5

'Ik' Verbs, 4 of 5

'Ik' Verbs, 5 of 5

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She plays tennis.
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Her husband works.
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She arrives on Monday.
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He says goodby.

A. 'Ik' Verbs

Teniszezik.  She plays tennis.
A férje dolgozik.  Her husband works.
Hétfőn érkezik.  She arrives on Monday.
Búcsúzik.  He says goodby.

The above sentences from the dialog of this unit all contain examples of a small group of verbs that do not fit into the pattern of conjugation of most other verbs we have had thus far. The characteristic of these verbs is the ending -ik of the third person singular present, in contrast to the "zero" ending of the regular type of verb. Most 'ik' verbs are irregular only in the singular. The majority of them are intransitive and so are inflected only in the indefinite form. Two examples of 'ik' verbs are listed in Unit 4. Although Enni and Inni in that unit are classified as irregular, they may also be identified as 'ik' verbs. Since these two are transitive, they have both definite and indefinite forms.

The following examples give the patterns for the conjugation of the present tense of 'ik' verbs:

fázni | érkezni | ugrani | fürdeni | feküdni
fázom
(fázok) | érkezem
(érkezek) | ugrom
(ugrok) | fürdöm
(fürdök) | fekszem
(fekszek)
fázol | érkezel | ugrasz
(ugorsz) | fürdesz
(fürödsz) | fekszel
fázik | érkezik | ugrik | fürdik | fekszik
fázunk | érkezünk | ugrunk | fürdünk | fekszünk
fáztok | érkeztek | ugrotok
(ugortok) | fürdötök
(fürödtök) | feküsztök
fáznak | érkeznek | ugranak
(ugornak) | fürdenek
(fürödnek) | fekszenek
(feküdnek)
(feküsznek)

The definite forms of the present of ENNI and INNI are:

ENNI | INNI
eszem | iszom
eszed | iszod
eszi | issza
esszük | isszuk
eszitek | isszátok
eszik | isszák

Note: In the speech of some Hungarians you will find a tendency to use the -k ending instead of the -m in the first person singular present indefinite of ik verbs. However, the -m ending is more prevalent and is considered preferable.

Notes on Grammar: The Infinitive

The infinitive ends in -ni

Leül olvasni. He sits down to read. A konyhába megy főzni. She's going into the kitchen to cook.

The ending -ni makes the infinitive: olvasni, to read, főzni, to cook. As in English, it often follows another verb.

Hol kell leszállni? Where do I have to get off? Maga hány órakor akar elmenni? At what time do you want to leave?

The infinitive as a noun

Jobb adni, mint kapni. It's better to give than to receive. Nagyon kellemes úszni. It's very pleasant to swim.

The infinitive is a verbal noun. It can stand where a noun stands, as in English: to swim is pleasant. Nem jó egész nap aludni. It isn't good to sleep all day.

A vowel before -ni

Most verbs add -ni to the stem with nothing between: várni, látni, adni, ülni.

Some add the auxiliary vowel -a- or -e- first: mondani, küldeni, segíteni, érteni. In most of them, three consonants would otherwise stand together. Hungarian has such clusters only at the start of a word.

These verbs take the auxiliary vowel before any ending that begins with a consonant: mondasz, mondanak. The table gives the present of five of them.

The Infinitive, 1 of 4

The Infinitive, 2 of 4

The Infinitive, 3 of 4

The Infinitive, 4 of 4

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He sits down to read.
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She's going into the kitchen to cook.
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They're helping her to buy a dress.
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Where do I have to get off?
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It isn't good to sleep all day.
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It's very pleasant to swim.
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It's better to give than to receive.

B. The Infinitive

In the preceding examples of conjugation, and on numerous other occasions in your Hungarian lessons thus far, you have come across verb forms ending in -ni. This ending identifies a verb form as an 'infinitive', a form corresponding to the basic English verb form preceded by the word 'to', as for example, 'to go', 'to be', and 'to have'.

For most verbs in Hungarian, the infinitive ending is attached directly to the root, as állni, fázni, várni, látni, adni, főzni, ülni.

For other verbs an auxiliary vowel (-a- or -e-) is required before the infinitive ending -ni: mondani, küldeni, tanítani, segíteni, érteni. In this class of verbs the auxiliary vowel breaks up what would otherwise in most cases comprise a cluster of three consonants, a combination not occuring in Hungarian except in word-initial position. Note in the examples of this type of verb inflected in the chart below that an auxiliary vowel is required before any suffix beginning with a consonant. (However, note that when the verb stem ends in d and the ending begins with t, the d may be assimilated in pronunciation with the auxiliary vowel dropping out.)

One common use of the infinitive in Hungarian corresponds to its English use as a dependent infinitive, that is, associated in a construction with another verb:

Leül olvasni. He sits down to read.
A konyhába megy főzni. She's going into the kitchen to cook.
Segítenek neki ruhát venni. They're helping her to buy a dress.
Hol kell leszállni? Where do I have to get off?

The infinitive is a verbal noun and occurs in many nominal uses, for example, as the object of a verb:

Nem jó egész nap aludni. It isn't good to sleep all day.
Nagyon kellemes úszni. It's very pleasant to swim.
Jobb adni, mint kapni. It's better to give than to receive.

Notes on Grammar: The Suffixes -ból, -ből and -n, -on, -en, -ön and Telling Time

Into and out of

New Yorkból Bécsbe repülnek. They're flying from New York to Vienna. A jövő héten jön haza Franciaországból. She's coming home next week from France.

The suffix -ba or -be means motion into a place. The suffix -ból or -ből means motion out of it, from the inside of it.

Both go with verbs of motion: jön ki a másik szobából, coming out of the other room.

In and on

Ott van az asztalon. There's some there on the table.

The suffix -ban or -ben means in, inside of. The suffix -n means on, on top of, over. It has the forms -on, -en and -ön: asztalon.

Both go with verbs that do not show motion. A gyerekek a vízben játszanak. The children play in the water.

Words that take -n for in

De most Szegeden tanul az egyetemen. But he's studying now at the University of Szeged.

With Magyarország, some Hungarian cities and a few other words, -n means 'in'. Magyarországon, in Hungary. Budapesten, in Budapest. Szegeden, in Szeged. Földváron, in Földvár. Külföldön, abroad.

The table lists the words met so far that take -n for 'in'.

The Suffixes -ból, -ből and -n, -on, -en, -ön, 1 of 2

The Suffixes -ból, -ből and -n, -on, -en, -ön, 2 of 2

Half of the way to the next hour

Fél tizenegykor megyek. I'll be going at half past ten. Fél tizenegy is half of the way to eleven.

English counts from the hour that is past. Hungarian counts toward the next hour.

Negyed kettő is 1:15, a quarter of the way to two o'clock. Fél is half past. Háromnegyed, three quarters, is a quarter to the next hour.

Minutes past a quarter

Csak öt perccel múlt tíz. It's only five minutes past ten.

In everyday speech the time is told by the quarter hour. Minutes, perc, past, múlt, are counted from the nearest quarter or half.

Egy perccel múlt negyed tizenegy is 10:16. Két perccel múlt fél három is 2:32. Hat perccel múlt háromnegyed hat is 5:51.

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1:05
104
10:16
105
2:32
106
5:51

C. The Suffixes -ból, -ből and -n, -on, -en, -ön

The suffix -ból (-ből) contrasts with -ba (-be) in that whereas -ba (-be) indicates motion into, -ból (-ből) basically means out of, from the inside of. (Both suffixes are used with motion verbs.)

The suffix -n (-on, -en, -ön) contrasts with -ban (-ben) in that while -ban (-ben) means in, inside of, -on (-en, -ön) signifies on, on top of, over. (Both suffixes are used with verbs that do not indicate motion.)

Note: When the suffix -n (-on, -en, -ön) is used with Magyarország (Hungary), with certain Hungarian cities and a few other words, it corresponds in meaning to the word 'in' in English. In addition to Magyarország, the following words that we have had thus far require this suffix to express 'in':

Buda | külföld | követség | észak | tél
Pest | állomás | konzulátus | dél | nyár
Szeged | tér | egyetem | kelet | hét
Földvár | környék |  | nyugat |

D. Telling Time

Some of the patterns Hungarians use in telling time are based on quite a different concept from that of English. For instance, when Americans verbalize the time expressed by the figures 1:15, we have the past hour in mind and usually say 'a quarter past one' or 'one-fifteen'. Hungarians, on the other hand, use the hour following as a point of reference, and say negyed kettő - 'a quarter of the way to two o'clock'. Likewise, 'half past' in Hungarian is expressed by fél - 'half' of the way to the next hour. 'Quarter to (of)' is háromnegyed - 'three quarters' of the way to the next hour. Thus our concept of telling time uses the past a great deal as a point of reference, while the Hungarian is more apt to look to the future in verbalizing the time.

In colloquial speech Hungarians reckon time according to the quarter hour, as suggested above. Minutes (perc) after or past (múlt) the hour will be given in relation to the nearest quarter or half. Thus, the pattern for

öt perccel múlt egy.  1:05
egy perccel múlt negyed tizenegy.  10:16
két perccel múlt fél három.  2:32
hat perccel múlt háromnegyed hat.  5:51

Notes on Grammar: The Suffix -kor

At a time: -kor

Maga hány órakor akar elmenni? At what time do you want to leave? Fél tizenegykor megyek. I'll be going at half past ten.

The suffix -kor means 'at'. It goes only on words for time. Ötkor, at five o'clock. Máskor, at another time. Mikor, when.

It has one form for back and front vowels alike. The word it is added to does not change.

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At what time?
108
At five o'clock.
109
When?
110
At another time.

E. The Suffix -kor

The ending -kor meaning 'at' has occurred many times in basic sentences of preceding units. It is always used with reference to time, and so can occur only with expressions indicating time. Note that -kor is not affected by the rule of vowel harmony, so its form is invariable. Note also that there is no modification of the stem to which it is added.

Hány órakor?  At what time?
Ötkor.  At five o'clock.
Mikor?  When?
Máskor.  At another time.

Substitution Drill

111
It's on the cabinet.
112
It's there on the table.

113
It's there on the table.
114
Is there something on the book?
115
What's on the door?

116
What's on the wood?
117
How long have you been in Budapest?

118
How long have you been in Budapest?
119
How long have you been in Russia?

120
She's arriving from Sweden on Monday.
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We'll probably go in June.

122
We'll probably go in June.
123
Are they coming from America by plane?
124
He's coming out of the room.

125
He's coming out of the room.
126
The girl is running out of the garden.
127
I see the car from the window.

128
I see the car from the window.
129
We get out of the car.

130
We get into the car.
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My wife swims.

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My wife swims.
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I sleep.
134
She comes home at half past six.

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She comes home at half past six.
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We leave at a quarter past twelve.
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I'll go home at a quarter to four.

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I'll go home at a quarter to four.
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They arrive at six.
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It is 6:02.

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It is 6:02.
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It is 5:35.

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It is 5:35.
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It is 5:16.

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It is 12:47.
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It is 1:01.

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It is 1:01.

Variation Drill

148
There are two children on the hill.
149
There are some Hungarian soldiers on the train.
150
Is there a name on the door?
151
He's studying in Budapest.

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He's studying in Budapest.
153
The child is coming out of the water.
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I see the café from the window.
155
The girl's going from the room to the kitchen.

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The girl's going from the room to the kitchen.
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He's arriving from Sweden on Monday.
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Eve swims a lot.
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My sister comes home at half past six.

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My sister comes home at half past six.

Transformation Drill

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A lány beszalad a szobába.
The girl runs into the room.
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Kiveszem a zsebkendőt a táskámból.
I take the handkerchief out of my bag.

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Kiveszem a zsebkendőt a táskámból.
I take the handkerchief out of my bag.

Translation Drill

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The American Consul has been in Hungary since last year.
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His wife has been there only three months.
166
The Military Attaché is expecting his family now.
167
They're arriving from America on Thursday.
168
They're departing from New York by ship.
169
They're coming to Budapest from Germany by train.
170
The Military Attaché's going to Vienna and meeting them there.
171
He's going to Vienna by train.
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He's very happy that his family's coming.
173
He's eagerly awaiting them.
174
Szabó's son is studying at the University of Szeged.
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He has been abroad many times.
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As a sportsman he often travels to foreign countries.

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He has already been in Turkey, Greece and Poland.
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Next month he goes to Finland.
179
He takes part in many international tournaments. He plays tennis.
180
His daughter is married.
181
Her husband works in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
182
He's the secretary of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
183
You will surely meet him soon.
184
A gentleman's coming out of the other room.
185
He's the French Legation Secretary.
186
His wife isn't here; she's arriving from Paris on Wednesday.
187
A beautiful woman's standing next to the Swedish Charge d'Affaires.
188
The wife of the Italian Military Attaché is chatting with him.
189
Not only are there some Western diplomats there, but some Eastern ones also.

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The two gentlemen who are chatting in the corner are the Polish Minister and a Russian journalist.
191
Now a Turkish diplomat is going there.
192
They're not drinking cognac but Tokay wine.
193
The wine and the cognac are on the table. We're going to try the Tokay wine also.
194
It's late. Many people are leaving already.
195
The Minister of Foreign Affairs is saying goodby to the hostess.
196
There aren't many from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here.
197
The department heads and the chief of the political section are here.
198
The Under Secretary of State is in Russia. He's spending his summer vacation there.
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We want to spend our summer vacation at the Balaton this year.
200
The children always have a good time at the Balaton.
201
My wife lies on the shore and sleeps. I, on the other hand, swim or go boat riding.
202
We're going on our summer vacation the end of June.
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In June, July and August it's always good and warm at the Balaton.

Response Drill

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What's there on the table?
205
What's there on the chair?
206
What's new in Hungary?
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Where are they coming from?
208
Where are you starting from?
209
Where's the airplane coming from?
210
Where's the bus coming from?
211
Where's the train coming from?
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Where are the children coming from?

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Where are the children?
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Where are the children going?
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From where are you expecting a letter?
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From where is your wife writing?
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Where are you going?
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Where are you?
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How long have you been in Budapest?
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Are you going to New York next week?
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Are you starting from New York on Tuesday?

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Is your friend arriving on Thursday?
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Are you going to Baltimore by train?
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Are you happy that your family's coming?
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Have you ever been abroad?
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Does your wife like to be abroad?
227
Have you ever been in any athletic tournaments?
228
Do you usually take part in international tournaments?
229
Have you ever been in Italy?
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Do you know Turkey?

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Which way is east?
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Are there many people working at the American Legation in Budapest?
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How many secretaries are there at the American Legation?
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Is there also a (woman) secretary at the American Legation?
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Are you a legation secretary?
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When will you be a legation counselor?
237
How many military attachés are there in Budapest?
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How many journalists are there in New York?
239
How many legations are tnere in Washington?

240
Are there ambassadors also in Washington?
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When will you be a minister?
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Do you know the Secretary of State?
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In which section do you work in the State Department?
244
Where have you been this summer?
245
Where are you going to spend the summer vacation?
246
Do you like boat riding?
247
What sort of legations are there in Washington?
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Are there only Western diplomats in Washington?

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Are there Eastern diplomats also in Washington?
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How many Eastern diplomats are there in Washington?
251
Are you leaving for France on Wednesday?

Conversation Practice 1

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Who is that couple talking in the corner?
253
That's the English military attaché and his wife.
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How long have they been in Hungary?
255
I think since last year.
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Is the English minister here too?
257
As far as I know, he isn't in Budapest. He's in London. But the chargé d'affaires of the legation is here.

Conversation Practice 2

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What does your brother do?
259
He works in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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In which department does he work?
261
In the political department.
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Has your brother been abroad?
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Many times already. Right now he's in Turkey.
264
When is he coming home from Turkey?
265
I think next week.

Conversation Practice 3

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Who are those who are getting out of the car now?
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That's a French legation secretary and his family.
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Are there many people at the French legation?
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There aren't many.
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Who is the head of the French legation?
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The minister. If he isn't here, then there's a chargé d'affaires.
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Do you know the French minister?
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Yes, I do. He's a very pleasant man.

Conversation Practice 4

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What is your daughter doing?
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She's in Sweden at an international tennis tournament.
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Does she play tennis too?
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Yes. She plays in almost every tournament.
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Is she married?
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Yes. Her husband is an Italian legation counselor.
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Do they live in Budapest?
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No, they live in Vienna.

Conversation Practice 5

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How is your wife?
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Thank you, she's very well. She's spending the summer in Földvár.
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In Balaton-Földvár or in Duna-Földvár?
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In Balaton-Földvár.
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How long has your wife been there?
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Since June.
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Does she like to spend the summer there?
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Yes. She swims, goes boating and plays tennis a lot.
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And the children?
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They like it there very much too. On that shore the water isn't deep. They play in the water all day.
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Don't you usually go down?
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Why, yes. I go down every Sunday.

Narrative

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The capital of Hungary is Budapest.
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The ministries and the legations are in Budapest.
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The head of a legation is the minister.
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If there's no minister, or if the minister isn't there, then the chargé d'affaires is the head of the legation.
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Every legation has a military attaché, a press attaché, a legation counselor and one or two legation secretaries.
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Of course there are clerks and secretaries in the legation too.
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The head of a consulate is the consul.
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In Budapest there are many eastern and many western diplomats.
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The doyen of the diplomatic corps is the Russian minister.
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Budapest is a very beautiful city.
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It lies on both sides of the Danube.
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Pest is on one side, and Buda is on the other side.
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In Pest are the ministries, the legations and the department stores.
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In Pest are the Parliament, the Cathedral, the City Park and many museums.
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In Buda are Castle Hill, Gellért Hill and Liberty Hill.
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On Castle Hill are the Matthias Church and the Fishermen's Bastion.
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There are many beautiful old houses in Buda.
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People like to live in Buda.

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In Budapest there are many beautiful hotels, restaurants and cafés.
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In many restaurants music plays.
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Foreign diplomats go there to listen to gypsy music and drink Hungarian wines.
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The diplomats have a very good time in Budapest.
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They play a lot of tennis and golf.
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One can play golf on Liberty Hill.
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The diplomats spend the summer either abroad or at the Balaton.
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The Balaton is a beautiful big lake.
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Its water is clean and blue.
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White ships sail on the blue water: excursion boats and fishing boats.
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On one side the water isn't deep.
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The children like to spend the summer on that side.
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They're in the water all day, or they play on the shore.
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And the people swim, go boating, fish, or do nothing; they just lie on the shore and chat.
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They're spending the summer.