Lessons 2/3: Greeting/Meeting/Nationality

Question 1

How does one say hello?

Informally? To multiple people? Formally?

Answer 1

Szia or Helló - informal

Sziastok - multiple people

Csókolom - formally

Question 2

(I wish you) good morning!

Answer 2

Jó reggelt (kívánok)

Question 3

Good day!

Answer 3

Jó napot (kívánok)

Question 4

good evening

Answer 4

Jó estét (kívánok)

Question 5

Goodbye

(informal/abbreviated and formal)

Answer 5

Viszlát!

Viszonlátásra!

Question 6

Hungary/Hungarian

Answer 6

Magyarország

magyar

Question 7

France/French

Answer 7

Franciaország

francia

Question 8

Spain/Spanish

Answer 8

Spanyolország

spanyol

Question 9

Italy

Italian

Answer 9

Olaszország

olasz

Question 10

Germany

German

Answer 10

Némétország

német

Question 11

Sweden

Swedish

Answer 11

Svédország

svéd

Question 12

Greece

Greek

Answer 12

Görögország

görög

Question 13

Ireland

Irish

Answer 13

Írország

ir

Question 14

England

English

Answer 14

Anglia

angol

Question 15

America

American

Answer 15

Amerika

amerikai

Question 16

Austria

Austrian

Answer 16

Ausztria

osztrák

Question 17

Japan

Japanese

Answer 17

Japán

japan

Question 18

China

Chinese

Answer 18

Kína

kínai

Question 19

India

Indian

Answer 19

India

indiai

Question 20

Israel

Israeli

Answer 20

Izrael

izraeli

Question 21

Vietnam

Vietnamese

Answer 21

Vietnám

vietnámi

Question 22

Nice to meet you!

Answer 22

Nagyon örülök!

(literally “it’s very nice”)

Question 23

Where are you from?

Answer 23

Te honnan jössz?

(literally “you from come?”)

Question 24

I am from _____.

ex: I am from Sweden.

Answer 24

______ból/ből jövök.

ex: Svédországból jövök.

(literally “____from I come” or “Sweden from I come”)

Question 25

How are you?

Answer 25

**Hogy vagy?**

Question 26

I'm fine/well/good.

Answer 26

**Jól vagyok.** (literally "Well I am.")

Question 27

I'm okay.

Answer 27

**Megvagyok.**

Question 28

I'm not that well/in a bad mood.

Answer 28

**Nem vagyok túl jól.** (lit. "Not I am too well")

Question 29

Singular pronouns: * I * You * He/She * You (formal)

Answer 29

* **Én** - I * **Te** - you * **Ő** - he/she * **Ön** - you (formal)

Question 30

Thank you (very much).

Answer 30

**Köszönöm (szépen).**

Question 31

You're (very) welcome.

Answer 31

**(Nagyon) szívesen.**

Question 32

Sorry/Excuse Me

Answer 32

**Bocsánat** or **Elnézést**

Question 33

No problem

Answer 33

**Semmi baj **(lit. "nothing wrong") or **Nem probléma**

Question 34

Excuse me? Pardon me?

Answer 34

**Tessék**

Question 35

How do you decide when to use **-ból** vs. **-ből**?

Answer 35

Use **-ból** when word contains _any_ **mély** (deep) vowels: * **a, á** * **o, ó** * **u, ú** Use **-ből** when word contains _only_ **magas** (high) vowels: * **e, é** * **i, í** * **ö, ő** * **ü, ű**

Question 36

student

Answer 36

**diak**

Question 37

I don't understand.

Answer 37

**Nem értem.**

Question 38

Conjugate the verb "to come" for I, you, he/she and formal you. (As in: He comes from Berlin.)

Answer 38

én **_jövök_** te **_jössz_** ön/ő **_jön_** (Ő Berlinből jössz.)

Question 39

Who are you?

Answer 39

**Ki te vagy?**

Question 40

also

Answer 40

**is**

Question 41

and

Answer 41

**és**