Oe ee ie = | Ee Phrase Dictionary A FEW WORDS FROM CHARLES BERLITZ Ss and Study Guide WORLD FAMOUS LINGUIST Let me introduce you to the cassette course you . have chosen to study. In it you will find the basic phrases needed for communication in this lan- U ‘guage. There are two important things to remem- ber about leaming a new language: Be Interested in the people, their country and language. Want to learn the language. Practice it as often as you can. Nothing Is more effective in creating a friendly atmo- sphere and nothing flatters people more than when a foreigner tries to speak their language. The voice on these cassettes will say a phrase in English, Then you will hear the translation of the phrase repeated twice. During the pause after the second repetition, repeat the phrase aloud. Try to imitate the pronunciation as nearly as you can. 0.910542.55.4 Read the words as they are spoken on the cas- sete and usa the guide to help you remember the words and pronounce them during the pauses. Remember, knowing the language is the best way of knowing the country and enjaying it more. Charles Bertitz Educational Services Washington, D.C.Developed by Judy K. Katons Produced and edited by Martha Fisher Recorded by Judy K. Katona, Ferenc Katona, and Dave Lorbs Published by Educational Services Corporation "1728 K Strat, N.W., Suite 408 ‘Washington, D.C. 20008 © 1980 Fa 8 Corporation, Washington, D.C. Al ight 1, No part of this book may be reproduc Im any form without permission from the publisher. All LANGUAGE/30 componente produced in the U.S.A. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PHONUNGIATION HINTS PRONUNCIATION OF HUNGARIAN VOWELS AND CONSONANTS GENERAL EXPRESSIONS: Salutations Visits and Introductions Inquires on the Street Everyday Expressions PERSONAL NEEDS Food : ‘At Amusement Places Atte Hotel At the Restaurant EMERGENCY SITUATIONS TIME, NUMBERS, COLORS Days of the Week Months of tho Year Soasons-Weather Time Numbers Colors COMMUNICATIONS At the Post Otfica At the Telegraph Oitice ‘The Telephone Handling Money ‘AtCustoms TRANSPORTATION Means of Transportation Railway Travel At the Airport Driving an Automobile ‘Automobile Maintenance 10 W 14 18 16 7 18 19 20 2 21 22 23 23 28 25 26 26 28SOCIAL CUSTOMS AND POLITE EXPRESSIONS. TYPICAL HUNGARIAN SPECIALTY DISHES ASIC HIINGARIAN GRAMMAR (ao nner) IMPORTANT SIGNS (not rcorded) VOCABULARY INDEX 30 32 Ey 36 98 Read the Introduction before turning on cassette side 1 INTRODUCTION Hungarian is spoken by approximately 10 million people in, Hungary, and close to 5 million Hungarians who have settled inthe United States and Canada. Also, millions live as ethnic, rminortiesin parts of Europe which earlierbelongedto Hungary and now belong to other Eastern European countries. The Hungarian language is completely unrelated to the more familiar Russian, Czech, Polish, or other Indo-European languages of Europe. In fact, its closest relatives - the Vogul and the Oetyak languages - are found in Siberia. It ic a member of the Finno-Ugrie branch of the Uralic language family Ugrie” comes from the Old Russian word Ugremeaning Hungarian’) to which Finnish also belongs. Other languages, in this family include Estonian, spoken in Estonia along the shores of the Baltic sea and the Gull of Finland, and the | app language, spoken in northern Scandinavia, Finland, and the ‘Kola peninsula in nonhern Russia Typical of Finno-Ugrian languages is the combining of components into a single word which expresses a single ‘meaning. These components are derived from other words ‘and combined with a variety of sounds or letters inserted into the wordor attached as prefixes or suffixes, thereby modifying the word to show, for example, verb tense. You will notice that Hungarian in particular will add suffixes to indicate these modifications. In Hungarian, there Is a conversational style to the language and an otticial style. The latter is the more formal language of rules, decisions, economic reports, etc. Conversational style + the language of everyday life - is stressed in this course. When you stan the cassette player. you will hear the pronunciation of the Hungarian vowels and consonants. You will then hear English phrases immediately translated into Hungarian. Each Hungarian phrase is repeated, then followed. by a pause. During the pause, say the Hungarian phrase aloud.