Situational role-play .............................................................................

Szitucis szerepjtk
Starting a conversation ......................................................................... Beszlgets kezdemnyezse
Excuse me. Can I tell / ask you something? .......................................... Elnzst! Mondhatok / Krdezhetek valamit?
Can I talk to you for a moment? ............................................................ Beszlhetnnk egy percre?
Can I have a word? ................................................................................ Vlthatnnk nhny szt?
Asking for directions / information ...................................................... tbaigazts / Informlds
Excuse me. How do I get to ... ?............................................................. Elnzst! Hogyan jutok a ?
Is there a (post offtce) near here? ........................................................... Van egy ( posta ) a kzelben?
Could you tell me the way to ... ?........................................................... Megmondan az utat a hoz?
I'd like to know..., please. ....................................................................... Szeretnm tudni, krem
Do you know (where the bus stop is)? ................................................... Tudja, hogy ( merre van a buszmegll) ?
And there is one more thing I'd like to know. ........................................ s mg valami, amit tudni szeretnk
And you wouldn't know ..., would you?................................................. Tudja, hogy ugye?
Giving directions ................................................................................... tbaigazts
Go straight ahead. .................................................................................. Menjen egyenesen elre.
Turn left / right. ...................................................................................... Forduljon balra / jobbra.
Take the first / second turning on your right / left. ................................. Forduljon az els / msodik sarkon jobbra / balra.
Go past (the school). .............................................................................. Menjen el a / az ( iskola ) mellett.
Keep going until you get to ... ................................................................ Menjen, amg el nem jut a hoz.
Go along (Green Street) as far as the traffic lights. ................................ Menjen vgig a (Green street en ) a jelzlmpkig.
Then ... ................................................................................................... Aztn
You need to ( turn left / right ) ... ........................................................... Le kell fordulnia ( balra / jobbra ).
Expressing opinions ............................................................................. Vlemny kinyilvntsa
Apologising............................................................................................ Mentegetzs
(I'm) sorry for (sg / doing sg). ............................................................... Sajnlom, hogy
I'm really sorry. ..................................................................................... Igazn sajnlom.
I'm awfully sorry. .................................................................................. Borzasztan sajnlom.
I apologise. ............................................................................................. Elnzst krem.
Making a request ................................................................................... Kvnsg kifejezse
Can / Could you ... ? .............................................................................. Tudna ?
Would you mind (doing sg)?.................................................................. Nem bnn, ha ?
Do you think you could ... ? ................................................................... Meg tudn tenni, hogy ?
Do you think you could possibly... ? ...................................................... Esetleg megtudn tenni, hogy ?
Will you?............................................................................................ Megtenn, hogy ?
Agreeing to a request ............................................................................ Kvnsg elfogadsa
OK. / All right. ....................................................................................... OK. Minden rendben.
Yes, sure. .............................................................................................. Igen, hogyne.
Certainly. ............................................................................................... Persze.
Refusing a request ................................................................................. Kvnsg elutastsa
Sorry, but... ........................................................................................... Sajnlom, de
I can't really... ........................................................................................ Nem igazn tudom
I'm afraid I can't... .................................................................................. Attl tartok, nem tudom.
Making suggestions / arrangements to meet ........................................ Javaslatttel / tallkoz megszervezse

Are you doing anything on ... ? ............................................................ Csinl valamit -n?

Would you like to (do sg)? ................................................................... Szeretnl ( csinlni )?
Do you fancy (sg / doing sg)? ............................................................... Volna kedve -hez?
Why don't we (do sg)? ........................................................................... Mirt nem ?
Lets (do sg). ......................................................................................... Csinljunk -t.
How / What about (doing sg)?............................................................... Mit szlna a -hoz?
I was wondering if you'd like to (do sg)? .............................................. Azon tndtem, nem volna-e kedve a -hez?
It would be great if we (did sg). ............................................................ Nagyszer lenne, ha
Accepting suggestions / arrangements to meet .................................... Javaslat elfogadsa / tallkoz megszervezse
(Yes,) I'd love to. ................................................................................... Igen, szeretnk
(Yes,) I'd be glad / happy to. ................................................................. Igen, boldog lennk, ha
Sure, why not? ....................................................................................... Hogyne, mirt ne?
Sounds good to me. ............................................................................... Jl hangzik.
Great! .................................................................................................... Nagyszer!
Yes, that would be (great /good / useful / excellent). ............................ Igen, nagyszer / j / hasznos / kivl lenne.
Yes, (I think) that's a good idea. ............................................................ Igen, szerintem j tlet.
That's a great idea! ................................................................................ Nagyszer tlet!
That's a good / an excellent suggestion! ................................................ J / kivl javaslat!
Yes, that's probably the best option. ...................................................... Igen, valsznleg ez a legjobb alternatva.
That would / could be fun / interesting. ................................................. Trfs / rdekes lenne.
Rejecting suggestions / arrangements to meet ..................................... Javaslat visszautastsa / tallkoz megszervezse
Sorry, but I can't. ................................................................................... Sajnlom, de nem tudok
Sorry, but I'm busy on ... ....................................................................... Sajnlom, de elfoglalt vagyok -kor.
Sorry, but I've got to (do sg). ................................................................. Sajnlom, de kell csinlnom.
I'm afraid I can't. .................................................................................... Attl flek, nem tudok.
That's a good idea, but... ........................................................................ J tlet, de
I'd love to, but........................................................................................ Szeretnm, de
I don't think so, (because ...). ................................................................. Nem hiszem, mert
Well, I'd rather (do sg)........................................................................... Nos, n inkbb
Yes, but don't you think it would be better to (do sg)? .......................... Igen, de nem gondolja, hogy jobb lenne, ha
Asking for help ..................................................................................... Segtsg krse
Could you (do sg)? ................................................................................ Meg tudn?
Would you mind (doing sg)? ................................................................. Nem bnn,ha
Can you help me, please? ...................................................................... Tudna nekem segteni, krem?
Could you give / lend me a hand? ......................................................... Tudna nekem segteni?
Offering something............................................................................... Ajnlat
Would you like (a biscuit)? ................................................................... Szeretne ( egy kekszet )?
How about (a cup ofcoffee)? ................................................................. Mit szlna ( egy cssze kvhoz )?
Fancy (a drink)? .................................................................................... Volna kedve ( egy italhoz )?
I'll do it for you...................................................................................... Megteszem nnek.
Shall I help you to (do sg)? ................................................................... Segtsek a -ben?
How can I help (you)? ........................................................................... Hogyan segthetek ( nnek )?
Accepting an offer ................................................................................ Ajnlat elfogadsa
Yes, please. / Thanks. ............................................................................ Igen, krem. Ksznm.
Thank you very much. That's very kind of you. .................................... Nagyon ksznm. Nagyon kedves ntl.
That would be lovely, thank you. .......................................................... J lenne, ksznm.
Asking for permission .......................................................................... Engedly krse
Could I ... ( do sg. )?? ............................................................................ Megtehetnm, hogy?

Is it OK / all right if I ... ? ...................................................................... ( Az ) rendben van, ha n?

Do you mind if I (do sg)? ...................................................................... Bnja, ha n?
Would you mind if I (did sg)? ............................................................... Bnn, ha n?
Would it be OK if I (did sg)? ................................................................ Rendben lenne, ha n?
I was wondering if I could ... ? ............................................................... Azon tndtem, hogy -nk-e?
Giving permission ................................................................................. Engedlyezs
Yes, of course. ...................................................................................... Igen, termszetesen.
Yes, sure. ............................................................................................... Igen, hogyne.
Yes, that's fine. ...................................................................................... Igen, rendben van.
No, that's fine. ........................................................................................ Nem, j gy.
No, go ahead. ......................................................................................... Nem, folytasd.
No problem. ........................................................................................... Nem problma.

She seems / appears to be (happy) ... ..................................................... ( Boldognak ) tnik.

On the right / left there is ...................................................................... A bal / jobb oldalon van egy
At the top / bottom there are ... .............................................................. Fell / alul vannak
In the top right-hand corner there seems to be ... ................................... A jobb fels sarokban gy tnik, hogy
In the foreground / background ... ........................................................ Az eltrben / httrben
I think they represent ... ......................................................................... Szerintem azt mutatjk, hogy
The image reminds me of / makes me think of ... .................................. A kp emlkeztet egy -re.
The setting is ... ..................................................................................... A tj
Talking about statistics ......................................................................... Statisztikai elemzs

Sorry, but... ............................................................................................ Sajnlom, de

I'm afraid that's not possible. .................................................................. Attl tartok, nem lehetsges.
I'd rather you didn't (if you don't mind). ................................................ Azt szeretnm, ha n inkbb nem (ha nem bnja ).

Most ... .................................................................................................. A legtbb

The vast majority of ... .......................................................................... A tlnyom tbbsge a -nek.
Nearly half / all (of the respondents) ... ................................................. Kzel fele / egsze ( a vlaszadknak ).
Less than half of ... ................................................................................ Kevesebb, mint fele a
Nearly a third of ... ................................................................................ Kzel harmada a
A quarter of ... ....................................................................................... Negyede a
Hardly any ... ......................................................................................... Alig nhny
Compared to ... it's (ten times ) more (likely ) ... ................................... Viszonytva a -hoz, ( tzszer valsznbb ), hogy
The contrast between (air travel) and (sea travel) is (in) significant. ..... Az ellentt a (lgi s tengeri kzl.) kztt jelents

Asking for advice................................................................................... Tancs krse

Explaining what something is .............................................................. Krlrs.

What do you think I should do? ............................................................. Mit gondol? Mit kne tennem?
Do you think I should ... ? ...................................................................... n szerint nekem kne?
Can I ask your opinion about something? .............................................. Krhetem a vlemnyt valamirl?

It's something that (covers the window). You can (pull it). ................... Ez olyasvalami, ami az (ablakot takarja). Lehzhat
It's a kind of (bed) that you can (sit on when you want to watch TV). .. Ez olyan (gy), melyen (lhetnk, ha TV-t ak. nzn.)
It's (a box) made of (wood) where (somebody keeps ...) ....................... Ez egy (doboz) amely (fbl) kszlt, ahol az emb..

Giving advice ......................................................................................... Tancsads

Speculating ........................................................................................... Tallgats

I think you should / ought to ... .............................................................. Szerintem nnek -t kne

If I were you, I'd (do sg). ........................................................................ Ha az n helyben lennk,
Have you thought about (doing sg)? ...................................................... Gondolt mr arra, hogy?
Have you considered (doing sg)? ........................................................... Fontolgatta mr, hogy?
Why don't you ... ? ................................................................................. Mirt nem?
You might enjoy (doing sg). .................................................................. Biztosan j lenne, ha n
You could ( do sg. )................................................................................ Megtehetn, hogy

(I guess) they might / could be (brother and sister). .............................. Szerintem ( testvrek ) lehetnek.
It must be (some kind of a machine). .................................................... Ez biztosan ( valamifle gp ).
She is probably (more than 17). ............................................................ Valsznleg ( tbb, mint 17 ).
She can't be (on holiday), because ... ..................................................... Nem valszn, hogy ( nyaral ), mert
She could be ... or ... .............................................................................. lehet, hogy vagy
He looks as if ... ..................................................................................... gy nz ki, mintha
It's not clear if ... .................................................................................... Nem vilgos, hogy vajon
It looks like (they're friends). ................................................................ gy nz ki, hogy ( bartok ).
They seem (to be in love). ..................................................................... gy tnik, hogy ( szerelmesek ).
I imagine they're ... ................................................................................ Azt gondolom, hogy k
I expect that she's .................................................................................. gy szmtom, hogy
I wonder if he's ... .................................................................................. Csodlkoznk, ha

Refusing permission .............................................................................. Engedly visszautastsa

Saying thanks ........................................................................................ Ksznetnyilvnts

Thanks a lot. / Many thanks. .................................................................. Nagyon ksznm.
Thank you very much. ........................................................................... Nagyon ksznm.
That was / is very kind of you. ............................................................... Nagyon kedves ( volt ) ntl.

Debate ................................................................................................... Vita

Responding to thanks ............................................................................ Reagls ksznetre
Not at all. ............................................................................................... Nincs mit.
No problem. ........................................................................................... Nem gond.
Don't mention it. .................................................................................... Szra sem rdemes.
Any time. ............................................................................................... Brmikor.
That's OK. .............................................................................................. Rendben.
You're welcome. .................................................................................... Szvesen.
It's a pleasure. / My pleasure. ................................................................. rlk.
Picture- or statistics-based discussion ................................................ Kp illetve statisztikai elemzs
Describing a picture ............................................................................. Kplers
In the picture I can see ... ....................................................................... A kpen ltok
The picture shows ... .............................................................................. A kp bemutat
They look (tired). ................................................................................... ( Fradtnak ) tnnek.

Ordering arguments ............................................................................. rvek rendszerezse

To start with, ... ..................................................................................... Kezdetnek
First of all, ... / Firstly, ... ....................................................................... Mindenek eltt, / Elszr is
Secondly, ... ........................................................................................... Msodsorban
Another thing is that ... .......................................................................... Egy msik dolog pedig
On the one hand ... but on the other hand ... .......................................... Egyrszt msrszrl viszont
On the other hand, ... ............................................................................. Msrszrl viszont
The main reason is ................................................................................ A f rv az, hogy
Another reason is ... ............................................................................... Egy msik ok pedig
Well, the thing is that... ......................................................................... Nos, az a dolog ami
It's also true that ... ................................................................................ Szintn igaz az is, hogy
And on top of that ................................................................................. s radsul
And finally ... ........................................................................................ Vgezetl
Giving examples ................................................................................... Pldlzs

For example, ... / For instance, ... .......................................................... Pldul

To give you an idea, ... .......................................................................... Hogy kpet kapjon
One example of this is ... ....................................................................... J pldja ennek az, hogy
Look at the case of... .............................................................................. Nzzk azt az esetet, amikor
Summarising ......................................................................................... sszegzs
So what it comes down to is ... ............................................................... Teht ami ebb kvetkezik az az, hogy
The point I'm trying to make is ... .......................................................... Ahov ki akarok lyukadni az az, hogy
Let me just recap what's been said so far. .............................................. Hadd sszegezzem, ami ezidig elhangzott
In short ... ............................................................................................... Rviden
In other words ... .................................................................................... Ms szavakkal
To sum up ... .......................................................................................... sszegezve
Asking for someone's opinion............................................................... Vlemnykrs
What do you think (of / about ... )? ....................................................... Mit gondolsz ( -rl )?
Have you considered ... ? ....................................................................... Fontolgatta mr azt, hogy?
What's your view / opinion /take on..... ? .............................................. Mi a nzete / vlemnye / felfogsa?
Don't you agree that ... ?......................................................................... Egyetrt, hogy?
Expressing opinions .............................................................................. Vlemny nyilvmts
I think (that) ... ....................................................................................... Azt gondolom, hogy
In my view / opinion, ... ......................................................................... Nzetem / vlemnyem szerint
I'm convinced / positive that... ............................................................... Meg vagyok rla gyzdve, hogy
To my mind, ... ....................................................................................... Nekem
Personally, I think ... .............................................................................. Szemly szerint gy gondolom, hogy
As I see it, .... ......................................................................................... Ahogy n ltom
From my point of view, ... ...................................................................... Az n szemszgembl
As far as I'm concerned, ... .................................................................... Amennyire engem rint,
I don't think ... ........................................................................................ Nem gondolom, hogy
I don't really know (if) ...................................................................... Nem igazn tudom, hogy
I'm not sure (about / if) ... ....................................................................... Nem vagyok biztos abban, hogy
I don't have a strong / definite opinion about that. ................................. Nincs konkrt vlemnyem arr, hogy
Agreeing / Accepting the other person's viewpoint .............................. Egyetrts / Msok vlemnynek elfogadsa
Yes, I agree (with you). .......................................................................... Igen, egyetrtek ( nnel ).
I completely agree. ................................................................................. Teljesen egyetrtek.
I couldn't agree with you more. .............................................................. Nem tudnk jobban egyetrteni nnel.
That's exactly what I think. .................................................................... Pontosan ez az, amire n is gondolok.
My point exactly. ................................................................................... Pontosan gy gondolom.
I know. ................................................................................................... Tudom.
I can go along with that. ......................................................................... Azonosulni tudok vele.
(I think) you're right. .............................................................................. ( Szerintem ) igaza van.
Right. / That's right. ............................................................................... Helyes.
True. / That's true. .................................................................................. Igaz.
Absolutely. ............................................................................................. Teljes mrtkben.
Exactly ................................................................................................... Pontosan.
I suppose so............................................................................................ gy vlem.
Disagreeing ........................................................................................... Ellenvlemny kinyilvntsa
Yes / True, but ....................................................................................... Igen / Igaz, de
I'm afraid I disagree / can't agree with you. ............................................ Attl flek, nem rtek egyet nnel.
I take / see your point, but... ................................................................... rtem az n nzpontjt, de
I see what you mean, but... ..................................................................... rtem, amit gondol, de
I'm not sure about that. ........................................................................... Nem vagyok biztos benne.

I'm not sure that's true / correct / right. .................................................. Nem vagyok biztos, hogy ez igaz / korrekt / helyes.
I'm not sure I can accept that. ................................................................ Nem vagyok benne biztos, h. el tudom fogadni, h
I agree to some extent, but... .................................................................. Bizonyos mrtkig egyetrtek, de
There might be some truth in that, but... ................................................ Lehet nmi igazsg a dologban, de
I can't agree / go along with that. ........................................................... Nem tudok egyetrteni / azonosulni azzal, hogy
I disagree. .............................................................................................. Nem rtek egyet.
I don't see why / how. ............................................................................ Nem rtem, hogy mirt / hogyan
You must be joking! .............................................................................. Most biztosan viccel.
Surely you don't think that .................................................................... Bizonyra nem n sem gondolja, hogy
Actually, ... ............................................................................................ Valjban, .
Other useful functions ......................................................................... Egyb hasznos kifejezsek
Responding to what someone has said ................................................. Reagls az elhangzottakra
Do you? / Are you? / Is it? (the appr. question tag from the statement) Tnyleg? / Igazn? / Valban? (A mondatnak megf.)
That's interesting. Really? ..................................................................... Ez rdekes. Valban?
I see. ...................................................................................................... rtem.
Oh, OK. ................................................................................................. Oh, ok.
Playing for time .................................................................................... Idnyers
Let me see.... ......................................................................................... Hadd nzzem.
Well, let me think. ................................................................................ Hadd gondolkodjam.
Hm, let me think about that for a moment. ............................................ Hadd gondoljam vgig egy pillanatra.
I'll have to think about it. ....................................................................... Gondolkodnom kell rajta.
How shall / can I put it?......................................................................... Hogy is mondjam?
What's the word for it? .......................................................................... Mi is a j sz r?
Asking for clarification / Saying you don't understand ...................... Visszakrdezs / Nemrts kifejezse
Pardon?.................................................................................................. Tessk?
Sorry? .................................................................................................... Sajnlom, de
Sorry, I didn't quite catch that................................................................ Sajnlom, de nem igazn rtettem.
Sorry, I missed that................................................................................ Sajnlom, lemaradtam.
Do you mean ... ?................................................................................... gy rti, ?
Does this mean ... ? ............................................................................... Ez annyit jelent, hogy?
Can you say it / that again, please? ........................................................ Mondan mgegyszer?
Would you mind repeating that, please? ................................................ Megismteln, krem?
Could you repeat that more slowly, please? .......................................... Megismteln ezt lassabban, krem?
Could you spell that, please? ................................................................. Betzn, krem?
Useful linkers ....................................................................................... Hasznos ktszavak
Copulative ............................................................................................ Kapcsolatos
and ......................................................................................................... s
not only but also ............................................................................... nemcsak, hogy hanem
neither nor ........................................................................................ sem sem pedig
furthermore ............................................................................................ tovbb
besides ................................................................................................... emellett
likewise ................................................................................................. szintn
moreover ............................................................................................... azonfell
Disjunctive ........................................................................................... Vlaszt
or ........................................................................................................... vagy
either or ............................................................................................ vagy vagy
else ........................................................................................................ klnben
otherwise ............................................................................................... ellenkez esetben

Adversative ........................................................................................... Ellenttes

but .......................................................................................................... de
yet .......................................................................................................... de azrt
however.................................................................................................. azonban
nevertheless ............................................................................................ mindazonltal
none the less ........................................................................................... mindamellett
whereas .................................................................................................. noha
while ...................................................................................................... mg
Resultative ............................................................................................ Kvetkeztet
so ............................................................................................................ gy
therefore ................................................................................................. ezrt
thus......................................................................................................... gy teht
hence ...................................................................................................... ennlfogva
accordingly............................................................................................. ennek megfelelen
consequently .......................................................................................... kvetkezskpp