Hungarian Heritage Review, 1990 (19. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1990-01-01 / 1. szám

Hungarian Classroom

EDITOR’S NOTE: It took us many months to track down a copy of MAGYAR READER by the late Endre Sebestyen which in our opinion offers one of the easiest ways to learn Hungarian. Originally published in 1948, the lessons to follow are reprints from this booklet.

TIZENEGYEDIK LECKE

The Magyar e is pronounced as the same letter is pronounced in the English words sure, assure, or the sh in shoot, cash, bashful.

OLVASÁS GYAKORLAT

A = lud = ni, kl = dás, ill = tak, kl = mos, ás, be = le, be = sö =

té = te = dik, biz = tos, el - e = sik, el = e = sett, el = ké = sik, el = só' e =

rtfs, e = sik, e = sö; es = te, é = hes, é = les, ép, hi = res, hoz, ho = zott, két =

töto, í = gér, is, is = ko = la, is = me = ret, Is = ten, ka = to = nák, ki = sa,

ke = re = kés, ke - rék, ke = re = két, ke = re = ken, ke = re = ki = ti, ke

= rek = re, ke = rés, ke = vés, ke = ve = set, kés, ke = séf, lett, ma = ga, más,

más = nak, meg = bot = lik, meg = bot = lőtt, meg se = git, mi = ért, mi = kor, mind, or = ra, pi = ros, Pis = ta, pos = tás, sá = ros, si - et, sír, sok, so

= kát, sor, test, u = tol = só, vak = ab = lak, vas, vá = lo = gat, vá = ros, vá- sár, ve = rém, ver = met, vi = Iá = gos, vi = Iá = gos = Ság.

LESSON ELEVEN

READING EXERCISE

S

VOCABULARY

SZÓJEGYZÉK

aludni = to sleep az áldás = the blessing, the bounty álltak = they stood álmos = sleepy ás = digs, is digging bele = into

besötétedik = gets dark, az esóf = the rain az este = the evening

este = in the evening éhes = hungry éles = sharp ép = whole, sound hires = famous, noted hoz = brings

hozott = brought kettdfn = on two ígér = promises is = also, too

darkens, is getting dark biztos = sure, certain elesik = falls, trips over

elesett = fell, tripped over elkésik = is late elstf = first erős = strong, firm esik = falls, is failing maga = self, own self más = other

másnak = to other megbotlik = stumbles

megbotlott = stumbled megsegit = helps, helps along, assists miért = why, what for mikor = when mind = all, everybody

az orra = his nose piros = red

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HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW

JANUARY 1990