Advice and clear commands
Polite commands take third-person forms: , , . Familiar equivalents are , , . A definite mouth object uses the definite command; generic water/fruit uses indefinite.
A since phrase can be . Until adds -ig: . A noun like describes being at rehearsal. is an explained I got soaked past form needed for the visit.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Ilona, drink water, politely. | ||
| Ilona, drink water, politely. | ||
| Lili, drink water. | ||
| Lili, drink water. | ||
| Ilona, eat fruit, politely. | ||
| Ilona, eat fruit, politely. | ||
| Lili, eat fruit. | ||
| Lili, eat fruit. | ||
| I have been ill since Saturday. | ||
| I have been ill since Saturday. | ||
| You need to stay in bed until Saturday. | ||
| You need to stay in bed until Saturday. | ||
Ilona néni, igyon vizet.Ilona, drink water, politely.
Lili, igyál vizet.Lili, drink water.
Ilona néni, egyen gyümölcsöt.Ilona, eat fruit, politely.
Lili, egyél gyümölcsöt.Lili, eat fruit.
Szombat óta beteg vagyok.I have been ill since Saturday.
Szombatig ágyban kell maradni.You need to stay in bed until Saturday.
For ongoing illness, Hungarian uses the present with : . The doctor’s room uses formal address. In her doctor role-play, Lili also deliberately imitates formal commands and questions, even though she normally uses familiar address.
The temperature chunk means thirty-seven point five. Here separates the whole-number part from the decimal part.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
, .
Ilona, drink water, politely.
, .
Lili, drink water.
, .
Ilona, eat fruit, politely.
, .
Lili, eat fruit.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Ilona néni, vizet.
Ilona, drink water, politely.
Lili, vizet.
Lili, drink water.
Ilona néni, gyümölcsöt.
Ilona, eat fruit, politely.
Lili, gyümölcsöt.
Lili, eat fruit.
Szombat beteg vagyok.
I have been ill since Saturday.
ágyban kell maradni.
You need to stay in bed until Saturday.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Ilona néni, gyümölcsöt.
Ilona, eat fruit, politely.
Lili, gyümölcsöt.
Lili, eat fruit.
Szombat beteg vagyok.
I have been ill since Saturday.
ágyban kell maradni.
You need to stay in bed until Saturday.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Ilona, drink water, politely.
Lili, drink water.
Ilona, eat fruit, politely.
Lili, eat fruit.
I have been ill since Saturday.
You need to stay in bed until Saturday.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Ilona, drink water, politely.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Ilona, drink water, politely.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Lili, drink water.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Lili, drink water.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Ilona, eat fruit, politely.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Ilona, eat fruit, politely.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Lili, eat fruit.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Lili, eat fruit.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
