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Cirmi első kulcsa
Cirmi’s first key
Module 10 · StayingGet to know the neighbours and practise what you've learned in a new story.
The storyA Saturday in June. At the market and then in the courtyard, the people who were there tell you and Lili how a tiny grey kitten found number 7, and whose key he took first.
New words in the story
- kiscica kitten
- megharapni bite; *megharapta* is the past definite form, bit it
- elnevezni give a name
- csendben silently
- másnap the next day
- tetszik is pleasing; past tetszett was pleasing
- cica cat; affectionate word

Tap a word to see what it means.
Június. Szombat reggel. Sokan vannak a piacon.
June. Saturday morning. There are lots of people at the market.
PéterJó napot! A hetes ház!
Hello! Number seven!
LiliCirminek halat kérek.
Fish for Cirmi, please.
PéterPersze. Már hosszú a számlája.
Of course. His bill is long already.
Régóta ismeri?
Have you known him a long time?
Régóta ismeri?
Have you known him a long time?

PéterIgen. Nagyon kicsi volt. Egy kiscica.
Yes. He was very small. A little kitten.
LiliCirmi is kicsi volt?
Was Cirmi small too?
PéterEgy reggel a piacra jött. Hideg volt.
One morning he came to the market. It was cold.
PéterVizes. Éhes. Olyan kicsi, mint a kezem.
Wet. Hungry. As small as my hand.
Mit csinált?
What did you do?
Mit csinált?
What did you do?

PéterHalat adtam neki. Az első számla!
I gave him fish. The first bill!
LiliMiért ilyen a füle?
Why is his ear like that?
PéterEgy nagy kutya megharapta a fülét.
A big dog bit his ear.
PéterEzért nem szereti a kutyákat.
That is why he does not like dogs.
KarimCirmi története? Én is ott voltam.
Cirmi’s story? I was there too.
KarimAz emberek halat és tejet adtak neki. Senki sem tudta, kié a macska.
People gave him fish and milk. Nobody knew whose cat he was.
LiliA piacon lakott?
Did he live at the market?
KarimNem. Otthont keresett. Igazi otthont.
No. He looked for a home. A real home.

KarimVelem sétált. Minden házat megnézett.
He walked with me. He looked at every house.
KarimAztán meglátott egy zöld ajtót.
Then he saw a green door.
LiliA hetes ház!
Number seven!
KarimIgen. A lépcsőre ült, és várt.
Yes. He sat on the steps and waited.
Délután mindenki Ilonánál van.
In the afternoon everyone is at Ilona’s home.
IlonaIgaz. Én is ott voltam. Mindent tudok.
That is right. I was there too. I know everything.

IlonaEste esett. Kinyitottam az ajtót. Ott volt egy kiscica.
It rained in the evening. I opened the door. There was a little kitten there.
IlonaNem az én macskám volt. De bejött. Az úr!
He was not my cat. But he came inside. The boss!
Hol aludt?
Where did he sleep?
Hol aludt?
Where did he sleep?
IlonaA hármas lakásban. Akkor üres volt.
In flat three. It was empty then.
Az én lakásomban!
My flat!
Az én lakásomban!
My flat!
IlonaIgen. Sokáig az volt az otthona.
Yes. It was his home for a long time.
LiliMiért Cirmi a neve?
Why is his name Cirmi?
IlonaÉn neveztem el. Tetszett a név.
I gave him the name. I thought it was nice.

IlonaMásnap elvitte az első kulcsot.
The next day he took his first key.
LiliKiét?
Whose?
IlonaA hármas lakásét. A zsebemben volt.
Flat three’s. It was in my pocket.
A kulcsomat!
My key!
A kulcsomat!
My key!
IlonaIgen. Ezért vitte el az első napon is. Az ő kulcsa volt.
Yes. That is why he took it on the first day too. It was his key.
LiliCirmi nem rossz. Szereti a kulcsot!
Cirmi is not bad. He likes the key!
Akkor sok kulcs kell nekem.
Then I need lots of keys.
Akkor sok kulcs kell nekem.
Then I need lots of keys.
IlonaTeát kér? Van még egy történetem.
Would you like tea? I have another story.
Igen. Cirmi, neked halat?
Yes. Cirmi, fish for you?
Igen. Cirmi, neked halat?
Yes. Cirmi, fish for you?

Cirmi csendben van. Már az ajtónál vár.
Cirmi is silent. He’s already waiting at the door.
Practice 1/4 · Who says it
Who said it?
Who says it?
Jó napot! A hetes ház!
Jó napot! A hetes ház!
Cirminek halat kérek.
Cirminek halat kérek.
Régóta ismeri?
Régóta ismeri?
Practice 2/4 · True or false
Right or wrong?
True or false?
Cirmi kis cica volt.
Cirmi was a little kitten.
Cirmi szereti a kutyákat.
Cirmi likes dogs.
Cirmi otthont keresett.
Cirmi was looking for a home.
A hármas lakás üres volt.
Flat three was empty.
Az első kulcs a kávézóé volt.
The first key belonged to the café.
Practice 3/4 · What happens
What happened first?
Put what happens in order.
Practice 4/4 · Questions
Understand the story
Answer the questions.
Miért nem szereti Cirmi a kutyákat?
Why doesn’t Cirmi like dogs?
A big dog bit his ear when he was a kitten.
Hol aludt Cirmi?
Where did Cirmi sleep?
Ilona says he slept in the empty flat three.
Melyik lakás kulcsa volt?
Whose was the first key?
Cirmi took flat three’s key from Ilona’s pocket.

Unit complete