Invitations and negative words
Invite with familiar or polite. Accept and refuse . Suggest .
Negative words accompany negation: , , . Avoid treating the indefinite as a specified object that automatically requires a definite verb.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Nobody can come. | ||
| Nobody can come. | ||
| Nobody can come. | ||
| Nobody can come. | ||
| I did not say anything. | ||
| I did not say anything. | ||
| Lili, come to dinner! | ||
| Lili, come to dinner! | ||
| Ilona, come to dinner, politely. | ||
| Ilona, come to dinner, politely. | ||
| I would be happy to come. | ||
| I would be happy to come. | ||
Senki nem tud jönni.Nobody can come.
Senki sem tud jönni.Nobody can come.
Nem mondtam semmit.I did not say anything.
Lili, gyere vacsorára!Lili, come to dinner!
Ilona néni, jöjjön vacsorára!Ilona, come to dinner, politely.
Szívesen jövök.I would be happy to come.
The invitation chunk means I invite you familiar plural. The ending -lak/-lek expresses an I subject with a you object: compare I invite you with you familiar plural invite. The complete invitation is practised as a chunk here.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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Nobody can come.
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Nobody can come.
.
I did not say anything.
, !
Lili, come to dinner!
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Senki tud jönni.
Nobody can come.
Senki tud jönni.
Nobody can come.
Nem mondtam .
I did not say anything.
Lili, vacsorára!
Lili, come to dinner!
Ilona néni, vacsorára!
Ilona, come to dinner, politely.
jövök.
I would be happy to come.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Nem mondtam .
I did not say anything.
Lili, vacsorára!
Lili, come to dinner!
Ilona néni, vacsorára!
Ilona, come to dinner, politely.
jövök.
I would be happy to come.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Nobody can come.
Nobody can come.
I did not say anything.
Lili, come to dinner!
Ilona, come to dinner, politely.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Nobody can come.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Nobody can come.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Nobody can come.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Nobody can come.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
I did not say anything.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
I did not say anything.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Lili, come to dinner!
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Lili, come to dinner!
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
