Polite requests, formal introductions, and courtesy phrases.
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Excuse me, sir / miss. (-am/-em = 'my'. Literally 'my lord' / 'my lady' as polite address.)
Elnézést, uram! / Elnézést, hölgyem!
Can you pass me the water? The salt? ('Ideadni' — ide (to here) + adni (to give). Literally 'give it here'.)
Ide tudnád adni a vizet? A sót?
Would you mind helping me? (Literally 'wouldn't you mind, if you would help'.)
Nem bánnád, ha segítenél?
I'd like a glass of water. (Literally 'I ask-for a glass [of] water'. 'Kérek' is the standard polite request.)
Kérek egy pohár vizet.
Could you take a picture of me? ('Rólam' = about/of me (-ról + personal ending). Literally 'make a picture of me'.)
Tudnál rólam egy képet csinálni?
I don't think we've met. My name is… ('Nevem' — név (name) + -em (my). The -v- appears before vowel suffixes.)
Azt hiszem, még nem találkoztunk. A nevem…
Let me introduce a friend of mine. ('Bemutatni' — be (in) + mutat (shows). Literally 'show in' = introduce.)
Hadd mutassam be egy barátomat!
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