Every foodie out there, who is craving to flex his or her cooking muscle,should definitely get acquainted with the traditional Hungarian cuisine. Authentic Hungarian culinary art is a perfect blend of Germanic, Italian, with a little touch of Slavic cooking traditions; their influence is unmistakable. To the majority of Hungarians food is an ethos of the whole national culture. Highly orchestrated flavors define the conventional Magyar gastronomy; rich textures, phenomenal aromas and unique spices infiltrated all the major traditional delicacies. For those of readers, who have a passion for food, there are some quintessential dishes of the Hungarian cuisine one should definitely know about

Gulyás (Goulash): An epitome of the original Magyar gastronomy – one of the most popular soups of the region. This delicacy takes on wonderful flavors of the fresh beef, potatoes, vegetables, and seasoned with a generous amount of paprika.

Halászlé (Fisherman’s Soup): Another quintessential part of the Hungarian culinary art. It is a river fish broth, which is typically intensely seasoned with paprika and several other piquant herbs. Traditionally this soup is cooked outside, over a fire, for several hours. That instantly brings out the intensity of the flavors. The fish, its main ingredient, is always locally sourced from the Danube or Tisza.

Meggyleves (Sour Cherry Soup): During a hot summer season nothing can refresh better than a plate of this authentic Hungarian soup. Usually this meal is served chilled, giving a sense of reinvention to the canonic understanding of the soups. Its main ingredients are: sour cherries, sour cream and sugar.

Paprikás Csirke (Chicken Paprikash): From its name one can already guess that the most important element of all is, of course, paprika. One of the most recognizable dishes of the Hungarian gastronomic feast is blend of a creamy, spicy sauce with a soft fresh chicken. Traditionally served with so-called nokedli (dumplings).

Nokedli (Dumplings): This particular side dish has a dumpling-like texture to it, however, it is considered to be noodles. Some genius has come up with its recipe to accompany stews and meats.

Túrós Csusza (Cottage Cheese Noodles): It is an original meal of the Magyar cuisine. Wide noodles are mixed with a cottage cheese, with a little twist to it – tiny pieces of fatty bacon are added along the way, to create diversity of flavors.

Pörkölt (Meat Stew): This rich stew is usually made of beef or chicken. Meat, alongside tomatoes, onions and paprika are cooked on the open air, over the fire. A wondrous side dish option: nokedli.

Gesztenyepüré (Chestnut Purée): An absolute Hungarian dessert specialty. A blend of chestnut purée, sugar and rum. Usually served with  whipped cream.

Dobostorta (Dobos Cake): A guilty pleasure of every Hungarikum admirer. A sponge cake, layered with chocolate butter-cream, frosted with a crystallized caramel and nuts on the edges, adding a complexity of flavor.

Somlói Galuska (Somloi Trifle): Purely sweet cake, made of three different types of sponge cakes: chocolate, plain and walnut; with an undertoneof the rum, which is present in the dark chocolate sauce; studded with raising and walnuts and glazed with whipped cream.

Tokaji Aszú (Aszu wine from Tokaj): Full-bodied, fruity, dessert wine from Hungary’s finest wine region – Tokaj. A vibrant flavor of the Tokaji Aszú wine is admired by thousands of people all over the globe. And of course, Paprika: phenomenon of the original Magyar culinary art. This authentic Hungarian spice can vary in colour and pungency. Paprika instantly enhances the flavor of any meal, simply creating an inimitable taste. There are many more amazing Hungarian delicacies: from home-style meals to simply phenomenal, decadent creations. However, it is important we leave some of them untold. That way, every one of you will get a chance to venture into unknown and enjoy the pleasure of discovering these hidden treasures of the Hungarian culture.

source:  Daily News Hungary

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How to apologise in English -Hogyan kérjünk bocsánatot angolul? 

BASIC VOCABULARY – ALAPSZÓKINCS

– A SORRY kifejezést akkor használjuk, ha bocsánatot szeretnénk kérni, mert valami rosszat csináltunk.

– EXCUSE ME! – főként beszélt nyelvben használjuk

A) akkor használjuk, amikor udvariasan fel akarjuk hívni valakinek a figyelmét valamire, főleg amikor egy kérdést szeretnénk feltenni:

„Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the museum please?” – Elnézést kérek, meg tudná mondani az utat a múzeumhoz?”

B) akkor használjuk, amikor elnézést szeretnénk kérni egy általunk elkövetett durvaságáért vagy kellemetlenségért:

„Oh, excuse me. I didn’t know anyone was here.” – Oh, elnézést kérek. Nem tudtam, hogy van itt valaki.

Kifejezések az EXCUSE szóval:

excuse somebody – megbocsátani valakinek

„I’ll excuse you this time, but don’t be late again.” – Most elnézem neked, de többet ne késs!

excuse somebody for (doing) something– megbocsátani valakinek valamiért

„Please excuse me for being so late today.” – Bocsásd meg, hogy ennyit késtem ma.

excuse somebody from (doing) something – elnézni valakinek valamit, felmentést kapni valami alól

„Can I be excused from swimming today? I have a cold.” – Felmentést kaphatok úszás alól ma? Meg vagyok fázva.

excuse yourself – exkuzálja magát

„Richard excused himself and went to his room.” – Richard exkuzálta magát, majd bement a szobájába.

Excuse me (for living)! – Bocs’ hogy élek!

A szókincs tesztben válaszd ki a három lehetőségből melyik szó illik leginkább a mondatba és használd őket minél többször angolórán is!

Dobogókő– this is a popular hiking destination, one of the best sites in Hungary. There is a variety of options to reach the summit and more adventurous people can continue their journey to other sites as well.

Rám-szakadék– is one of the locations that can be accessed from Dobogókő. It is one of the hardest, if not the hardest hiking routes in the country, through an incredibly long gorge.

Prédikálószék – the most breath-taking place of the region, however, it is quite challenging to go there. It has the best lookout over the Dunakanyar.

Gödöllő– is a location easy to reach using Budapest’s public transport and it has an incredibly beautiful castle to visit. Also, the city’s arboretum is worth a visit too.

Hármashatár-hegy– this summit can be reached by a range of ways, and there are many things to see – such as the Oroszlán-szikla and the Árpád kilátó (look-out tower).

Naplás-tó – the biggest stagnant water of the capital, without any commercial shops or snack bars. It is a calm location and ideal for animal lovers – it is home to nearly 150 bird species.

Zugligeti Libegő/János-hegy, Erzsébet Kilátó– the Zugliget Chairlift can bring you up to the summit of János-hegy, which is the highest point in Budapest. From this vantage point, the whole city can be admired.

source: article by Sára Kata, Hungary Today

A cikk elolvasása után, válaszolj a következő kérdésekre röviden.

1. Which is probably the hardest hiking route through an incredible long gorge in Hungary? 
2. Which is the biggest stagnant water of the capital city of Hungary?
3. What vehicle can bring you up to the highest point in Budapest?
4. What mentioned places can you see from the summit of Hármashatár-hegy?
5. Which popular hiking destination is advised to visit in the article?

Key/Megoldások: 1. Rám-szakadék, 2. Naplás-tó, 3. Zugliget Charilift, 4. Oroszlán-szikla, Árpád lookout, 5. Dobogókő

A képen látható kifejezések jelentését próbáld kitalálni a teszt megoldása során.

Ebben segít a következő interaktív szókincsteszt. 

A feladatod az, hogy döntsd el a 3 opcióból, melyik magyarázza meg a feladatban megadott barát fogalmát.

There is probably only one food more Hungarian than ‘rakott krumpli’ (potato casserole), goulash soup.

Although there is no evidence that potato casserole has such an ancient origin as curd dumplings, as the oldest recipe mentioning it is from 1865, it is certainly not imported by other nations. At the same time, the first recipe, to put it mildly, approached this food from a rather different direction than we do now, because it somehow sounded like this:

“Boil the potatoes, peel it and cut into slices. Cook veal pieces until soft and chop them coarsely. Chop a little green parsley as well, a small head of red onion, and five washed and dehulled anchovies. Melt a piece of butter, add all the above-mentioned ingredients, add a little salt and steam the mix well. Put a few spoons of sour cream and a few pieces of butter on a plate, a row of potatoes and salt it. Then pour sour cream and butter on it again, then the veal, and sour cream again. Then layer potatoes again until you put everything on the plate. Top with butter and sour cream, and decorate it with chopped anchovies and fry it until it turns golden.”

This original recipe featuring veal and anchovies is far from today’s sausage-egg version, but this may prove that it wasn’t inspired by the French tartiflette. In terms of its origin, gastro-historians think it first appeared around the areas of Debrecen and Szeged.

Potato Casserole

-ingredients-

– 600 g potatoes

– 5 eggs

– 200 g of sausage

– half dl fat (or oil)

– salt

– 330 g sour cream

Cook the potatoes and eggs in their shells, then peel and cut into circles. Also cut the sausages and fry them a little in their own fat. The fat of the sausages can be used later for layering. Then start layering the ingredients in a baking dish. First a little fat, then potatoes, eggs, sausages, fat again, and sour cream. You can salt the layers a bit, and even sprinkle pepper on them to taste. When the ingredients run out, cover the top of the last layer with sour cream and bake the potato casserole for approximately an hour in an oven preheated to 200 degrees, or until the top layer turns golden brown.

source: Hungary Today

A cikk elolvasása után döntsd el, hogy a következő 8 állítás igaz, vagy hamis a szöveg alapján. Minden helyes válaszod 1 pontot ér.

A mailman or a mailwoman or postman or a postwoman is an employee of the post office or postal service, who delivers mails and parcel posts to residences and businesses.

The life and death of telegrams

A telegram is a message sent by telegraph. The first telegraph was sent more than 150 years ago. The prototype of the telegraph was demonstrated by Joseph Henry in 1830. This device was refined and developed by Samuel F. B. Morse. On May 1, 1844, the first official telegraph message was sent. The telegraph was one of the two most important technological advances that contributed to U.S. settlement of North America west of the Mississippi River. (The other was the railroad.)

The telegraph is still occasionally used for communication, but the Internet and the telephone are employed far more often.

Western Union, a U.S. based financial and communications service company, was founded in the 1850s to take advantage of the then new technology. Since then, Western Union conveyed telegrams all over the world. However, as the Internet and e-mail have become increasingly prevalent around the globe, the telegram has been less frequently used and considered more and more anachronistic. In January 2006, Western Union announced on the Internet that it would no longer be sending telegrams.

Hello! My name is Amanda Summers. I’m a licensed nurse. I work at the General Paediatrics Unit of Norfolk General Hospital. We do 12 hour shifts, so sometimes I start work at 7 am and finish at 7 pm. Today I’m doing a night shift, so I start work at 7 pm and finish at 7 am. I’m working with Mr Jones tonight, who is a surgeon, and Mrs King, who is a registered nurse.

Last year I worked for another hospital in another city, but I was not very satisfied with my situation as I had to travel a lot to get to my workplace. So I decided to quit and apply for this position at the Norfolk General Hospital.

At the paediatrics unit we care for ill, injured or disabled children.  I have a lot of tasks at the hospital. I have to clean rooms and make beds. I have to help patients with bathing, moving in bed, or standing and walking. I measure and record patients’ vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, and pulse. I also have to serve breakfast, lunch and dinner for patients. I provide basic patient care and treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures or dressing wounds. I also have to record food and fluid intake and output. 

licenced nurse (LN) – nővér (nem szakápoló!)
shift – műszak
surgeon – sebész
registered nurse (RN) – szakápoló
satisfied – elégedett
to decide – elhatározni, eldönteni
to apply for – jelentkezni valamire
paediatrics unit – gyermekgyógyászati részleg
to care for – gondoskodni valakiről
injured – sérült
disabled – mozgássérült
patient – beteg
to measure – megmérni
to record – feljegyezni
vital signs – életfunkciók
height – magasság
weight – súly
temperature – hőmérséklet
blood pressure – vérnyomás
pulse – pulzus
to provide – lehetővé tenni, biztosítani
treatment – ellátás, kezelés
to take somebody’s temperature – megmérni valakinek a hőmérsékletét
to take somebody’s blood pressure – megmérni valakinek a vérnyomását
to dress a wound – bekötni egy sebet
fluid intake – folyadékbevitel

What about you?
Are you satisfied with your job?
Or do you want to change your career?

There are many types of employment possibilities for adults. Finding a career you like is important because you are going to spend most of your life working. Every kind of employment requires training. For some jobs it is enough if you take a course, others require high school, college or university degrees.

What do you do? What are your qualifications?

I work in a fast food restaurant. I don’t have a degree or a certificate. I took a course at the fast food restaurant.	I’m an accountant.  After my GCSE (Br)/school leaving exams (US) I took part in a book-keeping course and got a certificate at the end.	I’m a surgeon. After leaving secondary school (Br)/high school (US) I went to university. I graduated in surgery from Cambridge University.
Egy gyorsétteremben dolgozom. Nincs diplomám és végzettségről szóló bizonyítványom sem. Egy tanfolyamon vettem részt a gyorsétteremben.	Könyvelő vagyok. Az érettségi után egy könyvelő tanfolyamon vettem részt és oklevelet kaptam a végén.	Sebész vagyok. A középiskola után egyetemre mentem. Sebészetből diplomáztam a Cambridge-i egyetemen.
degree – diploma certificate – bizonyítvány, oklevél to take a course – részt venni egy tanfolyamon	GSCE exam – érettségi (Br) school leaving exam – érettségi (US) to take part in – részt venni valamiben book-keeping – könyvelés  course – tanfolyam certificate – oklevél, bizonyítvány	secondary school – középiskola (Br) high school – középiskola (US) to graduate in – diplomázni valamiből to graduate from – diplomázni valahol (egyetem/főiskola)

Other important words and expressions:

to work at/in – dolgozni valahol
to work full time – teljes munkaidőben dolgozni
to work part-time – részmunkaidőben dolgozni
to work 9 to 5 – kilencttől ötig dolgozni (hivatali idő)
to work hard – keményen dolgozni
to work for …  – valakinek dolgozni
to work in shifts – műszakokban dolgozni
to take/have a day off – kivenni egy szabadnapot
to work/do overtime – túlórázni
task – feladat
duty – kötelesség, feladat
responsibility – felelősség
to be responsible for – felelősnek lenni valamiért
to be in charge of – valamivel megbízva lenni
employer – munkaadó
employee – munkavállaló
to employ – munkáltatni
salary – fizetés (havi)
wage – bér, fizetés (heti/kétheti)
to earn money – pénzt keresni

First of all, let me introduce myself. I’m in my mid-20’s, and I work as a secretary in an office. I usually leave work after 5 pm. I usually have things to do on weekdays but at weekends I tend to be at home. I like cooking and gardening. I don’t have a car; I walk to work as I live in the city centre now.

… and now, about the flats.

Flat 1 is in the suburbs (about 8 kilometres from my place of work). It’s a flat on the ground floor of a four-storey block of flats, in a quiet street. The building has two small courtyards. It’s about 5 minutes’ walk from the nearest bus station. The main street has nice shops and cafes.

Flat 2 is in the centre, right in the business district, in an eight-storey building. It also has a small balcony. It has a lot of public transport options, but as it’s in the business area I don’t think there is much life around there at weekends. This flat is nicer than the first one, it has more beautiful carpets and it’s much lighter, too. It is 10 % more expensive than the one in the suburbs. However, Flat 1 is more spacious, and it has two courtyards, so I could do some gardening in my free time.

How to give advice? – Hogyan adjunk tanácsot?

YOU SHOULD choose Apartment 1, because it’s in a  quieter area.
Az 1-es számú lakást KELLENE választanod, mert egy csendesebb környéken van.

WHY DON’T YOU ask around in the neighbourhood?          
MIÉRT NEM kérdezel körbe a környéken?

TAKE MY ADVICE AND choose Apartment 2, because it’s right in the centre.
FOGADD MEG A TANÁCSOM ÉS választd a 2-es lakást, mert az pont a központban van.

YOU HAD BETTER think it over twice before you decide.    
JOBBAN TENNÉD, HA átgondolnád kétszer, mielőtt döntesz.

YOU OUGHT TO ask your mother’s opinion, too.     
KI KELLENE kérned az anyukád tanácsát is.

IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD choose Apartment 2.       
A HELYEDBEN ÉN az 1-es lakást VÁLASZTANÁM.

FOLLOW MY ADVICE AND have a look at both the apartments once again!
KÖVESD A TANÁCSOM ÉS nézd meg mindkét lakást még egyszer!

At the Post Office

CLERK: Good morning. How can I help you?

ALI: I would like to mail an express letter to my brother in Nelson.

CLERK: Sure.

CLERK: Can I have your name ?

ALI: Ali Ran.

CLERK: Ran is your last name ?

AU: Right.

CLERK: How do you spell it?

ALI: R-a-n.

CLERK: And Ali is your first name?

ALI: Yes.

CLERK: And your address?

ALI: 423 Main Street, Vancouver.

CLERK: 423 Main Street .

CLERK: Do you know your postal code?

ALI: V2P 6M2

CLERK: V2P 6M2. And your brother’s name?

ALI: Sujit Ran. That’s S-u-j-i-t Ran.

Clerk: Do you know his address?

ALI: Yes, I do. It’s 1534 High Road, Nelson.

CLERK: 1534 High Road, Nelson.

CLERK: Do you know his postal code?

ALI: Yes, I do. VIL 3Z9

CLERK: VIL 3Z9. Good. Now I need your telephone number.

ALI: 224-2257

CLERK: 224-2257. That’s fine.

CLERK: And that will be $3.00 including tax.

ALI: Okay.

CLERK: Oh, perfect .

ALI: Thank you.

CLERK: Thank you. Bye-bye.

ALI: Good day.

Q: Do you live in a flat or in a house? – Lakásban vagy házban élsz?
A1: I live in a flat. – Lakásban élek.
A2: I live in a house. – Házban élek.

Q: Who do you live with? – Kivel élsz?
A1: I live with my flatmate. We go to the same school, so it’s comfortable for us to live together and share the rent and utilities. – A lakótársammal élek. Ugyanabba az iskolába járunk, így kényelmes, hogy együtt is lakunk és megosztjuk a bérleti díjat és a rezsit. 
A2: I live with my family. – A családommal élek.
A3: I live alone. – Egyedül élek.

Q: Do you share your room with somebody? – Megosztod a szobádat valakivel?
A1: No, I have my own room. – Nem, van saját szobám.
A2: Yes, I have to share my room with my sister, as we live in a small flat. – Igen, meg kell osztanom a szobámat a testvéremmel, mivel egy kis lakásban lakunk.

Q: Do you own or do you rent your home? – Van saját otthonod vagy bérelsz?
A1: I’m renting my home at the moment. – Jelen pillanatban bérleményben lakom.
A2: I own a small flat, I managed to buy it with the help of my parents. – Van egy kis lakásom, sikerült megvennem a szüleim segítségével.
A3: I mortgage my house, so I have to pay the mortgage every month to the bank. – Lakáshitelem van, így a banknak minden hónapban törlesztenem kell. 

Q: If you live in a house: Is it a detached or a semi-detached house? – Ha házban élsz: Családi házban vagy ikerházban laksz?
A1: I live in a detached house in the suburbs. – Családi házban lakom a külvárosban.

Q: If you live in a flat: Do you live in a block of flats or on a housing estate? – Ha lakásban laksz: Társasházban vagy lakótelepen laksz?
A1: Yes, I live in a block of flats, on the second floor. – Igen, társasházban lakom, a második emeleten.

Q: How many stories has the building got? – Hány emelet van az épületben?
A1: There are six stories in my building. – Hatemeletes a házunk.

Q: How big is your home? – Mekkora az otthonod?
A1: My home is seventy square metres. I have five rooms altogether: there are two bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a living room. I also have a small hall and a balcony. – Az otthonom 70 négyzetméteres. Összesen öt szobám van: két hálószoba,egy konyha, egy fürdőszoba és egy nappali. Van egy hall és egy erkély is. 

Q: Are you happy in your home? – Boldog vagy az otthonodban?
A1: Yes, I am. My flat is quite central, and I can walk to work. It is also located in a quiet street, close to a park. – Igen. A lakásom a központban van, így gyalog megyek munkába. Egy csendes utcában helyezkedik el, közel egy parkhoz. 
A2: Unfortunately, I am not very happy with my home. It’s in the suburbs, so I have to travel a lot to go to work, and sometimes it is very dangerous to walk home alone on the streets at night in our neighbourhood. – Sajnos, nem vagyok túl boldog az otthonommal. A külvárosban van, így sokat kell utaznom a munkába, és néha nagyon veszélyes haza sétálni egyedül éjszaka a környékünkön.