Let’s LearnHungarian

Lesson 23 of 74 · A2, Unit 4: Health, feelings, and people

Making plans and invitations

szeretnél ('would you like') is the polite way to suggest something: Szeretnél moziba jönni? ('Would you like to come to the cinema?'). It's the conditional of szeretne, which you'll meet in full later.

Accepting is easy — Szívesen! ('gladly') or Persze! ('of course!'). Declining politely usually softens the no with sajnos ('unfortunately').

By the end you can:

  • suggest meeting up or doing something together
  • accept an invitation enthusiastically
  • decline politely with sajnos + a reason

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