Old Dominion Angol Anyanyelvű Oktatás Bt.

If someone needs practice with listening exercises, then StoryCorps is a great collection of stories from ordinary people in the United States. Here is a great example.

To R.P. Salazar, with Love Rachel P. Salazar and Ruben P. Salazar were living 9,000 miles apart, unaware of each other’s existence, until a stroke of luck brought them together.

Magyar: több.
Be careful. 🤓
There are two possible English translations.

A recent problem: a DEADLINE (határidő)
The correct preposition is usually BY.
Examples:
You must finish this report *by* Friday.
Cinderella had to leave the ball *by* midnight.
NAV tax reports must be submitted *by* May 31.
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I hope this helps you.
---Doug C.

FINDING THINGS IN PICTURES and PHOTOS, Part 1 —

To tell someone where something is in a picture, we divide the area into 9 blocks, as in this photo from 1906, looking north from the Citadel, showing Pest and three bridges over the Danube.
The blocks are named like this:
top left, top center, top right,
left center (or "left of center"), center, right center (or "right of center"),
bottom left, bottom center, bottom right.
Three extremes are "(at the) far right", "(at the) far left", and "(in the) far background".
We can also describe the relative positions of two objects, and we can use the depth of the picture to say that things are in the foreground or background.

Examples:
+ The old Elizabeth Bridge is prominent in the foreground.
+ Beyond it are the Chain Bridge (center left) and the Margaret Bridge (background, top left).
+ Just to the right of the Margaret Bridge, we can see the dome and spire of the recently-completed Parliament Building.
+ Margaret Island is the dark patch of trees in the top center.
+ The Pilis Hills are in the background (top center), and Naszály Mountain, north of Vác, is visible in the far background at the top right.

I hope that this helps you.

Problems with REST:
to rest = pihenni - ige
a rest = (egy) pihenés - főnév
the rest (of sg) = a többi (vmi), a (vmi) maradék(a)

I have eaten 5 portions of lasagna. I cannot eat the rest.
I have eaten so much lasagna! I will rest for a few hours....
After my rest, I will eat the rest of the lasagna.

Any questions?

Many of my students have trouble with the verbs LEARN and STUDY.

You LEARN something if you REMEMBER the material (tananyag) or if you can DO something new:
+ Pál learned Klingon when he was 13 years old.
+ I never really learned physics.

If you STUDY, then you SPEND TIME in activities that help you to learn.
+ After he learned Klingon, Pál studied music at The Juilliard School for three years.
+ I can't go to the cinema with you tonight. I have to study for tomorrow's physics test.

It is possible (for lucky people) to learn without studying.
+ Pál learned to ski on a Christmas vacation when his family spent a week in the Alps.
It is also possible (like most of us) to study without learning.
+ I studied Physics in high school, but I forgot everything by the time I entered university.

LEARNING is when new knowledge or skill becomes a part of you.
STUDYING is the time and attention spent when you are (maybe) trying to learn.

I hope that this helps you.

Where do you put the word "enough" (elég, eléggé)?
BEFORE a noun:
+ I have enough time but not enough money to play golf.
+ We don't have enough flour to make a birthday cake.
+ I would go to Cambridge if I had enough brains.
AFTER anything else:
+ Dalma is not old enough to drive a car.
+ Imre is strong enough to kill a wild pig with his hands.
+ Does Pál like Ildi enough to ask her out on a date?
+ Well, it's certainly cold enough!
+ If you were hungry enough, you could eat snails.
I hope that this helps you.
---Doug C.

1. IN the way = útban (akadályként)
2. ON the way = útközben (vagy útközben van)
3. BY they way = egyébként (mellesleg)
Examples:
1. I can't go upstairs because your dog is in the way.
2. Feri walked to the train station, and on the way he met his cousin Imre.
2. Gyula called. He said that he will be a few minutes late, but he is on the way!
3. I'm sorry we can't have a picnic here in the rain. By the way, that's a very nice umbrella. Where did you get it?

I hope that this helps you.

What does the sign SAY?

In English, we do not ask what is written on a sign (or in a book, or in the law, or ...).

Instead, imagine that the sign can speak. This sign SAYS to watch out for rattlesnakes.

Other examples:

The Bible SAYS, "You shall not murder."

The rules of chess SAY that white moves first.

So, when you want to ask, "Mi van (irva) a táblán?", the best question is this: "What does the sign SAY?"

I hope that this helps you.

An appropriate adjective for this week:
"stir-crazy"
If you write a sentence with "stir-crazy" in the comments below, I will tell you whether you properly understand how to use this word. 🤓
Stay safe!
---Doug C.

Stir-crazy - Definition for English-Language Learners from Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary Definition of stir-crazy written for English Language Learners from the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary with audio pronunciations, usage examples, and count/noncount noun labels.