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Hungarian · Absolute Beginner

A teknős és a nyúl

Adapted from The Tortoise and the Hare

By Aesop

A hare boasts about his speed, then loses a race to a steady tortoise.

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Illustration for the scene “The Hare challenges the Tortoise”

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A nyúl kihívja a teknőst

The Hare challenges the Tortoise

Hungarian

A nyúl gyorsan tud futni.

English translation

The rabbit can run fast.

Hungarian

Büszkén beszél erről a többi állat előtt.

English translation

It proudly talks about this in front of the other animals.

Hungarian

Azt mondja, hogy még senki sem győzte le.

English translation

It says no one has beaten it yet.

Hungarian

Most versenyezni akar a többi állattal.

English translation

Now it wants to race the other animals.

Hungarian

A teknős versenyezni akar a nyúllal.

English translation

The turtle wants to race the rabbit.

Hungarian

A nyúl szerint ez csak egy vicc.

English translation

The rabbit thinks this is just a joke.

Hungarian

A teknős azt mondja: – Előbb győzz le!

English translation

The turtle says: “Beat me first!”

Hungarian

Azután beszélj!

English translation

“Then talk!”

Hungarian

Kijelölik a verseny útját.

English translation

They mark out the course for the race.

Hungarian

A nyúl és a teknős elindul.

English translation

The rabbit and the turtle set off.

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