Language/Hungarian/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation

Welcome to our lesson on Hungarian Pronunciation, where we will explore the Hungarian alphabet (Hungarian: magyar ábécé) and its pronunciation. The Hungarian alphabet uses the modern Latin alphabet with 40 letters, and an additional 4 letters (Q, W, X, and Y) are used for international words. Double letters such as Cs, Dz, Gy, Ly, Ny, Sz, Ty, Zs, and the triple letter Dzs are indivisible and play a crucial role in the language.

After mastering the Hungarian alphabet and pronunciation, you may also be interested in learning more about Hungarian grammar, specifically how to express your opinions. Additionally, you can expand your vocabulary by exploring basic Hungarian words related to food and drink and common Hungarian greetings and courtesies. Enjoy your journey into the fascinating world of the Hungarian language! 🇭🇺📚

The fundamental alphabet

A a

Á á

B b

C c

Cs cs

D d

Dz dz

Dzs dzs

E e

É é

F f

G g

Gy gy

H h

I i

Í í

J j

K k

L l

Ly ly

M m

N n

Ny ny

O o

Ó ó

Ö ö

Ő ő

P p

R r

S s

Sz sz

T t

Ty ty

U u

Ú ú

Ü ü

Ű ű

V v

Z z

Zs zs

Pronunciation

Lettre	Prononciation
A a	/ɒ/
Á á	/aː/
B b	/beː/
C c	/t͡seː/
Cs cs	/t͡ʃeː/
D d	/deː/
Dz dz	/d͡zeː/
Dzs dzs	/d͡ʒeː/
E e	/ɛ/
É é	/eː/
F f	/ɛf/
G g	/ɡeː/
Gy gy	/ɟeː/
H h	/haː/
I i	/i/
Í í	/iː/
J j	/jeː/
K k	/kaː/
L l	/ɛl/
Ly ly	/ɛj/ ou /ɛl ipsilon/
M m	/ɛm/
N n	/ɛn/
Ny ny	/ɛɲ/
O o	/o/
Ó ó	/oː/
Ö ö	/ø/
Ő ő	/øː/
P p	/peː/
R r	/ɛɾ/
S s	/ɛʃ/
Sz sz	/ɛs/
T t	/teː/
Ty ty	/ceː/
U u	/u/
Ú ú	/uː/
Ü ü	/y/
Ű ű	/yː/
V v	/veː/
Z z	/zeː/
Zs zs	/ʒeː/

English approximant

Hungarian Alphabet	Pronunciation Example
A	as in call
Á	'i' as in file
B	as in absence
C	as in tsunami
Cs	as in check
D	as in deck
Dz	as in kids
Dzs	as in jam
E	as in less
(Ë)	as in same
É	as in café
F	as in find
G	as in get
Gy	as in duke
H	as in hi
I	as in thick
Í	as in leave
J	as in you
K	as in key
L	as in leave
Ly	as in hey
M	as in mind
N	as in noon
Ny	as in new
O	as in force
Ó	as in go
Ö	as in pool
Ő	as in stool
P	as in peas
(Q)	as in queen (only in foreign words)
R	as in Roma
S	as in share
Sz	as in say
T	as in tell
Ty	as in stew
U	as in rude
Ú	as in do
Ü	as in ultimate
Ű	not used in English
V	as in very
(W)	as in view
(X)	as in exact (only in foreign words)
(Y)	as in year (only in foreign words)
Z	as in desert
Zs	as in pleasure

Hungarian Online Virtual Keyboard

Sources

• https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet_hongrois
• https://mylanguages.org/hungarian_alphabet.php
• https://www.omniglot.com