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Hungarian Alphabet (with examples from English words)

Although Hungarian is one of the most difficult languages, it is relatively easy to learn to read it. Like many Eastern European and Asian languages, Hungarian is a sound-describing language, which means each letter corresponds to a sound, and reading a word means pronouncing the letters sequentially which make up the word.

In the table the underlined part of the English word shows the sound.

Hungarian letter Sounds like (English word) Hungarian example Meaning
a far kabát coat
á cut láz fever
b boat bíró judge
c cats kocka cube
cs catch csirke chicken
d deer edény dish
dz birds madzag string
e men egér mouse
é game kék blue
f fit fedő lid
g goal golyó roller / ball
gy schedule gyökér root
h high híd bridge
i hit piros red
í beer papír paper
j yankie jó good
k kit kenyér bread
l loop láb leg
ly yankie lyuk hole
m man magyar Hungarian
n man nagy big
ny manual nyúl rabbit
o falcon bor wine
ó core só salt
ö her sör beer
ő kerb bőr skin
p point kapu gate
r ring róka fox
s ship sárga yellow
sz seek szikra spark
t tip toll feather / pen
ty get you tyúk hen
u good utas passenger
ú loop út way
ü manure üveg bottle / glass
ű grün(1) hűtőgép fridge
v veel vaj butter
z bees központ centre
zs casual mazsola sultana