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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Hungarian language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

See Hungarian phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Hungarian.

Consonants
IPA Examples English approximation
b bot, képzés boat
c tyúk, ágytól,
tja, átnyúlik
RP Tuesday
t͡s cél, edzhet cats
t͡ʃ csak, bridzstől, segítség chop
d dob, hétből duck
d͡z madzag, ketrecben lads
d͡ʒ dzsessz, ácsból jug
f fa, szívtam fast
ɡ gép, zsákból go
h hó happy
j jó, lyuk yes
ɟ gyár, pintyből, adja RP due
k kép, fogtam scat
l ló lip
m ma, színpad man
n nem nap
ŋ munka bank
ɲ nyár, pinty canyon
p pipa, dobtam spun
r ró, balra rolled r
s szó, méztől sun
ʃ só, rúzstól, község ship
t toll, adhat stone
v vág, széfben vat
z zöld, mészből zipper
ʒ zseb, hasba rouge
Vowels
IPA Examples English approximation
ɒ hat RP hot
vár AuE father
ɛ ez bat
él pay
i visz kit
víz knee
o ok hole
tó hole
ø öl Somewhat like nurse
øː lő Somewhat like purr
u ujj put
út food
y üt Somewhat like cute
tűz Somewhat like cue
Marginal vowels
ɒː A RP nod
a kalcium, Svájc AuE but
ɛː E area
Stress
ˈ Stress falls on the first syllable of a word

Sound changes

Degemination

  • Long consonants become short when preceded or followed by another consonant: folttal [foltɒl].

Intercluster elision

  • Middle denti-alveolar stops may be omitted in clusters of three or more consonants, depending on speed and articulation of speech.

Bibliography

  • Szende, Tamás (1994), "Illustrations of the IPA: Hungarian", Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 24 (2): 91–94