The charts below show how the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is used to represent Hungarian pronunciations in Wiktionary entries.
| IPA | Letter | Example | Audio | English approx. | |||
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| b | b | baj [ˈbɒj] (trouble) |
| bean | |||
| t͡s[1] | c | cím [ˈt͡siːm] (address) |
| cats | |||
| t͡ʃ | cs | csap [ˈt͡ʃɒp] (faucet; to strike) |
| church | |||
| ds | zöldség [ˈzølt͡ʃeːɡ] (vegetable) |
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| d | d | dob [ˈdob] (drum; to throw) |
| dog | |||
| d͡z | dz | brindza [ˈbrind͡zɒ] (bryndza) |
| kids | |||
| d͡ʒ | dzs | dzsessz [ˈd͡ʒɛsː] (jazz) |
| jazz | |||
| f | f | fa [ˈfɒ] (tree) |
| fall | |||
| ɡ | g | gép [ˈɡeːp] (machine) |
| get | |||
| ɟ | gy | gyár [ˈɟaːr] (factory) |
| duty (UK) | |||
| dj | mindjárt [ˈmiɲɟaːrt] (right away) |
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| h | h | haj [ˈhɒj] (hair) |
| hair | |||
| ɦ[2] | soha [ˈʃoɦɒ] (never) |
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| x | potroh [ˈpotrox] (abdomen) |
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| j | j | jól [ˈjoːl] (well) |
| yes | |||
| ç[3] | rakj [ˈrɒkç] (put) |
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| ʝ[4] | férj [ˈfeːrʝ] (husband) |
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| j[5] | óriási [ˈoːrijaːʃi] (huge) |
| yes | ||||
| k | k | kis [ˈkiʃ] (small) |
| skip | |||
| l | l | lap [ˈlɒp] (sheet) |
| lab | |||
| j | ly | hely [ˈhɛj] (place) |
| yes | |||
| ʎ[6] | gólya [ˈɡoːʎɒ] (stork) |
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| m | m | már [ˈmaːr] (already) |
| mint | |||
| ɱ | szemfog [ˈsɛɱfoɡ] (eye tooth) |
| tromf | ||||
| n | n | nép [ˈneːp] (people) |
| neat | |||
| ɱ[7] | tanfolyam [ˈtɒɱfojɒm] (course) |
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| ŋ[8] | hang [ˈhɒŋg] (voice) |
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| ɲ | ny | nyugat [ˈɲugɒt] (west) |
| new (UK) | |||
| p | p | pénz [ˈpeːnz] (money) |
| speak | |||
| kv | q | Aquincum [ˈɒkviŋkum] (Aquincum) |
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| r | r | rész [ˈreːs] (part; piece) |
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| ʃ | s | sem [ˈʃɛm] (neither) |
| show | |||
| s | sz | szól [ˈsoːl] (to say) |
| sit | |||
| t | t | több [ˈtøbː] (more) |
| stop | |||
| c | ty | tyúk [ˈcuːk] (hen) |
| tube (UK) | |||
| tj | kertje [ˈkɛrcɛ] (his/her/its garden) |
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| v | v | vés [ˈveːʃ] (to carve) |
| veal | |||
| w | watt [ˈvɒtː] (watt) |
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| ks | x | xenon [ˈksɛnon] (xenon) |
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| j | y | York [ˈjork] (York) |
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| z | z | zöld [ˈzøld] (green) |
| zeal | |||
| ʒ | zs | zseb [ˈʒɛb] (pocket) |
| pleasure |
| IPA | Letters | Example | Audio | English approx. | |||
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| bː | bb | szebb [ˈsɛbː] (more beautiful) |
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| pb | alapbér [ˈɒlɒbːeːr] (basic salary) |
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| t͡sː | cc | vicc [ˈvit͡sː] (joke) |
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| dsz | tudsz [ˈtut͡sː] (you can) |
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| dc | nádcukor [ˈnaːt͡sːukor] (cane sugar) |
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| tsz | játszik [ˈjaːt͡sːik] (he/she plays) |
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| tssz | látssz [ˈlaːt͡sː] (you should be visible) |
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| t͡ʃː | ccs | meccs [ˈmɛt͡ʃː] (match) |
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| ts | szövetség [ˈsøvɛt͡ʃːeːɡ] (alliance) |
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| ds | fáradság [ˈfaːrɒt͡ʃːaːɡ] (effort) |
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| dː | dd | addig [ˈɒdːiɡ] (until) |
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| td | tiszteletdíj [ˈtistɛlɛdːiːj] (royalty payment) |
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| d͡zː | dz | edző [ˈɛd͡zːøː] (coach) |
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| d͡ʒː | dzs | menedzser [ˈmɛnɛd͡ʒːɛr] (manager) |
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| ddzs | briddzsel [ˈbrid͡ʒːɛl] (with bridge) |
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| fː | ff | blöff [ˈbløfː] (bluff) |
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| vf | évfolyam [ˈeːfːojɒm] (class) |
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| ɡː | gg | agg [ˈɒɡː] (aged) |
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| kg | mákgubó [ˈmaːɡːuboː] (poppy head) |
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| ɟː | ggy | poggyász [ˈpoɟːaːs] (luggage) |
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| gyj | nagyjából [ˈnɒɟːaːboːl] (roughly) |
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| dj | adjál [ˈɒɟːaːl] (give me) |
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| d+gy | hadgyakorlat [ˈhɒɟːɒkorlɒt] (military exercise) |
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| xː | hh | ||||||
| ch | pech [ˈpɛxː] (bad luck) |
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| jː | jj | éjjel [ˈeːjːɛl] (at night) |
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| lj | teljesen [ˈtɛjːɛʃɛn] (totally) |
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| llj | állj [ˈaːjː] (stop) |
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| lly | süllyed [ˈʃyjːɛd] (to sink) |
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| ly+j | folyjon [ˈfojːon] (let it flow) |
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| kː | kk | mekkora [ˈmɛkːorɒ] (what size) |
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| gk | megkap [ˈmɛkːɒp] (to receive) |
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| lː | ll | hallott [ˈhɒlːotː] (he/she heard) |
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| mː | mm | semmi [ˈʃɛmːi] (nothing) |
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| nm | önmaga [ˈømːɒɡɒ] (himself) |
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| nː | nn | tenni [ˈtɛnːi] (to do) |
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| ɲː | nny | amennyi [ˈɒmɛɲːi] (as much as) |
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| ny+j | anyja [ˈɒɲːɒ] (his/her mother) |
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| nj | menj [ˈmɛɲː] (go) |
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| pː | pp | nappali [ˈnɒpːɒli] (daytime) |
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| bp | zabpehely [ˈzɒpːɛhɛj] (rolled oats) |
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| rː | rr | erre [ˈɛrːɛ] (this way) |
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| lr | balra [ˈbɒrːɒ] (to the left) |
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| ʃː | ss | kissé [ˈkiʃːeː] (slightly) |
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| sz+s | egészség [ˈɛɡeːʃːeːɡ] (health) |
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| z+s | igazság [ˈiɡɒʃːaːɡ] (truth) |
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| sː | ssz | messze [ˈmɛsːɛ] (far) |
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| z+sz | vízszintes [ˈviːsːintɛʃ] (horizontal) |
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| tː | tt | láttam [ˈlaːtːɒm] (I saw it) |
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| dt | maradt [ˈmɒrɒtː] (stayed) |
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| cː | tty | petty [ˈpɛcː] (dot) |
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| ty+j | atyja [ˈɒcːɒ] (his/her father) |
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| tj | látja [ˈlaːcːɒ] (he/she sees it) |
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| vː | vv | évvel [ˈeːvːɛl] (with year) |
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| zː | zz | azzal [ˈɒzːɒl] (with that) |
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| sz+z | gyászzene [ˈɟaːzːɛnɛ] (funeral music) |
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| ʒː | zzs | garázzsal [ˈɡɒraːʒːɒl] (with garage) |
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| s+zs | sertészsír [ˈʃɛrteːʒːiːr] (lard) |
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| IPA | Letter | Example | Audio | English approx. | |||
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| ɒ | a | agy [ˈɒɟ] (brain) |
| awe(but short) | |||
| aː | á | ágy [ˈaːɟ] (bed) |
| father | |||
| ɛ | e | eke [ˈɛkɛ] (plow) |
| less | |||
| eː | é | ép [ˈeːp] (intact) |
| café | |||
| i | i | irt [ˈirt] (to eradicate) |
| bit | |||
| iː | í | írt [ˈiːrt] (he/she wrote) |
| bee | |||
| o | o | ok [ˈok] (cause, reason) |
| force | |||
| oː | ó | ó [ˈoː] (old) |
| hole | |||
| ø | ö | öt [ˈøt] (five) |
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| øː | ő | őt [ˈøːt] (him/her) |
| early | |||
| u | u | uborka [ˈuborkɒ] (cucumber) |
| bull | |||
| uː | ú | út [ˈuːt] (road) |
| tool | |||
| y | ü | ül [ˈyl] (to sit) |
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| yː | ű | űr [ˈyːr] (space) |
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| IPA | Letter | Example | Audio | English approx. | |||
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| ɒː[1] | a | arra [ˈɒːrɒ] (that way) |
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| a[2] | a | halló? [ˈhaloː] (hello?) |
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| ɛː | e | erre [ˈɛːrɛ] (this way)[3] |
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| u̯[4] | au | autó [ˈɒu̯toː] (car) |
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A stress mark is placed before the syllable that is stressed.
| IPA | indicates |
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| ˈ (ˈa) | primarystress |
| ˌ (ˌa) | secondary stress |
| / / | phonemes, as in /ˈinformɒtikɒ/ |
| [ ] | speech sounds, as in [ˈiɱformɒtikɒ] |