The charts below show how the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is used to represent Hungarian pronunciations in Wiktionary entries.
Consonants
IPA
Letter
Example
Audio
English approx.
b
b
b aj
b ean
t͡s [ 1] c
c ímcats
t͡ʃ
cs
cs apch urch
ds
zölds ég [ˈzølt͡ʃeːɡ] (vegetable)
d
d
d obd og
d͡z
dz
brindz a [ˈbrind͡zɒ] (bryndza)
kids
d͡ʒ
dzs
dzs esszj azz
f
f
f af all
ɡ
g
g épg et
ɟ
gy
gy árd uty (UK)
dj
mindj árt [ˈmiɲɟaːrt] (right away)
h
h
h ajh air
ɦ [ 2] soh a [ˈʃoɦɒ] (never)
x
potroh [ˈpotrox] (abdomen)
j
j
j óly es
ç [ 3] rakj [ˈrɒkç] (put)
ʝ [ 4] férj [ˈfeːrʝ] (husband)
j [ 5] óriá si [ˈoːrijaːʃi] (huge)
y es
k
k
k issk ip
l
l
l apl ab
j
ly
hely [ˈhɛj] (place)
y es
m
m
m árm int
ɱ
szem fog [ˈsɛɱfoɡ] (eye tooth)
trom f
n
n
n épn eat
ɱ [ 6] tan folyam [ˈtɒɱfojɒm] (course)
ŋ [ 7] han g [ˈhɒŋg] (voice)
ɲ
ny
ny ugatn ew (UK)
p
p
p énzsp eak
kv
q
Aq uincum [ˈɒkviŋkum] (Aquincum)
r
r
r ész
ʃ
s
s emsh ow
s
sz
sz óls it
t
t
t öbbst op
c
ty
ty úkt ube (UK)
tj
kertj e [ˈkɛrcɛ] (his/her/its garden)
v
v
v ésv eal
w
w att
ks
x
x enon
j
y
Y ork
z
z
z öldz eal
ʒ
zs
zs ebpleas ure
^ [t͡s] and [ts] are not the same. The latter represents two phonemes, t and sz.
^ [ɦ]: Voiced glottal fricative: 1. Between two non-identical vowels 2. Between a sonorant (m, n, ny, l, j, r) and a vowel (in this order).
^ [ç]: At the end of the word after f, k, p. Examples: döfj rakj kapj
^ [ʝ]: At the end of the word after b, v, g, r, m. Examples: dobj óvj égj férj szomj
^ [j]: A weak glide pronounced within a word (or a compound element) between two adjacent vowels (where one of them is i or í) to fill the hiatus. Since there is only a minor difference between the regular [j] and the weaker glide [j], the same IPA symbol is used for both.
^ [ɱ]: n and m in the nf, nv, mf, mv consonant combinations.
^ [ŋ]: n in the ng and nk consonant combinations.
Long consonants
IPA
Letters
Example
Audio
English approx.
bː
bb
szebb [ˈsɛbː] (more beautiful)
pb
alapb ér [ˈɒlɒbːeːr] (basic salary)
t͡sː
cc
vicc [ˈvit͡sː] (joke)
dsz
tudsz [ˈtut͡sː] (you can)
dc
nádc ukor [ˈnaːt͡sːukor] (cane sugar)
tsz
játsz ik [ˈjaːt͡sːik] (he/she plays)
tssz
látssz [ˈlaːt͡sː] (you should be visible)
t͡ʃː
ccs
meccs [ˈmɛt͡ʃː] (match)
ts
szövets ég [ˈsøvɛt͡ʃːeːɡ] (alliance)
ds
fárads ág [ˈfaːrɒt͡ʃːaːɡ] (effort)
dː
dd
add ig [ˈɒdːiɡ] (until)
td
tiszteletd íj [ˈtistɛlɛdːiːj] (royalty payment)
d͡zː
dz
edz ő [ˈɛd͡zːøː] (coach)
d͡ʒː
dzs
menedzs er [ˈmɛnɛd͡ʒːɛr] (manager)
ddzs
briddzs el [ˈbrid͡ʒːɛl] (with bridge)
fː
ff
blöff [ˈbløfː] (bluff)
vf
évf olyam [ˈeːfːojɒm] (class)
ɡː
gg
agg [ˈɒɡː] (aged)
kg
mákg ubó [ˈmaːɡːuboː] (poppy head)
ɟː
ggy
poggy ász [ˈpoɟːaːs] (luggage)
gyj
nagyj ából [ˈnɒɟːaːboːl] (roughly)
dj
adj ál [ˈɒɟːaːl] (give me)
d+gy
hadgy akorlat [ˈhɒɟːɒkorlɒt] (military exercise)
xː
hh
ch
pech [ˈpɛxː] (bad luck)
jː
jj
éjj el [ˈeːjːɛl] (at night)
lj
telj esen [ˈtɛjːɛʃɛn] (totally)
llj
állj [ˈaːjː] (stop)
lly
sülly ed [ˈʃyjːɛd] (to sink)
ly+j
folyj on [ˈfojːon] (let it flow)
kː
kk
mekk ora [ˈmɛkːorɒ] (what size)
gk
megk ap [ˈmɛkːɒp] (to receive)
lː
ll
hall ott [ˈhɒlːotː] (he/she heard)
mː
mm
semm i [ˈʃɛmːi] (nothing)
nm
önm aga [ˈømːɒɡɒ] (himself)
nː
nn
tenn i [ˈtɛnːi] (to do)
ɲː
nny
amenny i [ˈɒmɛɲːi] (as much as)
ny+j
anyj a [ˈɒɲːɒ] (his/her mother)
nj
menj [ˈmɛɲː] (go)
pː
pp
napp ali [ˈnɒpːɒli] (daytime)
bp
zabp ehely [ˈzɒpːɛhɛj] (rolled oats)
rː
rr
err e [ˈɛrːɛ] (this way)
lr
balr a [ˈbɒrːɒ] (to the left)
ʃː
ss
kiss é [ˈkiʃːeː] (slightly)
sz+s
egészs ég [ˈɛɡeːʃːeːɡ] (health)
z+s
igazs ág [ˈiɡɒʃːaːɡ] (truth)
sː
ssz
messz e [ˈmɛsːɛ] (far)
z+sz
vízsz intes [ˈviːsːintɛʃ] (horizontal)
tː
tt
látt am [ˈlaːtːɒm] (I saw it)
dt
maradt [ˈmɒrɒtː] (stayed)
cː
tty
petty [ˈpɛcː] (dot)
ty+j
atyj a [ˈɒcːɒ] (his/her father)
tj
látj a [ˈlaːcːɒ] (he/she sees it)
vː
vv
évv el [ˈeːvːɛl] (with year)
zː
zz
azz al [ˈɒzːɒl] (with that)
sz+z
gyászz ene [ˈɟaːzːɛnɛ] (funeral music)
ʒː
zzs
garázzs al [ˈɡɒraːʒːɒl] (with garage)
s+zs
sertészs ír [ˈʃɛrteːʒːiːr] (lard)
Vowels
IPA
Letter
Example
Audio
English approx.
ɒ
a
a gya we (but short)
aː
á
á gyfa ther
ɛ
e
e ke le ss
eː
é
é pcafé
i
i
i rtbi t
iː
í
í rtbee
o
o
o kfo rce
oː
ó
ó ho le
ø
ö
ö t
øː
ő
ő tea rly
u
u
u nbu ll
uː
ú
ú ttoo l
y
ü
ü l
yː
ű
ű r
Vowel variants
IPA
Letter
Example
Audio
English approx.
ɒː [ 1] a
a rra
a [ 2] a
ha lló ? [ˈhaloː] (hello?)
ɛː
e
e rre[ 3]
u̯ [ 4] au
au tó [ˈɒu̯toː] (car)
^ A double length [ɒ].
^ A short vowel between a and á. Mostly used in foreign words.
^ A double length [ɛ].
^ A semivowel usually paired with another vowel such as au (augusztus ), eu (euró ).
Other symbols
A stress mark is placed before the syllable that is stressed.
IPA
indicates
ˈ (ˈ a)
primary stress
ˌ (ˌ a)
secondary stress
/ /
phonemes, as in /ˈinformɒtikɒ/
[ ]
speech sounds, as in [ˈiɱformɒtikɒ]
References