Hungarian Heritage Review, 1987 (16. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1987-03-01 / 3. szám

Jíungarian (Classroom

o

jó (good) tó (lake) ló (horse) szó (word) só (salt)

It is somewhat similar to the English pronunciation of the second o in the interjection "oh-oh" , but the Hungarian sound should be pronounced with the lips more rounded and also farther back in the mouth. This is the long version of the above o.

Ö

öt (five) köszönöm

(thank you) kör (circle) sör (beer) könyv (book)

It is similar to the English u in "church", but the Hungarian sound should be pronounced with lips much more rounded and the tongue more forward.

U

O

o (he , she)

no (woman)

nos (married / ir ge^r^ce fee

fóz (he/she cooks) els$ (first)

This is the long version of the above Ö.

u

tud (he/she knows) fut (he/she runs )

ujj (finger) un (he/she is fed up with sg) kulcs (key)

It is similar to the English u sound in "good", but the Hungarian sound should be pronounced by rounding the lips more and pronouncing the sound more forward in the mouth.

u

út (way) űr (Mr. ,

gentleman) új (new) hús (meat) kút (well)

It is similar to the English u sound in "noon" and "do", but the Hungarian sound should be pronounced with the lips more rounded.

This is the long version of the above u.

Ü

ül (he/she sits)

küld (he/she s ends) füst (smoke) fül (ear) üt (he/she hits )

No similar sound exists in the English language. This Hungarian sound should be produced as if pronouncing l , but the lips must be rounded

MARCH 1987

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