Special Hungarian Sounds - part I.

Special sounds: A, Á, J, S, SZ, É.

a-a                                                                       

j-y

s - sh

sz - s

é - ei

 

The sound A is pronounced as A in the english word war. 

The pronunciation of J sound is like the Y in the word york. 

When we have a single S we always pronounce it like SH in ship.

For the S sound as in set, Hungarian uses a lettercombination: SZ (S+Z). 

We pronounce the É sound similarly to EI in the word eight.

Exercies: ja jaja aj ajaj as sa sas sá sás ás sé és sza asz sa sá sé sza szá szé ja já jé

Special sounds: A, Á, Ö, Ü, GY, NY

Á- unrounded lips, vertically the tounge is in middle (central position), the jaws are opened to maximum, the air has a large space to come out -  back vowel

The pictures about pronouncing the A-O-Ő-Ű sounds are very similar. The main difference is that A and O are formed in the back of the oral cavity, while Ő and Ű are formed in the front (back vs. front  vowels).

 

A- semi rounded lips, vertically the tounge is lowered (low position), the lower jaw is lowered, the air has a large space to come out -  back vowel

Exercies: ma mama ba baba ha haha sa sasa ra rara ga gaga la lala maga baba tata
 

               

 

 

Ő - rounded lips, tounge in the middle, the air is coming out while the lips are rounded slightly downward -  this is a front vowel
 

Exercises: mö mömö bö böbö hö sö rö sör bör kör röt tör töröl pöröl pör köl öl öt öz ön ök
 

Ü - rounded lips, tounge in the middle, the air is coming out while the lips are rounded slightly upward - this is a front vowel

 

Exercises: mü mümü bü bür büz hü sü süsü rü kür üt küt hüt füt üz füz tük üg füg 

Exercies: mo momo bo bobo hoho so soso ro roro go gogo lo lolo logo bobo fofo toto

Exercises: mö mömö bö böbö hö sö rö sör bör kör röt tör töröl pöröl pör köl öl öt öz ön ök

Exercises: mü mümü bü bür büz hü sü süsü rü kür üt küt hüt füt üz füz tük üg füg 

GY - is a stop sound, when the middle part of the tounge is pushed up to the soft palate while the exhaling.

Exercises: gyi gyé gyá gyo gyö gyu gyü ügy ogy hogy egy agy ágy igyi egye agya
 

NY - is a stop sound, when the middle part of the tounge is pushed up to the front part of the palate (hard palate) while exhaling.

Exercises: nyi nyé nyá nyo nyö nyu nyű nyal nyál nyel nyul lany lány kony kiny kuny köny

Exercises: gyi gyé gyá gyo gyö gyu gyü ügy ogy hogy egy agy ágy igyi egye agya

Exercises: nyi nyé nyá nyo nyö nyu nyű nyal nyál nyel nyul lany lány kony kiny kuny köny

To be continued with more special sounds in part II.