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Languages

Description[edit | edit source]

Hungarian is the official and predominant spoken language in Hungary.

According to the 2011 census... ^[1]

Hungarian language - spoken by 99.6% in Hungary (99% as a first language)
English and German - most spoken foreign languages
other minority languages are -- ^[2]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Alphabet

Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Dictionaries

Országh László & Magay Tamás, Angol-magyar kéziszótár = English-Hungarian dictionary, Budapest : Akadémiai K., 2011 - Available at WorldCat

Online Dictionaries

Language Aids

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

Christina Mayer, Hungarian, Footscray, Vic., Australia ; Oakland, CA : Lonely Planet Publications, 2005 - Available at WorldCat
Hungarian phrase book & dictionary, New York : Berlitz Publishing, 2015 - Available at WorldCat

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Hungary," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary#Languages, accessed 25 Oct 2021.
↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Hungary," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary#Languages#:~:text=several%20recognised%20minority%20languages%20in%20Hungary accessed 25 Oct 2021.

The Hungarian Alphabet[edit | edit source]

Aa Áá Bb Cc CScs Dd DZdz DZSdzs Ee Éé Ff Gg GYgy Hh Ii Íí Jj Kk Ll LYly Mm Nn NYny Oo Óó Öö Őő Pp (Qq) Rr Ss SZsz Tt TYty Uu Úú Üü Űű Vv (Ww) (Xx) Yy Zz ZSzs

Glossary of Unusual Words and Terms[edit | edit source]

Az irtványok were apparently settlers who cleared forestland and then farmed it under the feudal system in Hungary.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Hungary," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary#Languages, accessed 25 Oct 2021.

[2] Wikipedia contributors, "Hungary," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary#Languages#:~:text=several%20recognised%20minority%20languages%20in%20Hungary accessed 25 Oct 2021.

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