Explore the writing examples below. Sound comparisons are approximate; use complete words and recordings to develop your listening and pronunciation.
| A a | [ɒ] as in call |
| Á á | [aː] as in ink |
| B b | [b] as in bat |
| C c | [ts] as in cats |
| Cs cs | [tʃ] as in chat |
| D d | [d] as in deck |
| Dz dz | [dz] as in kids |
| Dzs dzs | [dʒ] as in jam |
| E e | [ɛ] as in less |
| Ë ë | [e] as in same |
| É é | [eː] as in café |
| F f | [f] as in find |
| G g | [ɡ] as in get |
| Gy gy | [ɟ] as in duke |
| H h | [h] as in hi |
| I i | [i] as in thick |
| Í í | [iː] as in leak |
| J j | [j] as in you |
| K k | [k] as in key |
| L l | [l] as in leak |
| Ly ly | [j] as in hey |
| M m | [m] as in mind |
| N n | [n] as in noon |
| Ny ny | [ɲ] as in new |
| O o | [o] as in box |
| Ó ó | [oː] as in go |
| Ö ö | [ø] as in pool |
| Ő ő | [øː] as in tool |
| P p | [p] as in peas |
| Q q | [] as in queue |
| R r | [r] as in Roma |
| S s | [ʃ] as in shy |
| Sz sz | [s] as in say |
| T t | [t] as in tell |
| Ty ty | [c] as in stew |
| U u | [u] as in rude |
| Ú ú | [uː] as in do |
| Ü ü | [y] as in Uzbakistan |
| Ű ű | [yː] as in |
| V v | [v] as in very |
| W w | [v] as in view |
| X x | [] as in ox |
| Y y | [i] as in year |
| Z z | [z] as in Zulu |
| Zs zs | [ʒ] as in vision |
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