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end of a line, the missing letter is to be replaced; e.g., asszony (woman) is divided thus: asz-szony.

The consonants are pronounced:—

c (or cz)	as ts in its, or the German z;	e.g., citrom, a lemon.
cs	as„ ch in„ church,	e.g.„ csend, silence.
ds	as„ chj in„ joke,	e.g.„ findsa, a cup.
g (hard)	as„ chg in„ God,	e.g.„ galamb, a dove.
j (soft)	as„ chy in„ you,	e.g.„ jó, good.
s	as„ sh in„ shoe,	e.g.„ sas, an eagle.
sz	as„ chs in„ sir,	e.g.„ szabó, a tailor.
ly is heard in million,		e.g.„ ilyen, such.
ny (as is heard in new or in the French word Champagne),		e.g.„ nyúl, a hare.
ty, as is heard in tune;		e.g.„ tyúk, a hen.
gy is pronounced like d in duty;		e.g.„ gyürü, a ring.
h is always aspirated, as in hatter;		e.g.„ három, three.
r (harder than in English, and always vibrated, whether preceded or followed by a vowel), as in barren;		e.g.„ róka, a fox.

The rest are pronounced as in English.

The Hungarian language has no diphthongs and no mute letters. Every character is to be pronounced distinctly and in full, always retaining the same sound, and each word in as many syllables as it contains vowels. For instance: fiaim has three syllables and is pronounced fi-a-im.