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How to recognize Hungarian
Hungarian is one of 35 languages in Grafle's Latin group. Here's what it looks like, where you'll see it on signs, and how to tell it apart from its lookalikes.
Spot it fast
- Double-acute ő and ű exist only in Hungarian.
- Clusters sz, gy, ny and long words unlike any neighbor.
What Hungarian looks like
Minden emberi lény szabadon és egyenlő méltósággal születik.
Szia! Szép időnk van ma, ugye?
Az idő pénz, ahogy mondani szokták.
Latin scripts: The alphabet you're reading now. Each language gives itself away by its own special letters and accent marks.
Where you'll see it on signs
- Hungary
Easy to confuse with
- Polish — Hungarian's double-acute ő/ű and gy/sz clusters vs Polish's ł, ą, ę — different worlds despite being neighbors.
- Czech — Hungarian has ő/ű and no háčeks; Czech is full of š, ě, ř.
- Finnish — Both love dotted vowels and long words, but Hungarian's double-acute ő/ű and gy/sz clusters give it away; Finnish doubles its vowels instead (aa, ää).