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Lesson Six:  The sz diphthong

 

What’s a diphthong?  Just two letters together that produce a single sound.

 

Remember the words szija…szerbusz, szivesen?  They begin with Sz, but are pronounced just like the s in the word sun! Ignore the z (in this case) and you’ll be fine. (The s alone is pronounced as sh as in shoe).

 

This is a very common diphthong in Hungarian.  Get used to it!

 

 

 

Some words with sz:

 

1. Szombat- (sohm-butt) Saturday

       (long o as in tone)

2. Szék-(sayk) chair

3. Szép-(sape) pretty

4. Sziv-(seeve) heart

5. Szo-(so)  word

6. Busz-(boos) bus

7. Asztal-(uh’ stall) table

 

Quiz Time (Quiz 6):

 

1.            Word

2.            Saturday

3.            Pretty

4.            Heart

5.            Chair

6.            Bus

7.            Table

 

 

Answers:

1.            Szo

2.            Szombat

3.            Szép

4.            Sziv

5.            Szék

6.            Busz

7.            Asztal

 

6-7 Awesome

4-5 Good

2-3 Pay attention

1 Go back for review

 

 

End of Lesson Six: 

·       You have learned that the SZ diphthong sounds like a simple s.

·      You learned seven sz words:

 

1. szombat

1.            szep

2.            sziv

3.            szek

4.            szo

5.            busz

6.            asztal

 

 

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