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Hungary Pronunciation
Hungary is pronounced HUHNG-ger-ee, IPA /ˈhəŋgɝi/.
HUHNG-ger-ee
US /ˈhəŋgɝi/
Syllables: HUHNG · ger · ee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: A central European country with Budapest as its capital.
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Hungary in a Sentence
- Hungary borders seven countries.
- They drove through Hungary on the way to Romania.
- Hungary's language is related to Finnish and to almost nothing else nearby.
Common Mispronunciations of Hungary
Not HUHNG-ree
Three beats are needed, with a weak ger in the middle, or the country turns into an appetite.
Not huhn-GA-ree
The opening beat is the loud one, and the ng closes at the back of the mouth before the g arrives.
Tip: Hungary has three beats and hungry has two, which is the whole of the difference in speech.
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