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

The consonants are pronounced:—

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.