Sz is the thirty-second letter of the
Hungarian alphabet. It represents and is called "esz" . Thus, names like
Liszt are pronounced
list. In Hungarian, even if two characters are put together to make a different sound, they are considered one letter (a true digraph), and even
acronyms keep the letter intact. Hungarian usage of
s and
sz is almost the reverse of the Polish usage. In Hungarian,
s represents . For example, the Hungarian capital of
Budapest is natively pronounced (). There is also a
zs in Hungarian, which is the last (forty-fourth) letter of the alphabet, following z.
Examples These examples are Hungarian words that use the letter
sz, with the English translation following: •
szabó =
tailor •
szép =
beautiful •
szikla =
rock •
szőke =
blonde •
szülő =
parent •
szusi =
sushi •
Olaszország =
Italy •
Szudán =
Sudan ==Kashubian==