Topic: Hungarian

"lány"

Translation:girl

October 26, 2016

7 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Fotraki

    When you're a hungarian, and you're learning your own language in english.... XD

    October 26, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/amazingkurwa

      interesting association, in ukrainian лань (lań) means fallow deer.

      October 26, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/TamirElaza

        I don't get the use of the letter y. Is it never pronounced? I can't tell the difference in pronunciation when it's there and isn't.

        January 13, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/csi

          Hungarian has compound letters. 'Ny' is considered one letter. It's pronounced like the 'ny' in 'canyon'.

          April 27, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/Liggliluff

            Basically it palatalises the consonant.
            It turns /n/ into /ɲ/.

            July 14, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/amazingkurwa

              letter y makes previous sound soft.

              January 13, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/TobyBartels

                If by ‘soft’ you mean palatalized, as in Slavic languages.

                May 18, 2017
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