Cheryl, I bet it doesn't. I don't think any language sounds like he Hungarian language. Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Wenberg" <cherlock@cheqnet.net> To: <hungary@rootsweb.com> Cc: <inlake@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 3:40 PM Subject: [HUNGARY] Voice for surname pronunciation > Does anyone know if Rumanian and Hungarian sound alike? > > Cheryl > > > > Subject: Voice for surname pronunciation > > > Cheryl: > > A web site has been unveiled that enables you to enter a surname or a > place name to be spoken online. For instance, if you enter "Balog," both > of the English voices will say băl' log, "log" like "dog," "log." Only > some of the pronunciations are acceptable while the others are incorrect. > An accent is used on wrong syllables, the sound of letters is mixed, and > so on. The address is http://say.expressivo.com/. > > This site is geared to Polish spoken text though. You might be satisfied > with foreign pronunciation by the Romanian voice. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HUNGARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.445 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3143 - Release Date: 09/18/10 06:34:00

On 9/18/2010 6:26 PM, marlo wrote: > Cheryl, I bet it doesn't. I don't think any language sounds like he > Hungarian language. Margaret > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cheryl Wenberg"<cherlock@cheqnet.net> > To:<hungary@rootsweb.com> > Cc:<inlake@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 3:40 PM > Subject: [HUNGARY] Voice for surname pronunciation > > >> Does anyone know if Rumanian and Hungarian sound alike? >> >> Cheryl >> >> >> >> Subject: Voice for surname pronunciation >> >> >> Cheryl: >> >> A web site has been unveiled that enables you to enter a surname or a >> place name to be spoken online. For instance, if you enter "Balog," both >> of the English voices will say băl' log, "log" like "dog," "log." Only >> some of the pronunciations are acceptable while the others are incorrect. >> An accent is used on wrong syllables, the sound of letters is mixed, and >> so on. The address is http://say.expressivo.com/. >> >> This site is geared to Polish spoken text though. You might be satisfied >> with foreign pronunciation by the Romanian voice. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> HUNGARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.445 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3143 - Release Date: 09/18/10 > 06:34:00 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HUNGARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Margaret & Cheryl, The closest European language to Hungarian is what they speak in Finland, and even that is quite distant. Both languages come from central Asia. Hungarian has imported a few foreign words over many years, mainly Slavic ones like 'utca' for 'street' which is 'ulitza' in Russian. Romanian, on the other hand, is a Latin derivative and sounds a bit like Pidgen Italian and nothing whatever like Hungarian. Irv Schlinger