Western Transdanubian

Dialect of the western region of Hungary, formerly known as West Hungarian. The dialect has some German influences due to the proximity of the region to Austria. Standard Hungarian igen (yes) is substituted by the German equivalent ja. Western Transdanubian differs from Standard Hungarian in pronunciation, due to the shortening of longer vowels such as ú, ű, í, turning them into u, ü, and i. For instance, tűz (fire) in Standard Hungarian, becomes tüz. A distinct characteristic of this dialect is the prominence of the l consonant, which is pronounced instead of the ly. the letter l the end of a syllable is usually dropped.

Central and Southern Transdanubian

Spoken in the central area of the Transdanubian region, it was formerly known simply as Transdanubian. It has three subdialects: Csallóköz, Mátyusföld, and Szigetköz. The dialect and its subdialects are quite similar to Western Transdanubian in pronunciation and vocabulary and there are also German influences like ja instead of igen (yes). Central transdanubian is also influenced by Slavic languages, due to its proximity to Slovakia.

Southern

Also referred to as Southern Great Plain, this dialect is spoken in the region of Banat and between the Danube and Tisza rivers. The vocabulary of this dialect has implemented words from the Palóc and Tisza regions. It differs in pronunciation from other dialects particularly on the usage of a vowel which is a mix between e and ö. Nonetheless, it is quite similar to Standard Hungarian and perhaps only someone with a very well-trained ear would be able to spot the difference.

Palóc

Dialect of the northern region of Hungary, the Cisdanubian, spoken more specifically in the Nógrád, Heves, and part of the Pest and Bács-Kiskun counties, and in the south of Slovakia. This dialect uses words of Slovak origin in its vocabulary. The Palóc dialect contains many features of Middle Ages Hungarian and differs from Standard Hungarian especially in the use of double vowels, like laó (horse), instead of standard ló, haó (snow), instead of hó, and vuáros (city), instead of város. Those who speak this dialect rarely use conjunctions, és (and), hogy (that), mert (because), and are known to speak softly and quite melodiously.

Eastern

Also known as Tisza-Köros, this dialect is spoken east of the Tisza River, hence the name, in Romania and Ukraine. The most characteristic feature of this dialect is the use of í, instead of standard é: néz (watching), becomes níz in Eastern dialect. Additionally, Ly is pronounced as j, as opposed to other dialects that pronounce it as l, and there is no difference in pronunciation between closed and open e sounds. The Eastern dialect is highly influenced by the vocabulary of the Transylvanian dialects.

Northeastern

Dialect spoken in the northeast of Hungary and in parts of Slovakia. This dialect is based on the standard literary Hungarian and because of that it has no significant differences from the standard form. Nonetheless, it does have some differences in vocabulary and due to its proximity to the region of Tisza-Köros, it has some resemblances to the dialect spoken there, such as the pronunciation of í instead of standard é and the lack of differentiation between closed and open e.

Transylvanian dialects

The region of Transylvania in Romania is home to two groups of Hungarian dialects: Mezőség and Székely. The dialects differ from Standard Hungarian in pronunciation and vocabulary, and loanwords from the Romanian language are common. The Transylvanian dialects still have archaic features of the Hungarian spoken in the Middle Ages that set it apart from the standard form of the language. An example of this is the use of the preterit tense, that fell into decay among other dialects.

Csángó

Also referred to as the Moldavian dialect, it is spoken in some parts of Romania. Csángó is the Hungarian dialect that differs from the standard language the most and it is even considered a regional language. Like the Transylvanian dialects it preserves some archaic features of medieval Hungarian and it has a number of Romanian loanwords. However, it is difficult to understand even for speakers of both Hungarian and Romanian.