Pronunciation |
| Letter | Sound | English Example | Romanian Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| A, a | ah | Father | apã (ah-puh) (Water) |
| Ã, ã (Breve) | uh | A computer; A mistake; Other |
apã (ah-puh) (Water) |
| Â, â (Circumflex) | ew (almost like the sound you make when being punched in the stomach) | not used in English | Român (roh-moouhn) (Romanian man) |
| C, c | k 'ch' before I or E |
Crest Chest |
Casã (cah-suh) (House) Face (fah-cheh) (To Do/Make) |
| E, e | eh, 'ye' if first letter of the word | Best Yes |
Student (stoo-dehnt) (Student) Este (yes-teh) (he/she/it is) |
| G, g | gh | Get | Gãsi (guh-see) (to find) |
| G, g | 'j' before I or E | Gesture | Geacã (jah-kuh) (Jacket) Gigant (jee-ghant) (Giant) |
| I, i | ee, silent if at end of words (to be exact: a tiny whisper, very hard to pick up) and makes consonants sound softer, not silent in verb infinitives | Beep | fi (fee) (be - verb infinitive) |
| Î, î (Circumflex) | ew (almost like the sound you make when being punched in the stomach) | not used in English | a învãþa (oouhn-vuh-tsah) (learn - verb infinitive) |
| J, j | s as in pleasure | Pleasure | Joi (joy) (Thursday) |
| O, o | oh | Force; Formula; Hydrofoil |
opt (ohpt) (eight) |
| R, r | Trilled - rolled r like Italian or Spanish | not same sound in English | dragoste (drah-gohs-teh) (love) |
| ª, º (Cedilla) | sh | Ship | mãtuºã (muh-too-shuh) (aunt) |
| Þ, þ (Cedilla) | ts | goats | soþ (sohts) (husband) |
| U, u | oo | boot | un (oon) (a - indefinite article) |
Dipthongs + Tripthongs: |
|
| Letters | Sound |
|---|---|
| ch | k |
| gh | g |
| eai | eh and eye together |
| eau | eh and ow together |
| ai | eye |
| au | ow |
| ãu | uh and oo together |
| ea | eh and ah together |
| ei | ey |
| eu | eh and oo together |
| ia | ya as yacht |
| ie | yeh |
| io | yo |
| iu | you |
| âi/îi | î and ee together |
| âu/îu | î and oo together |
| oi | oy as in boy |
| ou | oh and oo together as in go |
| ua | wa as in water | oa | wa but less w sound than ua. | ue | weh | ui | we |
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