Romanian

Consonants

IPA

Examples

English
approximation

b

ban

boy

d

dop

day

d͡ʒ

ger

jeep

f

foc

face

ɡ

gol, unghie

good

h

horn

hat

k

cal, chip, kilogram, quasar

skip

l

lună

love

m

mic

moon

n

nor

name

ŋ

lung

long

p

pas

span

r

rac, mare

trilled r

s

sare

sun

ʃ

șarpe

shape

t

tare

stop

t͡s

țară

cats

t͡ʃ

cer

chest

v

val, watt

voice

z

zid

zone

ʒ

jar

measure

Marginal consonants

ɲ

Saligny

canyon


Vowels

IPA

Examples

English
approximation

a

a

father

e

erou

play
(Yorkshire dialect)

ə

ăsta

about

i

inel, mie

beet

ɨ

înspre, cârnat/cîrnat

roses
(for some dialects)

o

oraș

coat
(Yorkshire dialect)

u

uda, dual

soon

Marginal vowels

ø

bleu, loess

French ceux

y

ecru, fürer

French lune

ɑ̃

Henri

French danse

Semivowels

IPA

Examples

English
approximation

j

iarnă, creioane, rai, yacht

you or boy

w

băcăuan, dulău, tweeter

wine or cow

Diphthongs

e̯a

beată

short [e] followed by full [a]

e̯o

vreo

short [e] followed by full [o]

o̯a

foarte, găoace

short [o] followed by full [a]

Other symbols

IPA

Examples

Explanation

ˈ

dulău [duˈləw]

Main stress (placed before
the stressed syllable)

ˌ

extraordinar [ˌekstra.ordiˈnar]

Secondary stress

.

mie [ˈmi.e]

Syllable marker, generally
used between vowels
in hiatus

ʲ

rupi [ˈrupʲ]

Palatalization (placed after
the palatalized consonant)

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