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About Romanian Consonants Chart
Would like to know do you know the consonants when it comes to Romanian language? In articulatory phonetics, a Romanian consonant is really a speech sound that is articulated using full or perhaps partial closure within the vocal tract. The word consonant is usually used to refer to a letter of a Romanian alphabet that signifies a consonant sound. Learn More
Romanian Consonants Chart
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Romanian Consonants in Alphabet
| b | like 'b' in "bed" |
| c | like 'ch' in "cheese" (like Italian 'c') when followed by 'e' or 'i', otherwise like 'k' |
| d | like 'd' in "dog" |
| f | like 'f' in "federation" |
| g | like 'g' in "gym" when followed by 'e' or 'i', otherwise like 'g' in "gear" |
| h | like 'h' in "help" (never silent in Romanian) |
| j | like the French 'j' in "Bonjour" - English equivalent is the "s" in "pleasure" |
| Hear the sound for j | |
| k | like 'c' in "scan" |
| l | like 'l' in "love" |
| m | like 'm' in "mother" |
| n | like 'n' in "nice" |
| p | like 'p' in "spit" |
| q | like 'k' in "sketch" (this letter is rarely used in Romanian) |
| r | not like the 'r' in "row"; more like 'r' of "pretty" in North American English (similar to the Italian r) |
| Hear the word 'Reşiţa' in Romanian, note the 'r' sound | |
| s | like 's' in "snake" |
| ş | like 'sh' in "lush" |
| ţ | similar to 'ts' in "thats" |
| t | like 't' in "stand" |
| v | like 'v' in "very" |
| w | like 'v' in "very" or "w" in english loadwords |
| x | like 'cks' in "picks", sometimes 'gs' in "pigs" |
| y | like 'i' in "dip" |
| z | like 'z' in "fizz" |
Romanian Diphthongs in Alphabet
| oi | like 'oy' in "boy" |
| ea | diphthong beginning with a short Romanian "e" sound and ending with the Romanian "a" sound. These two sounds are pronounced smoothly and quickly together as one syllable. However, this letter pair is not always a diphthong. |
| oa | diphthong beginning with a short Romanian "o" sound and ending with the Romanian "a sound. These two sounds are pronounced smoothly and quickly together as one syllable. |
Click on the links below to find out a number of helpful Romanian travel words that are sorted by group. For every travel word or phrase in Romanian, you will see the English interpretation.
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