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Romanian is a Romance language derived primarily from Latin in which all letters are pronounced.The following ones occur only in loan words and proper nouns:

K k [ka] Kant

Q q [kyou] Quebec

W w [doobloo ve] watt

Y y [ee grek] yoga

X, x can be spelt differently:

           [cs] taxi (tacsi), pix (pics)

           [gz] exact (egzact), exemplu (egzemplu)

 

A

a

[a]

N

n

[ne]

[er]

O

o

[o]

Â

â

[î]

P

p

[pe]

B

b

[be]

Q

q

[kyou]

C

c

[che]

R

r

[re]

D

d

[de]

S

s

[se]

E

e

[e]

[she]

F

f

[fe]

T

t

[te]

G

g

[ge]

[tse]

H

h

[ha]

U

u

[oo]

I

i

[ee]

V

v

[ve]

Î

î

[î]

W

w

[doobloo ve]

J

j

[zhe]

X

x

[eecs]

K

L

M

k

l

m

[ka]

[le]

[me]

Y

Z

y

z

[ee grek]

[zet]

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