Alphabet
Vowels
Diphthongs
Basics
Tongue Twister
b [
b
] bar [bar] bar
obinuit [obishnooit]
usual arab [arab] Arab
c [c] (cat)
cap [cap] head
acum [acoom] now
ac [ac] needle
ce [che] (cheque, chess)
cert [chert] sure
acel [achel] that (m.)
zece [zeche] ten
(child -when 'e' is followed by 'a' = [chea]
ceai [cheai] tea
aceasta [acheasta] this
acea [achea] that (f.)
che [ke] when it's followed by 'e' (kept, ken)
chelner [kelner] waiter
etichet [etiketer] label
veche [veke] old
chi [ki] when it's followed by 'i' (kid)
chiar [kiar] even
echip [ekiper] team
unchi [unki] uncle
ci [chi] (chill, chip)
cine [chine] who
oricine [orichine] anybody
deci [dechi] therefore
d [d]
da [da] yes
odat [odater] once
nod [nod] knot
f [f]
film
[film] film
efort [efort] effort
pantof [pantof] shoe
g [g] (garlic, good)
gata [gata] ready
dragoste [dragoste] love
coleg [coleg] mate
ghe [ghe] (ghetto)
ghear [ghe
tsar] glacier
verighet [verigheter] wedding ring
Gheorghe [gheorghe] George
ghi [ghi] (Ghibelline, ghibli, ghillie)
ghid [ghid] guide (book)
unghie [oonghye] nail
unghi [oonghi] angle
ge [ge] (generation, geography)
gem [gem] jam
tutungerie [tootoongerye] tobacconist's
ager [ager] quick
gi [gy] (gym)
gibon [gybon] gibbon
inginer [ingyner] engineer
fagi [fagi] beech(trees)
h [h]
haiku [hIcoo] haiku
pahar
[pahar] glass
ah
[shah] shah; chess
j [zh] (leisure, Malaysia)
jeg [zheg] filth
ajun [azhoon] eve
curaj [coorazh] courage
l [l]
lac
[lac] lake
milion [milion] million
cal [cal] horse
m [m]
mama [mama] mother
mamut [mamoot] mammoth
om [om] human
n [n]
naiv [naiv] naive
mān [mner] hand
īn
[īn] in
p [p]
pe [pe] on
repede [repede] quickly
cap [cap] head
r [r] is always rolled
ras [ras] shave
serenad [serenader] serenade
rar [rar] rare
s [s]
sec [sec] dry
cas [caser] house
sens
[sens] sense
[sh
] (shall, shop)
ah [
shah] shah, chess
englezete [englezeshte] English
na [nash] godfather
t [t]
taxi [tacsi] taxi
autobuz [aootobooz] bus
bilet [bilet] ticket
[
ts] (nuts, tsetse)
ap [
tsap] he-goat
a [atser] thread
la [lats] loop
v [v]
vin [vin] wine
invita [invita] (to) invite
pasiv
[pasiv] passive
z [z]
zi [zi] day
criz
[krizer] crisis
gaz [gaz] gas
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