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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 [ghetsar] 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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