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| Consonants
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| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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| b
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ban |
boy
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| d
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dop |
day
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| d͡ʒ[1]
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ger
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jeep
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| f
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foc |
face
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| ɡ
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gol, unghie |
good
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| h
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horn |
hat
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| k
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cal, chip, kilogram, quasar |
skip
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| l
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lună |
love
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| m
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mic |
moon
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| n
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nor |
name
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| ŋ[2]
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lung |
long
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| p
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pas |
span
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| r[3]
|
rac, mare
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trilled r
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| s
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sare |
sun
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| ʃ
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șarpe |
shape
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| t
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tare |
stop
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| t͡s[1]
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țară |
cats
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| t͡ʃ[1]
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cer |
chest
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| v
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val, watt |
voice
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| z
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zid |
zone
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| ʒ
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jar |
measure
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| Marginal consonants
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| ɲ
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Saligny |
canyon
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| Vowels
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| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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| a
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apă |
father
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| e[4]
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erou |
play (Yorkshire dialect)
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| ə
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română |
about
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| i
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inel, mie |
beet
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| ɨ
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înspre, cârnat/cîrnat |
roses (for some dialects)
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| o[4]
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oraș |
coat (Yorkshire dialect)
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| u |
uda, dual |
soon
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| Marginal vowels
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| ø[4]
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bleu, loess |
French ceux
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| y
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ecru, fürer |
French lune
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| ɑ̃
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Henri |
French danse
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| Semivowels[5]
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| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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| j
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iarnă, creioane, rai, yacht
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you or boy
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| w
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băcăuan, dulău, tweeter
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wine or cow
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| Diphthongs[5]
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| e̯a
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beată
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short [e] followed by full [a]
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| e̯o
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vreo
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short [e] followed by full [o]
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| o̯a
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foarte, găoace
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short [o] followed by full [a]
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| Other symbols
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| IPA
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Examples |
Explanation
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| ˈ
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dulău [duˈləw]
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Main stress (placed before the stressed syllable)
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| ˌ
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extraordinar [ˌekstra.ordiˈnar]
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Secondary stress
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| .
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mie [ˈmi.e]
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Syllable marker, generally used between vowels in hiatus
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| ʲ
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rupi [ˈrupʲ]
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Palatalization (placed after the palatalized consonant)
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