Today I will teach you the Romanian alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Romanian letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Romanian contains 26 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.
| A a | [a] like cat |
| Ă ă | [ə] like about |
| Â â | [ɨ] like utter |
| B b | [b] like ball |
| C c | [k, tʃ] like cat, chat |
| D d | [d] like door |
| E e | [e, e̯, je] like egg |
| F f | [f] like flag |
| G g | [ɡ, dʒ] like go, gym |
| H h | [h] like hat |
| I i | [i, j, ʲ] like ink |
| Î î | [ɨ] like about |
| J j | [ʒ] like vision |
| K k | [k] like kit |
| L l | [l] like lamp |
| M m | [m] like mouth |
| N n | [n] like north |
| O o | [o, o̯] like floor |
| P p | [p] like pot |
| Q q | [k] like kettle |
| R r | [r] like Roma |
| S s | [s] like song |
| Ș ș | [ʃ] like sugar |
| T t | [t] like tip |
| Ț ț | [ts] like pizza |
| U u | [u, w] like urge |
| V v | [v] like vast |
| W w | [v, w, u] like west, vast |
| X x | [ks, ɡz] like six |
| Y y | [j, i] like yes |
| Z z | [z] like zoo |
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