P3.3 How to pronounce combinations of Romanian vowels - Part 3
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This is the third and last part of the Romanian vowels combined pronunciation lesson. We assume that you have already studied the part 1 and part 2
In this lesson you will learn how to pronounce:
How do you pronounce "oa" in Romanian?
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
people/men/humans | oameni | ||
guest | oaspete |
How do you pronounce the diphthong "oi" together in one syllable in Romanian?
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
two (2) | Doi | ||
We | Noi | ||
back/backwards | înapoi |
How do you pronounce the vowel o and the semivowel u "ou" together in Romanian?
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
Egg | Ou | ||
New (applicable to Romanian masculine gender nouns) | Nou | ||
Present | Cadou | ||
Mackerel | Macrou | ||
Ox | Bou |
How do you pronounce "u" and "a" together in Romanian?
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
the couch | canapeaua | ||
the day | ziua |
How do you pronounce "uă" vowels together in Romanian in the same syllable?
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
two (2) | Două | ||
nine (9) | nouă | ||
eggs | ouă |
How to pronounce the vowels "u" and "i" together in Romanian
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
To whom or Whom ... to or Who... to | Cui | ||
chicken (meat) | pui |
It is important to know that we presented above the pronunciation of two vowels in the same syllable (diphthong), which is quite common in Romanian. Nevertheless there are other Romanian words where the same combination of vowels results in the vowels being pronounced each one in their own syllable (hiatus) e.g. aer, real, cereale, fiul, familie, istorie, familia, istoria, etc.
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