The Romanian alphabet

Aa a Ll

Mm

Nn

Bb Cc Dd be ce de Rr

Ee e Ss

Ff

Gg

Hh

Ii i

Jj je

Kk ka

fe/ef ghe/ge ha/ha e Tt te e

Oo Pp p

Uu Vv Xx Zz u ve ics zet

le/el me/em ne/en

pe re/er se/es

Q, W and Y are also used but only in foreign loanwords. Romanian pronunciation Ce (tsche) exemplu: ceas, ceai, ceapa (watch, tea, onion) Ci (tschi) exemplu: cina, cinema, lipici (dinner, cinema, glue) Ge [ ] exemplu: gem, geam, germana, agenda (jam, glass/window, German, agenda) Gi [ i ] exemplu: gimnastica, girafa, Gina gymnastics, giraffe, feminine name Che (ke) cheama (call) , cheie ( key) Chi (ki) chiftea (meat ball), chibrite (matches), China Ghe (ge) ghete (boots), gheata (ice) as in get Ghi (gi) ghid (guide) , a ghici (to guess) as in give

Spelling The letter is written only at the beginning of a word while the letter can be found inside the word and never at the beginning.