Romanian

Note: in the representation of Romanian orthography shown below, 

     ă stands for a-breve; 
     t, stands for t-cedilla; 
     s, stands for s-cedilla.

Vowels 

The vowel system comprises 8 phonemes, as follows. The vowel symbolized i_0 is voiceless; 1 is a close (high)
unrounded central vowel. 

        SAMPA symbol    Orthography             Transcription
        i               vin                     vin
        i_0             câini                   k1jni_0
        e               fel                     fel
        a               cap                     kap
        @               măr                     m@r
        o               loc                     lok
        u               sur                     sur
        1               fân                     f1n

There are 4 semivowels. 

        j               doi                     doj
        e_X             deasă                   de_Xas@
        w               sau                     saw
        o_X             culoare                 kulo_Xare

Consonants 

The consonant system comprises 20 phonemes, as follows. 

        p               păr                     p@r     
        b               barbă                   barb@
        t               tun                     tun
        d               dar                     dar
        k               cal                     kal
        g               gât                     g1t
        ts              t,ară                   tsar@
        tS              ceas                    tSas
        dZ              geantă                  dZant@
        f               fată                    fat@
        v               vale                    vale
        s               scaun                   skaun
        z               zi                      zi
        S               s,a                     Sa                      
        Z               joi                     Zoj
        h               haină                   hajn@
        m               mână                    m1n@
        n               nas                     nas
        l               lapte                   lapte
        r               râs                     r1s
