SOUNDS OF THE ROMANIAN LANGUAGE

Voiced Sounds of the Romanian Language

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Diphthong Recordings

You can listen to the Romanian Language Diphthongs choosing the desired sound from the list below. Each sound is uttered by two speakers. The recordings comply with the Recording Protocol and were saved on 16 and 24 bits mono in .wav format.

16 bits

24 bits*

/aĭ/ like in mai

/aŭ/ like in dau

/eĭ/ like in lei

/eŭ/ like in leu

/iĭ/ like in mii

/iŭ/ like in fiu

/oĭ/ like in goi

/oŭ/ like in nou

/uĭ/ like in pui

/əĭ/ like in răi

/əŭ/ like in rău

/ìĭ/ like in câine

/ìŭ/ like in râu

/ĕa/ like in stea

/ĕo/ like in George

/ĭa/ like in ziar

/ĭe/ like in fier

/ĭo/ like in chior

/ĭu/ like in iubit

/ŏa/ like in oameni

/ŭa/ like in ziua

/ŭə/ like in două

/aĭ/_1

/aŭ/_1

/eĭ/_1

/eŭ/_1

/iĭ/_1

/iŭ/_1

/oĭ/_1

/oŭ/_1

/uĭ/_1

/əĭ/_1

/əŭ/_1

/îĭ/_1

/îŭ/_1

/ĕa/_1

/ĕo/_1

/ĭa/_1

/ĭe/_1

/ĭo/_1

/ĭu/_1

/ŏa/_1

/ŭa/_1

/ŭə/_1

/aĭ/_2

/aŭ/_2

/eĭ/_2

/eŭ/_2

/iĭ/_2

/iŭ/_2

/oĭ/_2

/oŭ/_2

/uĭ/_2

/əĭ/_2

/əŭ/_2

/îĭ/_2

/îŭ/_2

/ĕa/_2

/ĕo/_2

/ĭa/_2

/ĭe/_2

/ĭo/_2

/ĭu/_2

/ŏa/_2

/ŭa/_2

/ŭə/_2

* Listening to the 24 bits recording may require additional codes installed on your computer.

These recordings are but a few examples. Here is the entire archive.