By mapping out most pairs of consonants and vowels from my language by finding their equivalent in English, it helped to keep Gemini's Voice in English the same when speaking into Romanian. The list has consonant and vowel combinations, word endings and common diphthongs.
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B
BA BOther BAbă
BĂ squabBLE BĂltoacă
BÂ Brrr without pronouncing the r section.
BE BEt BEteală
BI BEE BIne
BO BOwl BOltă
BU BUll BUlă
C
CA CAstle CAdou
CĂ COntinuously CĂniță
CÂ Crrr without pronouncing the r section.
CE CHEt CEtate
CI CHIEf CIfră
CO CO-op COpil
CU COUp CUpă
CHI KEY CHIn
CHE KEpt CHEamă
D
DA DOt DAnez
DĂ midDLE DĂltui
DÂ Drr without pronouncing the r section.
DE DEck DEranja
DI DEE-Dee DIferit
DO DoDo DOri
DU DOOm DUminică
F
FA FAr FArmacie
FĂ afFAble FĂțarnic
FÂ Frr without pronouncing the r section.
FE FEll FElicitări
FI Philosophy FIlozofie
FO FOld FOlositor
FU FOOd FUdul
G
GA GOd GAdină
GĂ gigGLE GĂlbui
GÂ Grr without pronouncing the r section.
GE JEnny GEniu
GI GEE GIrafă
GO GOld GOldan
GU GOO GUnoi
GHE GEt GHEizer
GHI GHEE GHId
H
HA HA! HAine
HĂ HUrry HĂrnicie
HÂ Hrr without pronouncing the r section.
HE HEAd HEder
HI HE HIdrata
HO HOle HOlba
HU WHO HUli
J
JA JAcques JAchetă
JĂ invasion JĂpcan
JÂ Jrr without pronouncing the r section.
JE JE suis(French) JEna
JI amneSIa JIgodie
JO JOlie(French) JOben
JU JU-jitsu JUcător
K
KA Car KAki
KÂ Krr without pronouncing the r section.
KE KEn KEdiv
KI KIlo KIlogram
KO KOi fish KOine
KU COUp d'état KUrd
L
LA LA LAcrimă
LĂ LUll LĂcomie
LÂ Lrr without pronouncing the r section.
LE LEmming LEgumă
LI LEE LImbă
LO poLO LOpată
LU balloon LUmină
M
MA MA MAmă
MĂ MOney MĂceș
MÂ Mrr without pronouncing the r section.
ME MEmory MEre
MI ME MIlă
MO GeroniMO MOlcom
MU MOO MUgur
N
NA NArcissism NAdia
NĂ NOne NĂtărău
NÂ Nrrr without pronouncing the r section.
NE NEst NEam
NI KNEE NIns
NO KNOt NO
NU NOOdle NUme
p
PA PAtio PAteu
PĂ PUddle PĂrere
PÂ Prrr without pronouncing the r section.
PE PEninsula PErete
PI PInto beans PIctor
PO POnder POruncă
PU shamPOO PUtere
R
RA RAmen RAță
RĂ RUmble RĂnit
RÂ Rrrr
RE REtinol REține
RI RIddle RImă
RO ROnin ROtund
RU RUE RUs
S
SA SAmba SAre
SĂ SIr SĂri
SÂ Srrr without pronouncing the r section.
SE C'EST la vie SEnil
SI SInner SIncer
SO SOmber SOră
SU SUit SUpă
Ș
ȘA SHArp ȘArpe
ȘĂ SHUsh ȘĂnțuit
ȘÂ Șrrr without pronouncing the r section.
ȘE SHEll ȘEde
ȘI SHIlling ȘIc
ȘO SHOck ȘOrț
ȘU SHOE ȘUt
T
TA TAnia TAtă
TĂ TUrnover TĂcut
TÂ Trrr without pronouncing the r section.
TE TEll TEnis
TI TIn TIr
TO TOre TORt
TU TOOl TUnet
Ț
ȚA TSAr ȚAră
ȚĂ hearTSOme ȚĂran
ȚÂ Țrrr without pronouncing the r section.
ȚE TSEtse fly ȚElină
ȚI courTSEY ȚIne
ȚO faTSo ȚOale
ȚU TSUnami ȚUică
V
VA VArsity VAră
VĂ Vulnerable VĂr
VÂ Vrr without pronouncing the r section.
VE VEritable VEcin
VI VIndicate VInde
VO VOlvo VOrbă
VU VOO doo VUiet
Z
ZA ZAra ZAdar
ZĂ acclimatiZEr ZĂri
ZÂ Zrr without pronouncing the r section.
ZE ZEn ZEd
ZI ZEro ZIcală
ZO ZOro Zor
ZU ZUmba ZUmzet
Endings
-i
-ii
-iii
-u
-lor
LOOP LUP
LUE PI nt number two is empty. LUPI
LOOPY LUPII
LOOP-ee- LORE LUPILOR
LUE PUt the glass down. LUPU
it's a waCKO PILL COPIL
it's a waCKO PILL LULLaby COPILUL
it's a waCKO PILL LUE COPILU
COPIng mechanism COPI
COPE YEsterday COPIE
COPE Yeah COPIA
COPE Interesting COPII
it's a COPEE It's great COPIII
A Ă
CASAnova CASA
CASTLe CASĂ
E LE
giraFFE TElemarketers FETE
giraFFE TELEmarketers FETELE
MEga REtinol MERE
MEga REtinol LEmmings ` MERELE
AT UT IT
PLEb CUT PLECAT
LUCRATive LUCRAT
VAse ZOOT VĂZUT
OUI TATToo UITAT
VENI Tumble VENIT
S FUR SHEAT ` SFÂRȘIT
CI GI
ARGH ITCH ARICI
FRAnce GrudGE FRAGI
EA OA IA AU EI OI
YEAH EA
WAter OA
YArd IA
OUch AU
hEY EI
bOY OI
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Another way of explaining the plural versions
Base vs. Plural vs. Articulated Plural (-i / -ii / -ilor)
LOOP -> LUP
LUE PInt (cut at 'PI') -> LUPI (soft terminal palatalization)
LOOPY -> LUPII (full vocalic plural)
LOOP-ee-LORE -> LUPILOR (definite genitive/dative plural)
LUE PUt (drop 't') -> LUPU (informal/spoken definite singular)
Syllable stress scaling (copil -> copiii)
it's a waCKO PILL -> COPIL
it's a waCKO PILL LULLaby -> COPILUL
COPIng mechanism -> COPI
COPE YEsterday -> COPIE
COPE Yeah -> COPIA
COPE Interesting -> COPII
it's a COPEE It's great -> COPIII
Definite feminine endings (-a vs. -ă)
CASAnova -> CASA
CASTLe -> CASĂ
Past participles (-at / -ut / -it)
PLEb CUT -> PLECAT
VAse ZOOT -> VĂZUT
OUI TATToo -> UITAT
VENI Tumble -> VENIT
S FUR SHEAT -> SFÂRȘIT
Soft terminal affricates (-ci / -gi)
ARGH ITCH -> ARICI
FRAnce GrudGE -> FRAGI
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