"un păianjen, doi păianjeni"

Translation: a spider, two spiders

[ESCDritero]

In the audio, păianjen and păianjeni sound the exact same. Is the audio wrong or is this how they are actually pronounced?

[Lachlan_Hunt]

Like most Romanian words that end with an i, it's a very soft i sound. It is in the audio if you listen carefully.

[JamesTWils]

They sound the same to me too, but I'm thinking that N at the end of the plural might be palatalized.

[potestasity]

That is correct.

[JamesTWils]

Thanks, either my computer speakers or my ears are never good enough to pick up these niceties.

[DavidHarri227108]

The palatalised 'n' in the plural causes the quality of the preceding vowel to be raised or tensed, as well.

[Drew979435]

'One spider, two spiders' is considered wrong, but duo offers 'one' and 'a' for 'un' in its drop drop down list

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