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xix Romanian is pronounced more or less like Italian, with the following additions: ă = like the u in but [schwa] î (also â) = a high central vowel with no English equivalent ; the final e in intelligent, spoken quickly, approximates it. ş = sh as in shoe ţ = ts as in fits Final i is often not pronounced, becoming voiceless and/or palatalizing the preceding consonant. Before another vowel, i usually becomes a glide (thus, Ion = Yon) As in Italian, front vowels soften c and g (to č and dj); hard c or g before front vowels is spelled ch or gh. Word stress varies but tends toward the penultimate. For purposes of this book: Securitate, seh-coo-ree-TAH-teh or (with the definite article) Securitatea, seh-coo-ree-TAH-teh-ah. Securitate officers were popularly referred to as Securiști (seh-coo-REESHT’), singular Securist (sehcoo -REEST), or Secu (SEH-coo), for short. All translations from the Romanian are mine, except where otherwise noted. Note on Pronunciation ...

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