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Italian vs Romanian
Italian and Romanian sit in the same corner of the writing-system map — Grafle's Latin group — and players mix them up constantly. Here's the fastest way to tell them apart.
The tell
Romanian looks Italian until you spot ă, ș and ț — the comma-below letters are Romanian-only.
Side by side
Italian
Tutti gli esseri umani nascono liberi ed eguali in dignità.
Ciao, come stai oggi?
Tra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo il mare.
Italian's own tells
- Nearly every word ends in a vowel; double consonants (zz, tt, ss) everywhere.
- Accents only fall on final vowels: città, è, però.
On signs in:
- Italy
- Switzerland
- San Marino
Romanian
Toate ființele umane se nasc libere și egale în demnitate.
Bună ziua, ce mai faceți?
Apa trece, pietrele rămân.
Romanian's own tells
- Comma-below letters ș and ț plus ă — a Romance language that looks Italian until you spot them.
On signs in:
- Romania
- Moldova