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Why is it ghișeul and not ghișeu?
Ghișeu is the basic dictionary form, meaning counter / service window / booth.
In the sentence, ghișeul means the counter / the window. Romanian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate word like the in front.
- ghișeu = a counter / a window
- ghișeul = the counter / the window
So the -l at the end is part of the definite form.
How do you pronounce ghișeul?
A simple English-friendly approximation is:
ghee-SHEH-ool
More exactly:
- gh before i/e keeps a hard g sound, like in get
- i here is part of that spelling and helps give the hard g
- ș is pronounced sh
- eu is pronounced roughly like eh-oo together
So:
- ghișeu ≈ ghee-SHEH-oo
- ghișeul ≈ ghee-SHEH-ool
Also, ș is always sh, never like ordinary English s.
Why is gh used in ghișeu?