 Arbërisht lacks the close front rounded vowel of Albanian, which is replaced by the close front unrounded vowel .For example ('you') becomes "ti", and ('enter') becomes "hini".GJ, Q

The letters and are pronounced as a palatalized voiced velar plosive and a palatalized voiceless velar plosive , rather than a voiced palatal plosive and a voiceless palatal plosive as in standard Albanian.