Romanian - Limba română
Why learn Romanian?
Romanian is a 1,700 years old Romance language with Slavic influences, and its vocabulary is 75% of Latin and about 15% of Slavic origin. This means that Romanian is lexically very similar to Italian, French, Portuguese and Spanish, and like them is written as it is pronounced: so if you have studied, or would like to study one these languages, you will benefit from the similarities and learn more easily. .
What are some key phrases?
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Bună |
Hello |
“'bu.nə” |
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La revedere |
Goodbye |
“la re.ve'de.re” |
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Numele meu este … |
My name is … |
“nu.me.le mew 'jes.te”
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Mulțumesc |
Thank you! |
“mul.t͡su'mesk” |
Are there any words I might recognise?
Here are a few Romanian words used in the English language:
- ban – a noble title, but also a monetary unit. Probably originally from Thracian *ban via Romanian ban.
- hora – a type of circle dance originating in the Balkans, and also found in other countries. Its etymology includes Hebrew, Romanian and Turkish.
- mineriad – term used to name violent protests within a political action organised by miners during the 1990s
- palatschinke – a thin crêpe-like variety of pancake common in Central and Eastern Europe. From Latin placenta (cake) via Romanian plăcintă (cake) and Hungarian palacsinta.
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