Ilinca Stroe Mar 163 minMinority Profile: Who Are the Romanian Ukrainians?At present, they are Romania’s third largest ethnic minority, after the Hungarians and the Roma, making up 0.3% of the country’s total popul
Ilinca Stroe Feb 43 minOne word and beyond: 8 common Romanian phrases with “ba”... that word is the Romanian equivalent of English “nay”. It has two letters, and you’ll hear quite a bit of it around:
Ilinca Stroe Nov 9, 20214 minStupidity Seen by Wisdom. 15 Romanian Proverbs about Fools and FoolishnessWhatever other peoples’ relationship with stupidity, the Romanians’ is special. Stupidity has us almost in awe. An everyday fact in our life
Ilinca Stroe Oct 7, 20212 minUse It or Lose It (10): 10 Exercises to Practise Pronouns in Romanian Direct Object and Indirect Object pronouns are difficult in Romanian. For sure, they require much practice and more patience to learn. Are y
Ilinca Stroe Jul 13, 20214 minWhat Is It that Makes the Romanians Special? 4 PropositionsWhat are the typical characteristics of the Romanians? The special qualities that set them apart from other peoples? The answer depends on w
Ilinca Stroe May 7, 20212 minUse It or Lose It (9): 10 Exercises to Practise Your Past Tense in Romanian The past tense is undoubtedly one of the most useful in any language. In Romanian the standard past tense form is “Perfectul Compus”,...
Ilinca Stroe Mar 9, 20212 minUse It or Lose It (8): 10 Exercises to Practise Your “Conjunctiv” in Romanian When it comes to Romanian verbs, there are tenses and moods. Of the latter, the most frequently used is the “conjunctiv”, not unsimilar...
Ilinca Stroe Feb 12, 20214 minRomania’s Genders: What the Romanian Nouns Implyprobably the most fascinating thing about gender in different languages is the relationship between natural gender and grammatical gender.
Ilinca Stroe Jan 6, 20212 minUse It or Lose It (7): 10 Friendly Exercises to Practise Your Romanian10 accessible intermediate-level exercises. So that you keep your Romanian prim, trim and going.
Ilinca Stroe Dec 9, 20205 minStanding out in the World: 5 Out of the Ordinary Things about RomaniaThe European Union’s sixth largest country after Brexit and one of Europe’s most important agricultural producers, Romania inherited from...
Ilinca Stroe Nov 3, 20202 minUse It or Lose It (6): 10 Exercises to Practise Your RomanianPractising your Romanian so it doesn’t go downhill can be fun and stimulating. See for yourself trying out these 10 short exercises.
Ilinca Stroe Oct 7, 20204 minRomanian Sarcasm: The Case in Point of 9 Turkish loanwords However, linguistically the Romanian language was remarkably welcoming of Turkish-origin words, which have been around for long enough to pe
Ilinca Stroe Aug 17, 20202 minUse It or Lose It (5): 10 Romanian-language Exercises Fresh from the oven: this month’s dose of Romanian-language practice includes a new batch of 10 mixed-level exercises which will put your mi
Ilinca Stroe Jul 16, 20202 minUse It or Lose It (4): 10 Short Romanian-language Exercises Ready for another shot of Romanian? This is snappy practise with 10 new exercises that will help you flex your Romanian muscle
Ilinca Stroe Jul 4, 20204 minRomanian Moods: The Legacy of the Phanar in 8 Colloquial Words These words of Neo-Greek origin can be circumscribed to the area of moods, attitudes and dispositions, and today they are all used in the fa
Ilinca Stroe Jun 15, 20202 minUse It or Lose It (3): 10 Exercises to Practise Your RomanianDo you feel challenged by these more advanced-level exercises to practise your Romanian?
Ilinca Stroe May 15, 20202 minUse It or Lose It (2): 10 Exercises to Practise Your RomanianYour Romanian will stay in good shape with these 10 short exercises covering vocabulary and grammar.
Ilinca Stroe May 6, 20204 minA Peek into Romania’s Soul: 8 Quasi-untranslatable Romanian Words But any (good) translation is inherently an approximation and an adaptation. Hence the adage “traduttore, traditore”. There are words whose
Ilinca Stroe Apr 15, 20201 minUse It or Lose It (1): 10 Exercises to Practise Your RomanianNo practice, no learning. To keep your Romanian in good shape, here are 10 short exercises for you, covering both grammar and vocabulary (wo
Ilinca Stroe Apr 8, 20203 minOne word and beyond: “Rost” in 9 Everyday Romanian Phrases"Rost": a Romanian noun which is essentially untranslatable. Although as part of some phrases it can be easily rendered as “point",