Certainly not a “slang” word but just one of those mysterious Romanian words with a shadowy and uncertain past, ajun simply means the day (or night) before an important event. In this case, Ajunul (“the day/night before”) Craciunului (“of the Christmas”) simply means the night/day before Christmas, or as it is said in English, Christmas Eve. If you speak Romanian, I found this religious tale … Continue reading Word of the Day: Ajunul Craciunului
Folks, I apologize. I keep forgetting that we all come from different places and backgrounds. Yesterday I posted a screen shot of my book’s Amazon webpage, showing it to be the number one book in the section of travel books about Romania (and R. Moldova). I actually had one friend console me that my book was “only” #56,000 in terms of worldwide titles, including best … Continue reading Locul 1
Just got it in my email. Happy Holidays! Sadly however their email does not work. Come on guys!! Continue reading Mailbag
For Engrish Speakers: țintarii rai ai noştri Este masina Elenei? Da, este masina ei. Dusmanilor, prefacutilor, perversilor si tradatorilor Pentru Vorbitori: Tham’s book is thumber thun on thamazon! Continental flies international. Tell Rick to thicken the chicken kitchen Continue reading Tongue Twister Thursday
One word you’ll definitely never find in any dictionary is this word “nush“, occasionally written as “nuş”. Although when I say “written” I mean that only in online, “slangy” conversations will you ever see it in written form as it won’t appear in newspapers, magazines or books. It is however used in every day (verbal) conversations a lot more often. What is it? A contraction … Continue reading Slang Word of the Day: Nush
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