Oh mercy! The other day while speaking with someone, I heard one of my all time favorite Romanian words and I realized I’d never put it on the blog. The word in question is bucluc (book-look), which DEX charmingly describes as “an unpleasant situation” or “discord” or “an argument”. Sometimes it’s difficult to find an exact English translation for Romanian words but in this case … Continue reading Word of the Day: Bucluc
Since new people are visiting the site every day and there are now over 400 articles, it can be kind of hard to find some of the “good stuff” in the archives. Obviously The Searching of Great Searchiness works fine when you are looking for something specific. But what if you want to just browse more randomly through the archives? Well friend, today is your … Continue reading You’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky?
Okay, as has been requested many times, I am now going to include more pictures on my blog! Yep, I am going to call this series Poza Zilei which means “Picture of the Day” in Romanian. I can’t promise I’ll get up a picture every day but I’ll certainly try. . Today’s picture is of a guy selling hand-carved wooden spoons. You might remember this … Continue reading Poza Zilei: The Spoon Seller
It’s no surprise that Romanians eat a lot of meat (especially pork!) and thus have a lot of slang expressions and euphemisms based on the word carne (meat). One interesting one is în carne și oase, which literally translates to “in meat and bones”. But what does it mean? It’s exactly equivalent to the English expression “flesh and blood”, as in meeting someone in person … Continue reading Expression of the Day: În carne și oase
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