One of the easier Hungarian words to pronounce has to be the word buli, more or less just like you’d think it sounds. At least around here, it usually means a “party”, almost identical to the way the Romanian word chef is used. The Hungarian word buli has an interesting history, borrowed first from German and that originally from the French poule, from the Latin … Continue reading Hungarian Word of the Day: Buli
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a piece called Adventures in Publishing about what it’s like to be an author beyond just the process of writing a book and actually getting it published. Well today I went and delivered my completed manuscript for my upcoming book (in Romanian) to my publisher. This happened literally a few hours ago so be patient as they do … Continue reading Cabbage and Tuica
This is the Romanian version of How I learned Romanian in 37 Easy Steps (edited for content and clarity), which will be appearing in my new book Balada Supravieţuitorului a lui Sam cel Român. Translation done by the fabulous Diana Lupu. Enjoy! Majoritatea românilor sunt destul de surprinşi când află că un american le vorbeşte limba. Sunt întrebat adesea cum anume am reuşit să învăţ … Continue reading Cum am învăţat limba română în 37 de paşi simpli
It looks like the final polishing of the book will be done this weekend, thus freeing up some time for me today. Therefore it’s time for another long Friday piece. When I’m not writing or thinking about Romania, I have a number of other “hobbies”. One of them is an almost obsessive-compulsive fascination with Sumerian literature. Another is an equally engrossing fascination with probability theories. … Continue reading Friday Filosophizing
For Engrish Speakers: Birouri Lucrurile Am luat un cvart de iaurt in Iasi Pentru Vorbitori: I drive my auto automatically My feet felt fit when I hit the heat My campaign’s in champagne! Continue reading Tongue Twister Thursday
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