Again folks, we must remember that there is absolutely no Slavic influence on grammar, pronunciation or anything else. Or if there is some influence it is “minor” and “very little” :P Nonetheless, time to examine the (ordinary) word ba (bah), which while short and sweet, is important. The DEX has a perfect definition: (Expressed in opposition to an earlier (stated) negative idea or question, used … Continue reading Word of the Day: Ba
Actually I have a confession to make. In my last post I quoted a guy saying how “not even a genius” can learn Romanian without a teacher, which made me laugh. All that was and is true. But what I neglected to mention is that I did have (and still have) a “teacher” of sorts – manele music. I learned far, far more Romanian from … Continue reading Slang Word of the Day: Barosan
Gosh, for some reason, recently I was talking about why I blog, especially about all this tedious Romanian stuff (like grammar), since it clearly isn’t for monetary reward. Mostly it’s just a real fun kind of thing for me and I do it just because I enjoy it, I guess. Well that got me thinking so this morning I fiddled around Google for a while, … Continue reading In The Room The Women Come And Go (Not Talking Romanian Though)
Yes! Did you think because it was Friday I wouldn’t write a lengthy analysis of verbs in Romanian? :P To recap, please read part 1. In fact, if you’re just a beginner and learning Romanian, read no further because part 1 will get you by in almost all situations. Only if you’re truly interested in understanding and conjugating verbs should you read what follows! … Continue reading Romanian Verbs: Part 2
Probably the strongest word in the sense of an expletive or a “curse word” that you’ll ever see me cover here is naiba (nye-buh). If you are looking for even “stronger” words, there are plenty of resources online for that. Also Romanians will be quite happy to teach you those, so if that’s your inclination, I wish you the best. I am including naiba precisely … Continue reading Word of the Day: Naiba
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