The other day I saw someone on another website asking about this phrase and I realized I’ve never devoted a specific blog post to it, although it is mentioned at the end of this article about understanding time concepts in Romania. BTW it is pronounced lah mooltz awn more or less. I think that post covers it adequately, so here it is in its entirety … Continue reading Phrase of the Day: La Multi Ani
Well here’s a word you don’t hear too often in a newspaper but is easy enough to parse out once you think about it a moment – fustangiu (fooz-tawn-jew). Coming from a modification of the word fusta (skirt), this is a noun that is exactly equivalent to the English noun skirt chaser. The “angiu” part is an old Romanian root that is used as to … Continue reading Word of the Day: Fustangiu
Today I was idly browsing through what has to be my all-time favorite gossip rag, Stiri De Cluj (Cluj News), where every minor occurrence is a scandalous, breathtaking event, when I came across this fine, fine piece of journalism, wherein an anonymous spokesperson of the Youth Wing of the PNL party lashes out at the Lord of Cluj, Sorin Apostu: Sorin Apostu, in loc sa … Continue reading Word of the Day: Iobag
Coming directly from the Hungarian (and pronounced virtually the same), the word musai (moo-sigh) in Romanian is identical in meaning with the Latin-based word neapărat. Because of its Hungarian origins, musai is generally only used in certain parts of the country, especially the parts with a greater Hungarian influence. Neapărat! AND NOW YOU KNOW! Continue reading Word of the Day: Musai
I’ve had a little fun with this before but one of the most interesting things about the Romanian language is how it takes twists and turns from the Latin. If you’ve been around Romanian long enough, you’ve heard of the MAPN, the acronym for one of the great tongue twisters (for English speakers) of all time, Ministerul Apărării. That translates to the “Ministry of Defense” … Continue reading Word of the Day: Neapărat
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