In Romanian there are several ways to indicate the possessive. One of them follows some rather lengthy but logical rules and we’ll get into that one at a later time. Today we’re going to talk about people’s possessions when you USE THEIR NAME. What follows is only for when using a person’s actual name. In English it’s quite simple – if it is a car … Continue reading Personal Possession in Romanian: Part 1
Back during the summer, I unwittingly was called onto a stage and thrust directly into the action. It was my very first appearance on the Romanian theater. One of the lines I had to repeat twice included a word I did not know at the time. Later I asked about it and added it to my vocabulary. The other day while standing in an alley, … Continue reading Word of the Day: Hal
I have to give credit where credit is due. The Romanian-language newspaper Adevǎrul has been running an interesting series – can 4 university students live on the legal minimum wage, which here is 461 lei (after taxes)? At today’s rate that’s 107 euros or 147 USDollars. Interesting concept but today I see the boys went grocery shopping and made some horrible choices. Still, they spent … Continue reading Eating Well in Romania On a Budget
Let’s dip our toes in the pool and see what we come up with, eh? :D First off, turns out if you’re interesting in caves, caving and cave exploration, this is your guy. With Romania being such a mountainous and hilly country, there are caves all OVER the place, some of them quite amazing. Yet another missionary has crossed over the border, this one going … Continue reading Early Christmas, Caves, Timisoara, Hungry, Homesick and a Peck of Missionaries
Muchisimas gracias to commenter Andrei for reminding me of one of the funniest “slang” words in Romanian. The word is ioi, pronounced “yoy” as if it rhymed exactly with “toy”. This word apparently doesn’t exist in the DEX but I’ve seen Romanians debate its origin and exact meaning. Nonetheless, it is almost identical to another Romanian word, vai (vye) which has the best definition in … Continue reading Slang Word of the Day: Ioi!
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