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Home>>Language Index>RomanianAudio Lessons You'll find all the tools you need to learn Romanian right here on this page. Recommendations on the best audio lessons, language learning software, dictionaries, exercise books and a huge amount of free online resources to help you learn this beautiful romance language. Did you know? The Romani people (or Roma) do not speak Romanian, as one would think. These people, often referred to as Gypsies, speak Romany - a language with similarities to Panjabi and Sinhalese. Useful phrases "Ce faci?" ( pronounched cheh FAHTCH) (How are you?) "Mulţumesc, bine." (pronounced mool-tzu-MESK BEE-nay) (I'm fine, thanks) "Cum vă numiţi? (coom vuh noo-MEETZ) (polite) (What's your name?) "Numele meu e Bill." (NOO-meh-leh MEH-oo yeh Bill.) (My name is Bill) "Îmi pare bine" (OOHM pah-reh BEE-neh) (Nice to meet you.) "La revedere" (lah reh-veh-DEH-reh) (Goodbye) "Pe curând" ("peh cur-OOHND") (See you later) Language SynopsisHere is one of the beautiful “romance” languages (grouped along with French, Spanish, Italian, Portugese, to name a few) as it descends from Latin. It is spoken mainly in Romania and Moldova. However, with an influx of many immigrants all over Europe, you never can tell where skills in this language might come in handy! Here you can see the areas of the world where the language may be found to be spoken:
And here you can see the alphabet with some tips on how to pronounce the letters. We hope you find this guide useful!
Learning Live OnlineInternet freebies: Here are two websites enabling you to learn Romanian live on the web, through communal interaction: My Language Exchange, and Yahoo Romanian Group Learning.
Culture CornerNational Dishes and recipes: National dishes include Sarmale, Mamaliga (cornmeal mush) and Mici (hand formed sausages of mixed lamb, pork and beef - grilled). Soups are common aswell. Wine is the national drink of Romania. Iasi is one of the most widely known wine regions. Taste of Romania: Its Cookery and Glimpses of Its History, Folklore, Art, Literature, and Poetry Folk Music:
To be honest alot of the Romanian folk music we've listened to has been pretty harsh on our western ears, but happily we have a favorite group that we can recommend, called Fanfare Ciocarlia. They have more than one album out but a bearable folk one is Baro Biao Check out these other more classical Romanian pieces, very gentle on the ears! Help Others Live & LearnHave you had the experience of learning Romanian? If so we'd love to hear which resources helped you on your way. Did you use audio lessons? Which dictionary did you find useful? What about language learning software? Please e-mail us your suggestions using the form below. By sharing our language learning experiences we can save eachother time and money. In fact that is the mission of Live and Learn Languages!
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(New Hippocrene Original Cookbooks) is not just a highly reviewed (4&5 stars) cookbook but is also littered with Romanian stories, poems and bits of cultural interest, making it a great read! Look inside the book for free, on Amazon!
and a more mellow almost jazzy one is 
. You wouldn't have to buy the whole albums either, just the mp3s you like. Or you could even just to listen to the sound clips to get a feel for it. The next Romanian you meet will be very impressed when you say that you've heard and like the music of Fanfare Ciocarlia!
