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One word and beyond: 8 common Romanian phrases with “ba”

Ilinca Stroe

Feb 4, 20223 min read

One word and beyond: 8 common Romanian phrases with “ba”

... that word is the Romanian equivalent of English “nay”. It has two letters, and you’ll hear quite a bit of it around:

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Use It or Lose It (10): 10 Exercises to Practise Pronouns in Romanian

Ilinca Stroe

Oct 7, 20212 min read

Use It or Lose It (10): 10 Exercises to Practise Pronouns in Romanian

Direct Object and Indirect Object pronouns are difficult in Romanian. For sure, they require much practice and more patience to learn. Are y

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What Is It that Makes the Romanians Special? 4 Propositions

Ilinca Stroe

Jul 13, 20214 min read

What Is It that Makes the Romanians Special? 4 Propositions

What are the typical characteristics of the Romanians? The special qualities that set them apart from other peoples? The answer depends on w

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Use It or Lose It (9): 10 Exercises to Practise Your Past Tense in Romanian

Ilinca Stroe

May 7, 20212 min read

Use It or Lose It (9): 10 Exercises to Practise Your Past Tense in Romanian

The past tense is undoubtedly one of the most useful in any language. In Romanian the standard past tense form is “Perfectul Compus”,...

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Use It or Lose It (8): 10 Exercises to Practise Your “Conjunctiv” in Romanian

Ilinca Stroe

Mar 9, 20212 min read

Use It or Lose It (8): 10 Exercises to Practise Your “Conjunctiv” in Romanian

When it comes to Romanian verbs, there are tenses and moods. Of the latter, the most frequently used is the “conjunctiv”, not unsimilar...

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Use It or Lose It (7): 10 Friendly Exercises to Practise Your Romanian

Ilinca Stroe

Jan 6, 20212 min read

Use It or Lose It (7): 10 Friendly Exercises to Practise Your Romanian

10 accessible intermediate-level exercises. So that you keep your Romanian prim, trim and going.

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Standing out in the World: 5 Out of the Ordinary Things about Romania

Ilinca Stroe

Dec 9, 20205 min read

Standing out in the World: 5 Out of the Ordinary Things about Romania

The European Union’s sixth largest country after Brexit and one of Europe’s most important agricultural producers, Romania inherited from...

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The Psychology of the Romanian People: A Rough Collective Portrait

Ilinca Stroe

Sep 15, 20203 min read

The Psychology of the Romanian People: A Rough Collective Portrait

On the one hand, our high potential for cognitive and emotional intelligence, for creativity and learning is comparable to that of the Briti

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Use It or Lose It (5): 10 Romanian-language Exercises

Ilinca Stroe

Aug 17, 20202 min read

Use It or Lose It (5): 10 Romanian-language Exercises

Fresh from the oven: this month’s dose of Romanian-language practice includes a new batch of 10 mixed-level exercises which will put your mi

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Use It or Lose It (4): 10 Short Romanian-language Exercises

Ilinca Stroe

Jul 16, 20202 min read

Use It or Lose It (4): 10 Short Romanian-language Exercises

Ready for another shot of Romanian? This is snappy practise with 10 new exercises that will help you flex your Romanian muscle

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Use It or Lose It (2): 10 Exercises to Practise Your Romanian

Ilinca Stroe

May 15, 20202 min read

Use It or Lose It (2): 10 Exercises to Practise Your Romanian

Your Romanian will stay in good shape with these 10 short exercises covering vocabulary and grammar.

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Use It or Lose It (1): 10 Exercises to Practise Your Romanian

Ilinca Stroe

Apr 15, 20201 min read

Use It or Lose It (1): 10 Exercises to Practise Your Romanian

No practice, no learning. To keep your Romanian in good shape, here are 10 short exercises for you, covering both grammar and vocabulary (wo

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#StayHome and Explore Romanian. 4 Activities You Can Do Using StudyRomanian Online Resources

Ilinca Stroe

Mar 25, 20203 min read

#StayHome and Explore Romanian. 4 Activities You Can Do Using StudyRomanian Online Resources

So we, at StudyRomanian, would like to assist you in choosing language-learning activities that you can carry out using our resources, so th

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Moş Nicolae, the saintly “culprit” for surprises in your boots

Ilinca Stroe

Dec 5, 20182 min read

Moş Nicolae, the saintly “culprit” for surprises in your boots

It’s winter. Unless you are the victim of Ionel, a spoilt brat who poured jam into his mother’s guest’s boots (in satirist Ion Luca...

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Learning Romanian: with or without a teacher?

Ilinca Stroe

Sep 19, 20185 min read

Learning Romanian: with or without a teacher?

Today, whether you are an expat professional, a local office worker or a migrant un/skilled worker, you are expected to know (a bit of) a...

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Proof of Endearment: Diminutive Suffixes in Romanian

Ilinca Stroe

Aug 2, 20183 min read

Proof of Endearment: Diminutive Suffixes in Romanian

Those of you who are naturally inclined to read a restaurant menu not only for nutritional purposes but also to pick on typos,...

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How to Import Your Household Belongings and Vehicle into Romania

Ilinca Stroe

Jun 18, 20186 min read

How to Import Your Household Belongings and Vehicle into Romania

Romania is a beautiful country and despite its current status as a developing nation, Romania's capital city of Bucharest is recognized...

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