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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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