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Sensibilities have changed significantly among Romanians in the last few decades: for example, the music of the late ‘80s/early ‘90s,...
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Veronica Negru
Sep 7, 20171 min read
Romanian open courses
International House Bucharest has been in our country since 2002 and it is the leader of Language courses in Romania, a status which has...
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Veronica Negru
Aug 7, 20171 min read
Romanian Intensive Courses
Study Romanian invites you to attend our open intensive summer courses, that are divided into 2 activity modules: Conversation Grammar...
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Oana Barbu
Jul 20, 20172 min read
OINA: Romania’s National Sport
Hey, you! Yes, you! I bet you are a football fan! Or maybe a handball, basketball, baseball fan! Or maybe you are more of a winter...
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Ilinca Stroe
Jul 17, 20173 min read
Romanian Verbal Mannerisms - Why Do We Say “Nu e ca şi cum…”?
This light-hearted yet quite pragmatic series of posts focuses on verbal mannerisms in contemporary Romanian to give you a hint of where...
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Oana Barbu
Jul 3, 20172 min read
IA - The Romanian Blouse (A synthesis of tradition and modernity)
For a long time, tradition and modernity were perceived as two opposite concepts. Until recently, tradition was seen as an obstacle to...
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Veronica Negru
Jun 23, 20172 min read
Mălăiești Chalet
Mălăiești Chalet is located in the northern of the Bucegi Mountains at an altitude of 1,720 metres and it offers shelter for tourists who...
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Diana Nechifor
Jun 22, 20172 min read
The Sânziene night
Sânziene - the word designates an annual festival held in honor of the fairies. Etymologically, the name comes from the Latin Sancta, Diana,
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Veronica Negru
Jun 20, 20171 min read
Romanian Intensive Courses
Study Romanian invites you to attend our open intensive summer courses, that are divided into 2 activity modules: Conversation Grammar...
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Carmen Raris
Jun 15, 20172 min read
The Influence of Slavic Languages on Romanian
A Latin-origin language, Romanian has been heavily influenced by Slavonic, which gives it a peculiar character, compared to the other...
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Enida Cincora
Jun 12, 20175 min read
The Influence of French on Romanian (A Historical Overview)
As early as the 18th century, the Romanian Principalities started being strongly influenced by French due to the reigns of Phanariote...
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Ilinca Stroe
Jun 8, 20172 min read
Romanian Verbal Mannerisms - Why Do We Say "Dacă e"?
This jocular yet pragmatic series of posts focuses on verbal mannerisms in contemporary Romanian to give you a bit of a picture of where...
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Enida Cincora
May 30, 20173 min read
The Assimilation of Anglicisms in Romanian
Introduction Since December 1989, Romanian has experienced a constantly growing intake of English loanwords, and their pervasiveness is...
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Ilinca Stroe
May 18, 20172 min read
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE BUCHAREST, AN ANNIVERSARY OUTLOOK
History often has its way of channelling private enterprises smoothly towards large-scale endeavours. While we at International House...
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Ilinca Stroe
May 11, 20174 min read
Why Learn Romanian?
Looking back, the Roman Empire was quite a slack manager of its linguistic effects. Or else you wouldn’t be reading in the non-Romance...
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Iulia Andreescu
May 8, 20174 min read
Romanian Weddings
Nowadays, Romanian weddings are an interesting combination of old and new, religion and tradition. When a couple decides to get married,...
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Ilinca Stroe
May 4, 20172 min read
Romanian Verbal Mannerisms - Why Do We Say "Nu-mi spune!"?
This humorous yet pragmatic series of posts focuses on verbal mannerisms in contemporary Romanian to give you the bigger picture of where...
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Veronica Negru
Apr 19, 20171 min read
Romanian open courses
„Happy learners are effective learners” – it’s the motto which guides the teachers at International House in preparing and teaching a...
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Veronica Negru
Apr 14, 20172 min read
Romanian Easter
The Romanian Easter is an Orthodox holiday. Easter (or the Resurrection) celebrates Jesus’ ascension to Heaven. This is always a Sunday...
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Ilinca Stroe
Apr 13, 20173 min read
When the Easter Egg Teaches the Sapiens
Ready? Steady. Hold it right! You hold it honest! No cheating. Ready? Yup. “Christ is risen!” “He is risen indeed!” CRACK! Little did we...
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