Summer schools in Romania
Some English speakers might think of summer school as where you go when you failed the year in high school. In Europe, however, summer schools are attended by adults who…
Recommended Romanian courses
It can be difficult for expats to find Romanian courses. There are plenty of good teachers out there, but few structured courses that go beyond the A1 level. I tried…
Days of the week in Romanian – Nadalapäevad rumeenia keeles
Zilile săptămânii în limbă română. English – Eesti keelt – magyarul – português – français – cymraeg – limbă română Monday – esmaspäev – hétfő- segunda feira – lundi –…
Is the smell of smoke making you sick?
In English, they call it third hand smoke. If you want to translate it into Romanian or other languages, perhaps a better term is “residual smoke.” Residual smoke could be…
Babes Bolyai summer school in Cluj
Do you want to jump a level in Romanian? Well, The Transylvanian International Summer Course of Romanian Language and Civilization might help you in less time than it took me…
Mindful language learning
Do you have trouble concentrating in language class? Maybe you learned vocabulary through a book or an app, but have trouble following a conversation. Maybe you think you understand a…
to do: Cluj Days, cacti and the Genitive Case
It is that time of year again. Cluj Days are just around the corner. The cactuses are out at the botanical gardens. This is the perfect opportunity to learn the…
Words and lemmas
What is a word? Well, I used four words to ask that question, right? But people who create spaced-repetition apps, and create word frequency lists, to learn languages don’t understand…
Romanian vocabulary for biblical reading (B2-C1 level) 2 Corinthians
by Fatca Pop 25 September, 2023 If you can read to B2 level, you still may have trouble understanding the Cornelescu or Romanian Orthodox Bibles. Some of the words in…
Proven Yoga breathing techniques – and others to avoid
When most people think of Yoga, they think of impossible stretches. Others may know of the religious background to yoga. Romanian Mircea Eliade was the first European to study yoga…