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 to remember…
Category: education
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 language when…
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 genitive case….
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 what a…
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 them are…
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 in depth. …
Bible words that aren’t used in polite English
Hey Cluj! Hello fellow English learners. So, some of you may be learning English, like me, through self study. We may watch Netflix, or read books, or newspapers, and think that those…
Learning Hungarian in Cluj
When we mentioned apps to learn Romanian, one of our readers mentioned a desire to learn Hungarian. Classes If you do a quick Google search for live classes of languages in Cluj,…
Did you miss the 20 thousand lei Solar power subsidy?
According to the Bucharest and Iasi based accountancy firm, Expert Mind you could have received up to 20000 lei subsidy for solar energy through the ‘Casa Verde’ program. Their fee for helping…
Academic work sales to become illegal.
When I lived in the UK, there was a big push by the government and universities to help academics, universities, and students “monetize” (or profit from) their academic research. It appears that…