Romanian Language in a Nutshell

Basic info on Romanian

România Internațional, 27.04.2014, 12:14

The language we speak today, contemporary Romanian, has its own history and its own cultural background. So today we thought we could come up with basic information about Romanian.

As usual, we begin with a useful set of words and phrases:

Limba Romana= Romanian language

Pe romaneste= in Romanian

Latina orientala=Oriental Latin

Evul Mediu=Middle Ages

Perioada pre-moderna= pre-modern period

Vocabular=vocabulary

Frecventa cuvintelor=word frequency

Influenta puternica=strong influence

Limba franceza=French language

Limba romanica=Romance language

Secolul al 19-lea= the nineteenth century

Now let us use some of the words and phrases in meaningful sentences.

Limba romana este o lImba romanica.

The Romanian language is a romance language.

Limba Romana a evoluat din Latina Orientala.

Romanian Language evolved from Oriental Latin.

Vocabularul Limbii romane este de origine latina.

The vocabulary of Romanian language has a Latin origin.

Cu toate acestea, o parte importanta din vocabularul Lmbii romane contine cuvinte slave.

However, a significant part of Romanian vocabulary includes Slavic words.

In secolul al 19 lea, limba franceza a avlt o influenta puternica asupra Limbii romane.

In the nineteenth century, French had a strong influence on Romanian.

Thank you ALL for the interest you take in Romanian culture, and for being so keen on learning Romanian with us. Good Bye! La revedere!