Language and Culture

Culture-related words and phrases in Romanian

România Internațional, 15.03.2015, 00:00

For all its (still) dire economic condition, Romania boasts a rich cultural heritage. Our daily programs proudly provide extensive coverage of events hosted by museums across the country and especially in Bucharest, the country’s capital city. And, since learning a language can hardly be separated from learning the essentials about its customs, habits and culture, starting this unit, every so often we shall take up a culture-based approach to learning Romanian.

Here is a bunch of useful words and expressions.

Cladire=building

Colectie=collection

Colectie bogata=rich collection

Museum=museum

Muzeu national=national museum

Muzeul National al Taranului Roman= The National Romanian Peasant Museum

Arte populare=traditional arts

Traditii populare= traditional habits and customs

Ministerul Culturii= The Ministry of Culture.

Monument istoric= historical monument

Stil arhitectonic=architectural style

Stil neo-romanesc=neo-Romanian style

And here are some sentences, in which some of the words and phrases above have been used.

Muzeul National al Taranului Roman se inscrie in familia Europeana a Muzeelor de Arte si Traditii Populare.

The Romanian National Peasant Museum is part of the European Family of Folk Arts and Traditions.

Muzeul se mindreste cu o colectie deosebit de bogata de obiecte traditionale.

The museum boasts an extremely rich collection of traditional items.

Cladirea muzeului este monument istoric.

The building of the museum is a historical monument.

Muzeul a fost construit in stil neo-romanesc.

The museum was built in a neo-Romanian style.

In 1996, muzeul a primit un important trofeu European.

In 1996, the museum got an important European trophy, the EMYA=the European Museum of the Year Award.

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!