Why do Romanians speak so many languages?
Because Romania opted for subtitling and not dubbing (subtitling is less expensive) and that since communist times, we were used to hear foreign languages in theaters of TV. That contributed to our understanding and learning of foreign languages (and this is yet another main thing).
Is Romanian A Romance languages?
Romanian is a Latin-derived language closely related to Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese. Despite being a Romance language, Romanian is often left out of Romance language degree programs despite its interesting history and beauty. Romanian is the only Romance language that developed in Eastern Europe.
Do all Romanians speak English?
1) It’s Hard to Travel in Romania with English However, 40\% of Romanians speak at least a moderate amount of English. Most people who work at hotels and train stations speak a moderate amount of English and we found Romanians generally helpful.
Do Romanian people have accents?
However, there is no Romanian accent and as a consequence, except for the Moldavians, people from Romania will find it easy to adopt a native accent if they live in an English speaking country long enough.
Is Romanian a Slavic language or a Latin language?
Romanian is however a Romance (Latin) language, and not Slavic. They don’t use the Cyrillic alphabet. My impression is also that Romanian culture is more Latin than that of some other countries in the region. (Romanians are mostly Othodox Christians, though.)
How many people in the world speak Romanian?
According to another estimate, there are about 34 million people worldwide who can speak Romanian, of whom 30 million speak it as a native language. It is an official and national language of both Romania and Moldova and is one of the official languages of the European Union.
What are the definite articles in Romanian?
Grammar. Romanian is the only Romance language where definite articles are enclitic: that is, attached to the end of the noun (as in Scandinavian, and Bulgarian ), instead of in front ( proclitic ). They were formed, as in other Romance languages, from the Latin demonstrative pronouns. As in all Romance languages,…
What are the characteristics of Romanian grammar?
Overall, Romanian grammar is more conservative in its preservation of Latin grammatical constructs than other Romance languages. Romanian nouns are characterized by gender (feminine, masculine, and neuter), and declined by number (singular and plural) and case (nominative/accusative, dative/genitive and vocative).