Romania is one of those countries that have it all: mountains, valleys, hills, shores, lowlands. You never get bored. Romanians themselves find their country a beauty of nature. And the tourists that visit Romania every year think so as well. The Romanian mountains are known as the Carpathians. You’re probably thinking: what do these mountains …
Romanian English Ursuleţul Martinel Martinel, the little bear, A-nvăţat un cântecel Learned a little song şi îi place că-i uşor And he sings it everywhere Mor, mor, mor şi mor, mor, mor. Roaring all day long. Mămăruţă, ruţă, Lady bug of my heart Suie-mă-n căruţă, Put me in the cart, Şi mă du la vale, …
Romanian is the official language of Romania. To you, it may sound a bit strange. But come to think about it, all languages sound strange. Let’s check Romanian out! Romanian has more letters than English. The English alphabet has 26 letters. The Romanian alphabet has 5 more. That means 31. Those are the letters that …
Before finding out the wonders of traditional Romanian music, you have to know a thing. Romania has about 9 regions. Each region has its own music. Well, they’re not that different. But the instruments and the dances are specific. First, traditional Romanian music doesn’t sound like anything you’ve heard before. It’s not pop, rock, hip-hop …
Romanian kids usually have one or more names. But they only use one. For example, if a girl is called Maria Ioana (Maria Joan), her parents won’t ever call her MI (or MJ in English). Just Maria. You can usually tell if a name is for a girl because it ends in “a” in almost …
Our journey begins a long time ago when Romania was known as Dacia. Tribes lived there, and their ruler was called Decebal. Still, they had a powerful enemy: the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire had plans for those tribes. It wanted to conquer them. After two big battles, the Roman Empire only managed to conquer …
Romania is a beautiful European country and it is a member of the European Union. Like any other country, it has its own history and its own culture. For example, did you know that Romanians have their own traditional Valentine’s Day? It’s called “Dragobete” in Romanian and is celebrated on February 24th. Girls usually receive …
Famous places in Romania The Danube Delta – has different lakes and marshes. You can find here more than 300 species of birds and 45 species of fish. It is the second largest delta from Europe. Bran Castle -it is considered to be Dracula’s castle. It is situated 30 km far from Brasov. On Halloween …
Romanian values Family represents an important Romanian value. In fact, Romania is a family-focused society. Romanians appreciate the long term relations based on trust, respect and loyalty. These are attributes they learn to appreciate early in their childhood. Religion plays an important role in the life of the Romanian people. Most of them are members …
Romanian people are extremely friendly and expressive when they talk. They are Latin, therefore they are not cold persons. They are comfortable with hugs and kisses on the cheek when greeting or departing. During conversations Romanian people use a lot of gestures, touch themselves on the arms, shoulders, hands and stand pretty closely to each …
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