Romania is a country in the Eastern part
of Europe and its capital is Bucharest. Romania spans a total surface of
237,500 square kilometers (roughly 91,800 sq.miles).
Picture it to be about the size of Oregon.
The official language is Romanian, a language of Latin origin having
much in common with the Italian and Spanish. It uses
a Latin alphabet. Romanian currency is called "LEU".
Martisor
Each year, on the first day of March, people wish each
other health and happiness and exchange a little
charm or decoration tied up with red and white woolen
threads; these, they can wear on their cloths, or on their wrist.
Pictures from Romania
Small Romanian Dictionary:
Hello - Salut
one - unu
two - doi
three - trei
four - patru
five - cinci
six - sase
seven - sapte
eight - opt
nine - noua
ten - zece
The Romanian Alphabet:
A a : u sound in fun
A a : er sound in other
 â : e sound in label
B b : b sound in bat
C c : k sound in kit
D d : d sound in dog
E e : e sound in red
F f : f sound in far
G g : g sound in gap
H h : h sound in loch (aspirated)
I i : ee sound in bee
Î î : e sound in label
J j : zh sound like 's' in treasure
K k : k sound in kit
L l : l sound in lip
M m : m sound in mat
N n : n sound in nut
O o : o sound in hot
P p : p sound in pin
R r : r sound in rat (always rolled)
S s : s sound in sun
S s : sh sound in ship
T t : t sound in top
T t : ts sound in bits
U u : u sound in push
V v : v sound in vat
X x : x sound in box
Z z : z sound in zip
Q q, W w and Y y in foreign words only
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