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Ro ma nia. Conversational Language Brown Bag. Location. Romanian Map. About Romania. Alternative Video. Agenda. Facts about Romania Brief Language History Dialects Common Phrases Diversity Did you know?. Facts About Romania. Population 22,276,056 (Est. 2007)
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Romania Conversational Language Brown Bag
Agenda • Facts about Romania • Brief Language History • Dialects • Common Phrases • Diversity • Did you know?
Facts About Romania • Population22,276,056 (Est. 2007) • CapitalBucharest; 1,853,000 • Area238,391 square kilometers (92,043 square miles) • LanguagesRomanian, Hungarian, German • ReligionEastern Orthodox, Protestant, Catholic • Currency Leu / Euro • Life Expectancy • 71 • Literacy Percent98.7% • President Traian Basescu • Government Democracy based on French Gov.
Language History • Derived from Latin as Roman Empire Annexed Dacia as province • Due to its geographical isolation -first language that split from Latin, not influenced by other Romance languages
Common phrases • Common words and phrases English Romanian Phonetical transcription Romanian (person) (m.) român, /ro'mɨn/ (f.) româncă /ro'mɨn.kə/ Greetings! Salut! /sa'lut/ What's your name? Cum te cheamă? /'kum.te.kěa.mə/ How are you? Ce mai faci? /'ʧe.maǐ.faʧʲ↘/ Goodbye! La revedere! /la.re.ve'de.re/ Bye! Pa! /pa/ Please. Vă rog. /və'rog/ Sorry. Îmi pare rău. /ɨmʲ.pa.re'rəǔ/ Thank you. Mulţumesc. /mul.ʦu'mesk/ Yes. Da. /da/ No. Nu. /nu/ I don't understand. Nu înţeleg. /'nu.ɨn.ʦe.leg/ Where's the bathroom? Unde este toaleta? /'un.de ǐes.te to.a.le.ta/ Do you speak English? Vorbiţi engleza? /vor'biʦʲ.eŋ'gle.za/ I am a tourist. Eu sunt turist. /jeu sunt tur‘east/