Romanian (ROM) Fall 2008

• ROM 101 Elementary Romanian. (5) 
  Basic grammar with intensive drills in class and laboratory directed toward conversational fluency. 5 hours lecture, 1 hour lab. 
• ROM 201 Intermediate Romanian. (5) 
  Continuation of ROM 101. Intensive drill of fundamentals in class and laboratory directed toward conversational fluency. 5 hours lecture, 1 hour lab.
  Prerequisite: ROM 101 or instructor approval. 
• ROM 313 Romanian Composition and Conversation. (3) 
  Prerequisite: ROM 202 or instructor approval. 
• ROM 314 Romanian Composition and Conversation II. (3) 
  Prerequisite: ROM 313 or instructor approval. 
• ROM 494 Advanced Romanian I. (3) 
  Prerequisite: ROM 314 or instructor approval. 
• ROM 499 Individualized Instruction  
  Prerequisite: instructor approval. 
• ROM 590 Readings and Conference  
  Prerequisite: instructor approval. 
• ROM 598 Advanced Romanian

Please consult instructor, Professor Ileana Orlich for more information on class times and course requirements or visit ASU Interactive.

About the Romanian Language 

Romanian is a Romance language derived mainly from the Latin language spoken in the ancient Roman province of Dacia, which coincides roughly with modern Romania. Romanian has four principal dialects. Daco-Romanian, or Romanian proper, is spoken by about 18 million people in Romania, in parts of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Moldova, where it is officially called Moldovan (although widely considered identical to Romanian). Macedo-Romanian, or Aromanian, has several hundred thousand speakers in various Balkan countries. Only a few thousand people still speak Megleno-Romanian, or Meglenitic, in Greece northwest of Thessaloníki, and Istro-Romanian, in Istria. These dialects are classified by some linguists as independent languages.

The Romanian literary language is based on the Daco-Romanian of the historic region of Walachia, in southern Romania. Romanian preserves some Latin traits lost in other Romance languages, notably the inflection of nouns. Romanian also has some characteristics common to the languages spoken in the Balkan Peninsula (most of which are not Romance languages), such as the placement of the definite article after the noun. Romanian has absorbed an unusually large number of words from the Slavic languages, the Greek language, the Turkish language, the Hungarian language, and the Albanian language.

"Romanian Language." Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2000 http://encarta.msn.com (27 Nov. 2000) © 1999-2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Greetings and Civilities
Hello - Bunã
Goodbye - La revedere
Good morning - Bunã dimineata
Good evening - Bunã seara
Please - Vã rog
Thank you - Multumesc
I am sorry/Forgive me - Iertati-mã
Excuse me - Scuzati-mã
You are very kind - Sunteti foarte amabil
Yes - Da
No - Nu

ONLINE RESOURCES

English / Romanian Dictionary
History of the Romanian Language
Romanian Alphabet
Free Romanian Fonts
Romanian for Travelers
 

Small Talk
Do you speak English? - Vorbiti englezeste?
I don't understand. - Nu înteleg.
Could you write it down? - Puteti sã notati?
Where are you from? - De unde sunteti?
What work do you do? - Cu ce vã ocupati?
I am a student. - Sunt student.
I am very happy. - Sunt foarte fericit.

Getting Around
What time does it leave? - La ce orã este plecarea?
When is the first bus? - Când este primul autobuz?
When is the last bus? - Când este ultimul autobuz?
When is the next bus? - Când este urmãtorul autobuz?
Very soon. - Foarte curând.
When is the next one after that? - Când este urmãtorul dupã acesta?
How long does the trip take? - Cât dureazã excursia?
Arrival - Sosire
Departure - Plecare
Timetable - Mersul
Where is the bus stop? - Unde este statia de autobuz?
Where is the railway station? - Unde este gara?
Where is the taxi stand? - Unde este o statie de taxi?
Where is the left-luggage room? - Unde este biroul pentru bagaje de mânã?

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