Why does Romanian sound like Russian?

Romanian has been influenced by Hungarian, Turkish, Slavic, and Germanic languages in addition to the Latin languages from which it came. Some even mistakenly assume that Romanian is a Slavic language itself. One reason for this is that Romanian, when spoken, has a certain “Slavic” sound to it.

Is German easier than Romanian?

English speakers find Romanian language easier to learn than German, according to experts from the Foreign Service Institute (FSI), the U.S. government’s main provider of foreign affairs training, including language courses, reports Bigthink.com. A map drawn up by FSI shows the difficulty of European languages.

Can Romanian be spoken in Russia?

Romanians speak or understand Russian Romania stopped using centuries ago the Cyrillic alphabet. Even more, Romanian is a Romance language like French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian. Some of its words are Slavic, but not enough for Romanian people to speak this language.

Are there any stereotypes about Romania and Romanians?

These are just a few of the many stereotypes about Romania and Romanians. Most of them are funny, only a few are offensive. But even so, Romanians’ somehow exaggerated sense of humor and irony makes everything feel like a joke.

Why shouldn’t you bother going to Romania?

The country will soon be empty. Apparently you shouldn’t bother going to Romania, because soon the country will be abandoned anyway. Because, you know, now that EU work restrictions have been lifted for Romanians, Britain is being flooded by migrants looking to live off UK benefits or steal jobs from locals.

Is Romanian a hard language to understand?

Few know that Romanian is a Romance language similar to French, Spanish, Italian, and that less than 10 percent of the words come from the ancient Slavic. Yet Bulgarian, German, Turkish words in the Romanian vocabulary make the language difficult to understand for Romance-language speakers.