The Language – how to speak romanian

Romanian originated from the Latin spoken by Dacia’s Roman conquerers in A.D.105, but has since acquired about one fifth of its vocabulary from German, Turkish, Greek and Hungarian influence. 

It is the Romance language closest to the original Latin tongue. Any knowledge of French, Italian, Portuguese or Latin should aid in understanding Romanian.

Pronounciation: 

c before i or e = ch, ch = k, g before i or e = j, s with a cedilla under it = sh, t with a cedilla under it = ts, e at the beginning of a word = ye, and i at the end of a word is silent. Definite articles are attached to the end of a word, i.e. telefonul = the telephone.

It is not necessary to say I, you, he, she or it before a verb because Romanian verb endings denote who is doing the action. For example: Vorbesc englezeste = I speak English. Vorbiti englezeste? = Do you speak English?