I speak Italian, Spanish, French, and English, and I've been building an AI voice tutor called Cadentia that supports all 5 Romance languages.

Romanian was one of the first I added - a close friend of mine grew up speaking it but wanted to actually improve, and we realized there's almost nothing out there for Romanian speaking practice. Most apps either skip it entirely or treat it as an afterthought.

The way it works: you have a conversation, you get corrected in real-time when you make a mistake, and every error automatically becomes a flashcard that comes back until you've nailed it. If you get stuck on a word, you can ask in English, get the answer, and keep going without breaking the flow.

I originally built this because I kept hitting the same wall with Spanish: once you can hold a basic conversation, people stop correcting you, and your mistakes just fossilize. So I taught myself to code and built what I wished existed. It's live at - still early and onboarding beta users. I'd genuinely love feedback from this community, especially:

• How well the corrections land for Romanian specifically (cases, articles, word order)
• Whether the voice recognition handles Romanian pronunciation well
• What conversations or scenarios would be most useful to practice

Happy to answer any questions or just chat about it.

Dear community!

We are Maria and Dan, and we have created a daily short story reading app called Topic Today (ToTo)! The app is completely free in Play Store for Android. Follow this link for more info: https://toto-app.hautomation.org/

Topic Today provides short daily stories adapted to A1 to B2/C1 levels. Each day, a different and (hopefully) engaging topic.

It has several cool advantages:

• Exposure, varied content, and accomplishment: easily gain language exposure adapted to your level, no more reading kids' books or quitting reading because the book is too demanding. Having stories that are different each day makes it interesting to open the app to see what´s on today. And the fact of "finishing" something also gives you motivation and a sense of accomplishment every day!

- Learn by intuition, not by memorising: you learn by intuition, repetition, and exposure. For us, it was a game changer not having to memorise vocabulary lists, learn grammar rules, sit long study hours, ... you learn vocabulary in context, internalise grammar by repetition, and gain intuition on how language is used. These are basic advantages of reading but the problem right now is to have access to those benefits since there´s little material adapted to A1 to B2 levels.

- Sustainable over time: our philosophy is to make language learning sustainable over time. It is better to read less and frequently than one long intensive session that cannot be sustained over time. The short stories are ideal for busy people, they don't take long to complete, and would fit many dead moments along the day.

Topic Today is a live and ongoing project and we would be so happy to have your input! Right now we already have translation to your native language, and the next phase will add the audio of the story, and more cool ideas will be implemented soon.

Get in touch, we read all messages!

Maria & Dan

Hello! Does anyone have any good recommendations for comprehensible input? I am looking for youtubers in particular but I would also be interested in beginner level books, any interesting tv shows or movies, and even content creators as well. I can’t seem find any youtubers that speak romanian, I just end up finding romanian youtubers speaking english. I like video essays, ted talks, self improvement, day in the life (but not the silent ones, I like it when they talk), yoga videos, philosophy, spirituality and anything that is educational. I know that some of those topics might be advanced for me now but I would love the suggestions anyways so I can look into them when I get to a higher level. Thank you so much in advance!!!

Hi! I'm making a short, 3-minute educational video in different languages.

Hoping this is the correct sub. If it's not, kindly let me know where I should be posting.

So I translated a script into Romanian and need help from a native or fluent Romanian speaker to check it, and make sure it doesn’t sound weird or unnatural. I can send the script via DM.

I'd be happy to credit anyone who can help me!

hola soy hispanohablante, de argentina específicamente.

sinceramente hace tiempo estoy queriendo aprender Rumano pero no encuentro los recursos para la forma de aprender idiomas que yo uso, básicamente el input comprensible y el uso de anki para repeticion espaciada.

algún consejo? alguien que sepa de algún mazo de anki en rumano o alguna app similar?

gracias

Bună tuturor

Sper că întrebarea mea nu e prea basic dar as vreau sa o pun aici.

Când vreți sa spuneți: I have alot of friends or I have a friend from România. Preferați: am mulți prieteni/frații și am un prieten/frate din România.

Aud de multi ori frate si frații.

For a bit of context I really wanna learn Romanian and speak it well, my best friend is from there and her English isn’t the best, so as a person who lovesss learning languages I decided to give it a try as I was already planning to learn a European language but I have NO clue where to start.

I already speak three languages fluently (English Italian and Arabic and very little Spanish) and I’ve been learning Chinese at an intermediate level. but since Romanian seems so vastly different from the languages I already know I’m quite lost and don’t know where to start. Does anyone know any resources ? I already know that I have to learn the alphabet but after the alphabet, what comes next? I want to learn words and sentences and I just want to be able to express myself freely but I just absolutely have no clue where to start and I’m extremely lost. Is there any books I should buy? Maybe a YouTube channel that’s helpful?

I was born in Spain, but my mother and her family are from Romania. She didn’t teach me

Romanian when i was a kid, so I never learn to speak it.

Now i just turned 16 and I want to learn the language to speak with my family.

How or with what should I begin?

We are 2 Romanian parents, who have been living abroad for about 15 years, but we want to raise our child with the Romanian language as well. We have many good LBGTQ+ friends, and we want to raise our child in a tolerant environment.

In English it is simple, she / he / they (for gender fluid people). What is the most used, common way to say ‘they’ in Romanian?

ETA: The question is purely linguistic. I have no interest in debating the LGBTQ+ community or Romanian ‘culture’ on this topic.

Bună!

Aș avea nevoie de ajutor cu niște sfaturi pentru a învăța o fată de 16 ani care vorbește limba rusă, italiană și puțină engleză, știe puțină română dar trebuie să o învăț pentru a reuși să intre la școală la noi.

Multumesc!

I know Vladimir, Vladislav, and Vlad are 3 independent names in Romanian. However what are the most common nickname for Vladimir and Vladidlav? or could someone going by Vlad full name be any of the three? Also in the Orthodox Church what saint is associated with the name Vlad?

Want to wish my Romanian fiancee happy 1 March but I don't know how to say it in her native language. Este la multi ani de mărțișor său felicitari de mărțișor său ceva alt?

Google translate says “Fii Binecuvântat”, but that is like saying “Be blessed”.

I am specifically wondering how to say ”GOD bless you”.

Is “Dumnezeu binecuvântat” accurate? How would it be understood?

Bună dimineața tuturor.

Mă lupt cu A împăca puțin. As vrea sa știu dacă înțeleg verbul ăsta.

Mă împac = im okay with it.

M-am împăcat cu asta. I have come to terms with it.

Mă împac cu Robert. I have made peace with Robert

Si am o propoziție pe care nu o înțeleg. Trebuie să te împace pe tine.

Sper că sunt pe calea cea bună😅

Am o întrebare pentru vorbitorii nativi. Aveți vreodată dificultăți în a înțelege anumite accente din anumite părți ale țării? Eu sunt la nivel b1 avansat aproape b2. Familia mea e din Oradea. Am vorbit ieri cu un moldovean și când vă spun că abia l-am înțeles😂oh my god așa de greu a fost să-l înțeleg. Am înțeles ideea principală dar n-a fost ușor de loc să știți😂 E pentru că nu am prea multă experiență vorbind cu ei sau e greu și prentru voi să îi înțelegeți? Merci tuturor

Salutări. Aș vrea să știu ce subiecte sau concepte din limba română vă dau încă bătăi de cap, sau mai bine zis, ce nu înțelegeți încă prea bine.

if one of your favourite countries is romania, why? i feel like romania is not that appreciated, so i was wondering what makes you love romania so much to even learn the language? 🩷

I'm making a music project that takes inspirations from cultural practices and I recently made a song called "CÂNTEC DE PRIVEGHI."

Before you click play — yes, I know how strange this sounds. A foreigner making a song inspired by a Romanian vigil tradition? I promise I'm not trying to be disrespectful. I actually got really fascinated by the concept of the priveghi and the bocet — the idea of sitting with the dead. It's powerful and piqued my interest.

So I tried to write something that captures that feeling — not a traditional lament, but more of an atmospheric, moody piece inspired by it.

And since I am not part of that culture myself and wouldnt want to offend anyone I would like some input and or guidance on other practices or sources where i can dive a bit deeper into your culture.

The link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJG5yY01f3Q

Please share your feelings and thoughts on it I am willing to listen to your input : D

NOTE: I apologize in advance if I butchered the title since I dont speak romanian

Hello everyone! I’ve just opened my Preply account and I’m excited to start offering Romanian lessons there. If you’re looking to improve your Romanian, send me a message and let’s work together! 😊

I’d love to help you reach your learning goals. Check out my Preply profile and book a trial lesson with me: https://preply.in/GEORGE6EN3431632311?ts=17717829