# I need a partner (Or two or three...) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 15, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-partner-or-two-or-three/155285 "2003-02-15T19:13:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-partner-or-two-or-three/155285/1 "2003-02-15T19:13:41Z")
Now wipe those dirty thoughts out of your head! 😃 Here is my predicament: My husband is Romanian, my husband’s family is in Romania. My in-laws (whom I have yet to meet) do not speak _any_ English. Non. Zip. Nadda. So it’s up to me to learn Romanian. My husband doesn’t have the time to teach me (he works 2 jobs) so I am searching for some brave souls that are willing to embark on this with me. 🙂 So who’s game? Come on, come on? It’s a romance language, you know, like French, Spanish, so it can’t be _that_ hard can it? Any takers? Please? ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-partner-or-two-or-three/155285/2 "2003-02-15T20:03:28Z")
**liirogue** , do you have a textbook or audio tapes to work from? I’ve always been curious about Romanian. I was a French major in college, and I’ve studied some Spanish and Italian and German. I’ve always been a little curious about Romanian… ---
**Author:** ![odd-socks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@odd-socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/odd-socks)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-partner-or-two-or-three/155285/3 "2003-02-15T20:17:16Z")
More of an idea really: could you get your husband to attach post-it notes to everything in your home, but marked in Romanian? That’s one way to learn some vocab… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-partner-or-two-or-three/155285/4 "2003-02-15T20:25:48Z")
Romanian is a very interesting language. It does look rather difficult to get sentence structure and all that jazz, though. Have you looked it up on the net? I found several sites with dictionaries and information about Romanian. In fact, I once accidentally wrote a letter to my now hubby in Romanian rather than Romani - oops. We both got a kick out of it though. **carodin** has a good idea. Also perhaps have him speak to you in both languages. Just hearing it you should be able to pick some of it up. ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-partner-or-two-or-three/155285/5 "2003-02-15T21:09:54Z")
There are some sites on the Net that we could use, and perhaps we could even get some Romanians to help us along the way. I was thinking if more than one person was interested, I could set up a mailing list sort of ling, and we could all communicate through that. Thanks for the suggestion **Carodin**! Unfortunately, we still live with my mom (she won’t let us move out until I finish college) and we have a bunch of animals, and I don’t think the notes would stay where they were supposed to! ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-partner-or-two-or-three/155285/6 "2003-02-15T22:14:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Washte \* > \*\*In fact, I once accidentally wrote a letter to my now hubby in Romanian rather than Romani - oops. We both got a kick out of it though. \*\* You _accidentally_\* wrote a letter in Romanian rather than Romani? Do you actually know both languages so well that you forgot which one you were using? One of the (many) regrets in my life is having never learned a second language; I took courses Latin in high school and German in college and remember just enough about both that I can puzzle them out with a dictionary. ☹ And just to continue this hijack, is there an online guide to Romani you can recommend? ---
**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-partner-or-two-or-three/155285/7 "2003-02-16T13:37:39Z")
Unfortunately I do not know both languages very well at all. It was one of those embarrassing cultural mistakes one makes only once. You see, when looking for an online dictionary it brought up both Romanian and Romani. Because they look similar (to an untrained eye) I chose the dictionary with the most information - Romanian. It was no wonder **Kal** couldn’t understand it :smack: Do you know of many Romanians on the board **liirogue**? Or are you looking for a few people to just learn with? If you are looking to just pick up some basic vocabulary and sentence structure I’d be willing to give it a try. **LurkMeister** , either **Kal** or I will mail you later with a few links for you to check out. ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-partner-or-two-or-three/155285/8 "2003-02-16T17:09:50Z")
I am just looking for a few people to learn it with. However, if there did happen to be some Romanians (which there must be at least one around here…) that wanted to tutor us, I’d be more than happy! ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-partner-or-two-or-three/155285/9 "2003-02-16T19:14:16Z")
You’d be more likely to find them with a subject title which mentions Romania or the Romanian language. Even though the double-entendre of your title is amusing, it’s probably not the best way to find the specific subset of the board’s members you’re looking for. Good luck! Steven ---
**Author:** ![alisarom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@alisarom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alisarom)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-partner-or-two-or-three/155285/10 "2003-03-21T17:33:12Z")
Hi, my name is Alina and I am Romanian. I think I can help if you still need it. Let me know. ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-partner-or-two-or-three/155285/11 "2003-03-21T19:40:43Z")
I’d be thrilled to learn a bit of Romanian, too. I met some Romanian people in Tokyo a few weeks ago, and would love to be able to surprise them with some of their own language. ---
**Author:** ![alisarom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@alisarom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alisarom)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-partner-or-two-or-three/155285/12 "2003-03-22T03:45:07Z")
OK, well then shoot! 🙂 What do you want to learn today? I’ll translate it for you and you’ll see the spelling so you can write your friends. Romanian it’s very easy to speak; it’s a phonetic language. ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-partner-or-two-or-three/155285/13 "2003-03-22T04:36:13Z")
Unfortunately, my schedule has changed and I don’t have the time to dedicate to it at the moment… however, I will probably begin my quest again soon. Thank you for your offer and I will keep you in mind! 🙂