Colloquial Romanian -

: The sounds ă and î (or â ) give the language a specific texture, sometimes attributed to ancient Paleo-Balkan influences. Essential Casual Phrases

: Unlike French, colloquial Romanian is mostly written as it sounds, making it relatively accessible for learners to start speaking early. Colloquial Romanian

: In a quirk unique among Romance languages, the "the" is tacked onto the end of the word—for example, carte (book) becomes cartea (the book). : The sounds ă and î (or â