Romanian words for animals

Problem
How to learn Romanian fast? Why fast? When you have a trip or holiday planned, how do you learn Romanian fast?

Answer
Pick words which sound similar. Even if you don't have much use for some to the words, they will stick easily and with a growing vocabulary you will increase confidence, urge to learn more, and urge to read signs and menus and brochures.

Animals
d e l f i n
e l e f a n t
i n s e c t a
p i n g u i n
v u l t u r

These words look like a child's attempt, or a modified script. I hardly need to translate them. However, as a reminder I shall make another list, which might also help somebody for whom English is a second language.

Romanian - English
d e l f i n - dolphin
e l e f a n t - elephant
i n s e c t a - insect
p i n g u i n - penguin
v u l t u r - vulture -actually, Duolingo lists it as an eagle, but at least you know it's a bird. Eagles swoop on live prey. Vultures stick to safer dead items.

English - Romanian
dolphin - d e l f i n
elephant - e l e f a n t
insect - i n s e c t a
penguin - p i n g u i n
vulture - v u l t u r

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Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker, teacher of English and foreign languages.