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Around 24 million people worldwide speak Romanian as their first language. It is the official language of Romania, as it is of the Republic of Moldova. It is also recognised as a minority language in certain regions of Serbia, Bulgaria, Hungary and Ukraine. The people in these various areas speak different dialects and linguistic variants. The language is unusual particularly because of its specific localisation in eastern Europe, as

Romanian is the only Romance language that is spoken in the eastern part of Europe. All the other Romance languages (such as Spanish, Portuguese and Italian) are spoken in western or southern Europe. Eastern Europe is mainly home to the Slavonic languages. The unique geographical position of Romanian has led to its linguistic isolation and has meant that the language has developed in a different direction to its Romance relations. Today you can read and hear a lot of Slavonic influences in Romanian, especially from the Hungarian language. Both individual words and the grammar and pronunciation are affected by this. Romanian stresses vowels more heavily, for example, and the first syllable of a word much more than other Romance languages.

In addition to the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet, there are five other special characters in Romanian: ă, â, î, ș, and ț. The letters k, q, w and y are part of the alphabet, but are only used in words that originate from other languages. Another feature is the relatively consistent pronunciation in Romanian: each letter generally has only one pronunciation (in other languages, the pronunciation of letters is irregular).

None of this is a challenge for professional translators. More difficult is the cultural, linguistic and specialist adaptation of a translation to the language spoken by its intended recipients. What does this mean? Different Romanian dialects are spoken depending on region, the form of address varies according to target audience and certain technical terms can be important depending on the subject matter of the text. Native speakers are therefore in the best position to produce Romanian translations. They are familiar with all the intricacies of the language and know how people speak – and translate authentically. At a translation agency, you will find native-speaker translators who have the necessary professional expertise and experience.

A specialist translation into Romanian is often needed when complex texts are involved that have been written for a particular target audience and include specific terminology. In this case, translators not only need linguistic and grammatical knowledge, but must also bring the necessary expertise with them. If this is not the case, errors can creep in which, in the worst case, can have serious consequences.

For example, a medical translation (of a patient information leaflet, a medical file, etc.) needs to use the right specialist medical vocabulary. Inaccuracies in the translation can even have an impact on patient health. In legal texts, imprecise translation or incorrectly translated specialist terms can have legal consequences. Both are good examples of the need for precision, above all, in specialist translations. The linguistic peculiarities outlined above are an added complication for Romanian. For good, reliable results, it is therefore always best to consult the right translation experts who know what they are doing.