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BritLiisbhr Caartya loignPu uibnlgi cDaattiao n A catalroegcuofero tdrh is ibasov oaki lfarbotlmhe Be r itish Library LibroafrC oyn grCeastsa loignPi unbgl icDaattiao n A catarleocgof rotdrh is bookr ehqause sbteeedn ISB0N- 415-237(8b3o-1o k) ISB0N- 415-23X7 (84c-assettes) ISB0N- 415-28(80DC3)7 ISB0N- 415-23(78pc5a8k ) Conetnts Acknowledgements vii Itnrdoutcino ix 1 Bunzăui a 1 Goodda y 2 BuvneniÎtnR omânia 13 WelcotmoRe o mania 3 Înv acnaţă 27 Onh oliday 4 Câte ceasul? 39 Wha'ttsh tei me? 5 Lar esutraant 51 At trhees taurant 6 Timpuplr obbail 65 Thew eatfhoerre cast 7 Lap oştă 77 Att hPeo sOtf tice 8 Lac umpărtăuri 90 Goisnhgo pping 9 Vreua mo aşinnă ouă 101 Buyinang e wc ar 10 Recpaitluaer 161 Revision vi 11C eartÎăn f amilie 126 Trouabtl eh ome 12P rtieenii 141 Freidnships 13L ad otcor 153 A vistiott hd eo ctor 14V islu 169 Thed ream 15L ap aiţă 188 Att hmea rket 16B ârfă 201 Gossip 17S portrui 215 Sptosr 18O caăs nouă 229 A newh ouse 19O poveste 243 Betdimset ory 20R ecpatiualre 252 Revision Keyt oe xrecises 258 Romaniavner tba ble 278 Romani-aEnnglgilsoshsar y 296 Englsih-Romanigaolns sray 314 Acknoweldgemenst A woorftd hantkoBs e nC rampotnow nh omw et rioeudtt h is cosuerH.i sfe edbaaclko ngtshiadfter oAmn drDeeael tant, RuxanTdrraano diaRufa,d Buor zaan Rdi chDaarvdi ewsa,is m ­ menys vealluaibnlce1,ui ddieinnfigtc aotfia o nnu mboefrm is­ spelilni nttgyhspe e sIctfrh iepartre.e oatnhyet rhsea,yrt eh fea ult oft haeu thCoormsm.e fnrtosum s eorfts h beo oakr wee lcome. Itnroudctoin Romaniisaa R no manlcaen gusapgoeki enRn o mantihaRe,e ­ pubolfiM co ldoavnad,p airnot fSs e rbainHadu nagrbyo rdering onR omaan.Ai lmonsitn peetcyre notfR oma'npsiop autliaoonf 23m illhiaoRsno manaisa n tmhoetihre r atnodanf guuret her 2.m8i llniaotnRi ovmea nian-rsepperaekseperencsrte no6tft5 h e populoaftt ihRoeen p ubolfMi ocl dova. RomanoiraD na cRoo-man(isaon- nabmeecda iutsdsee velop­ menitsa sstoecwdii ath thep rRoovmianDncac ei) ia osafL atin languaanigdose n oeff ouvra rioeftt hiee ss ubo-fRg ormoaunpc e knowansB alkaRno man.Tc heeo ther atr:heA rreoem anian orM acedo-Rosmpaonkiieanann n ,u mboefrc ommuniint ies nortnh GerreeacnedA lbaa;nM ieglReonmoa-nisapno,ki enan smaaUr aen orotfTh h essalaonnIdi sktRiro;om -anisaponk,ie nn a veryn usmmbaoeUfrv illiantg heIess trpieanni nosnu ltah e AdriaAtUfi ocuv.ra riaertceio enss itdoeh raevde defvreolmo ped thLea tsipno kientn ha er eoaft hBeal kacnosv ebryte hdRe o man provionfDc acesiM ao,e siaI lalnydrt ihcesuiemrp, a rbaetiinogn causbeytd h ien truosfti hoSenal visn t hsei xatnhds eventh ceniteusr. Origsi n ThReo maenm peTrroaarnjc onquDeacrieiadnc ampaliagsntsi ng froAmD 1 50t o1 70a ncdo loniiwtzi etsdhet tlefrrsoa mUp ratosf thEem pi,wr heoi nterimewadir trh ltohcpeao lp ulatthiuosn , produtchiDenac go -Ropmeaonpw lheow erteh fero ebeoaftr hse Roman.iA afntDseacri waa asb andboynt ehRdeo mainnAsD 271, ibte caamb ea ttleagnrgdoa utnedtw oat yhs eo uftohsr u ccessive invadaemrosnt,gh settm h Sel aTvhseS. l awvhsos ettnloerodtf h thDean ubei,nt haera eo fp resdeanRyto -manwieara,es similated byt hReo mance-sppoepaukliaAntfgit oenrs. e tvhecene tnht ury, x anrye efrentcooe,r t raocfet, h Reo mance-sppoepaukliantgi on botsho uatnhd n orotfht hDea nubiese xtrermae.rlT eyw o sevecnetnht-cuhrryoe nriwscr,li tiGnrge e(ikan nb do tuhs itnhge samoer igtienxmatel)n tais oonl ditehrBe yz iann tairnmweyh o spotkhee wsoer idnhs i nsa tliavuneag g:T eomat,mo aJ,r aTthree. phracsoen,n ewcittaehnde vednutr ianc ga mpaiinTg hnr aicne 587,i sb eliteovb eed tehaer leiveisdteo nfBc alek aRno man.c e Thearfettehrhe i osrtoyfR omanfiaalsnli slf eonartl moats hto u­ sanyde ars. Theer aliteesixtntR omantioha anv bee edna tiesadl etotfe r 152.1C onatctwsi tthh Sel asvosu otfht hDea nubien ftohuer ­ teenctehn truersyu ilntt hefiedr sdtu racbullet luirnaaknls dv ,i a thelsien iknas S ,lv aongiac,r t bhReo manians retcheei ved from ByzantEimnpei irters e liagriltoi,nt t,eu rraaen di,nt hree vised Cyriflolriimct, as l phaUbnettti.hI se e ventceeenntttuhhr ey languoaftg hReeo man'il ainatsrecyru ltwuarCseh urch Slavonic. 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