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Sep 2020
14m 19s

Curiosities about Romania

Amanda R. Aparaschivei
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In this episode I will talk about some curiosities about Romania that you hopefully didn't know before. As an example, did you know that Timișoara, one of the major cities in Romania, was the first one in Europe to have electric public lightening? Find the transcription of the episode together with the list of words here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/42054804 or going to the Patreon page' Learn Romanian with Amanda'

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