Romslav — Romanian–Slavic Language

This is my own Romanian-based dialect idea. Romanian is the foundation, but the dialect has a pretty big Slavic layer in its vocabulary, pronunciation, verb forms, and some grammar.

It can be written in Latin or Serbian-style Cyrillic. The idea is not to make Romanian disappear, but to modify it far enough that it becomes slavic based.

Refer to chapter 9 for what has been going on so far, and my general explanation for why I have made all of this

Chapter 1 — Overview

The Romslav flag

The Romslav flag combines the Romanian tricolour with the Serbian coat of arms, representing the Romanian foundation and strong Slavic influence of the dialect.

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Start here

The easiest way to understand the dialect is not to memorize everything at once. Start with a few sentences and work outwards from them.

Iderg adoma.
I am going home.

ja iderg adoma!
I AM going home!

Mne plače ova.
I like this.

Sem dobrij, hvala
im good thanks

Mušče išč k toaletă akum!
I have to go to the toilet now!

Core features

Feature	Description
Grammar	Mostly Romanian, with some Slavic-style constructions and verb endings.
Vocabulary	Mostly Romanian-derived, with a large Slavic layer influenced by Serbian, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian and Polish.
Sound	Romanian structure with a noticeably Slavic sound.
Writing	Latin or Serbian-style Cyrillic.
Definite article	Usually dropped from the end of nouns.
Subject pronouns	Often omitted when the verb already makes the subject clear.
Word order	Basic SVO remains normal. Adjectives often come before nouns in the more Slavic style.

Chapter 2 — Alphabet, Pronunciation & Writing

Latin alphabet

A a, B b, Č č, Ć ć, D d, Đ đ, Dž dž, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Lj lj, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Ă ă, Î î

The letters Y/y and W/w are not used in the normal alphabet. J/j represents the /j/ sound, as in English yes.

Simple spelling rules

English example	Romslav	Rule
house	doma	Hard C becomes K.
food	mînkare	Hard C becomes K, and the /ɨ/ sound is written Î.
seven	šapte	Ș becomes Š.
clock / time	čas	CE becomes ČE.
here	aiči	CI becomes ČI.
key	keje	CH becomes K.
frost / cold	džer	GE becomes DŽE.
game	đok	J becomes Ž, or in few cases Đ

Important: C/c is not simply replaced everywhere. Hard C becomes K, while CE/CI become ČE/ČI.

J, Ž and Đ

Romanian words originally written with J can develop different pronunciations. Some may become Ž, while others may develop Đ. These are word-by-word developments, not one universal rule.

English	Romslav
game	đok
journal	žurnal

Ă and Î

Ă/ă is kept. The Romanian â/î sound is written with Î/î, so the dialect does not need both â and î.

English	Romslav
food	mînkare
young	tînăr

English W

W/w is not part of the normal alphabet. When an English word needs to be represented in the dialect, Ł/ł can be used for the W sound. In Cyrillic, the borrowed equivalent is Ў/ў.

łord — an English word using dialect Ł for W

Cyrillic

The Cyrillic version is based mainly on Serbian-style Cyrillic. Ә/ә represents Ă, while Ы/ы represents Î. Borrowed English W may be written with Ў/ў.

Latin	Cyrillic
A a	А а
B b	Б б
Č č	Ч ч
Ć ć	Ћ ћ
D d	Д д
Đ đ	Ђ ђ
Dž dž	Џ џ
E e	Е е
F f	Ф ф
G g	Г г
H h	Х х
I i	И и
J j	Ј ј
K k	К к
L l	Л л
Lj lj	Љ љ
M m	М м
N n	Н н
Nj nj	Њ њ
O o	О о
P p	П п
R r	Р р
S s	С с
Š š	Ш ш
T t	Т т
Ț ț	Ц ц
U u	У у
V v	В в
Z z	З з
Ž ž	Ж ж
Ă ă	Ә ә
Î î	Ы ы
Ł ł	Ў ў

Chapter 3 — Grammar

Word order

Romslav has fairly flexible word order. Words can often be moved around without changing the basic meaning of a sentence. The usual order is generally, and almost always subject–verb–object, but other arrangements can be used for emphasis, rhythm, or simply because they sound more natural.

Adjectives can also appear before or after the noun. The Slavic-looking style usually places adjectives before nouns, while the more Romanian noun-before- adjective order can still appear, especially in familiar speech.

djeto slabij — a weak child

slabij djeto — a weak child, with emphasis on slabij

Hvala, dal sem dobrij — im good thanks

privlikatij djeto — pretty child

This does not mean that every possible word order will always sound equally natural. Some arrangements may be more common than others.

Subjects can disappear

The subject pronoun is often unnecessary because the verb already shows who is doing something. This is one of the easiest ways to make the dialect sound more Slavic. The pronoun can return when it is important to emphasize the person.

Iderg adoma. — I am going home.

Idemj k oraš. — We are going to the city.

sem adoma. — I am home.

ja iderg adoma! — I am going home!

ja sem adoma! — I AM home!

Function words

Romslav keeps its grammar deliberately simple. The most important small words are learned as separate building blocks: pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, negation, reflexive words, and quantity words do not need complicated case endings. Their position in the sentence normally tells you how they work.

English	Romslav
but / however	dal
and	i
or	ili
yes	da
no / not	ne
if	ako
that / clause marker	onja
because	deojerče
because of	dinzbog
what	če
who	ko
where	unde
when	kînd
how	kum
why	deče
this	ova
that	onja
here	aiči
there	akolo
it	to
reflexive / oneself	se
you, object	te
to me	mne
every	svaki
everything / all	sve
some	neki
more	više
only	numaj
already	deža
still	nadal

Prepositions

Prepositions stay separate from the noun. They carry the main relationship between places, objects, people, and events without requiring a complicated case system.

English	Romslav
from / out of	din
from / of	din
toward / to	k
in / at	u
on / onto	nad
for	zaru
with	ku
without	bez
across / over	preko
before	pre
after	duple
around / about	oko

About k: the preposition k is always written as the single-letter word k. In speech, it can be pronounced either ka or la, whichever is easier for the speaker. La is the original pronunciation, while ka gives the word a more Slavic sound. Keeping the shortened written form k lets the speaker choose naturally without changing the spelling.

din rafinerija k rezervoar. — from the refinery to the reservoir.

ku moj prijatel. — with my friend.

pre posao. — before work.

duple večer. — after the evening.

Personal pronouns

The normal subject pronouns are short and regular. They are often omitted when the verb already makes the subject clear, but they are used for emphasis, contrast, clarification, or simply when the speaker wants to name the subject.

English	Romslav	Cyrillic
I	ja	ја
you	tu	ту
he	on	он
she	oja	оја
it	to	то
we	noj	ној
you plural	vi	ви
they	oni	они

Ja sem Erik. — I am Eric.

Tu si moj prijatel. — You are my friend.

On je u škola. — He is at school.

Oja je adoma. — She is at home.

To je dobrij. — It is good.

Noj smo prijatel. — We are friends.

Why “noj”? Mi was considered, but it can be confused with Romanian object forms. Noj keeps the word visibly separate while still giving the language a Slavic-looking plural pronoun.

The verb “to be”

The verb “to be” is intentionally short and Slavic-looking. The first-person singular is sem, inspired by Serbian sam but adapted to Romslav. The third-person plural uses the Romanian-shaped form sunt, while the other present forms remain short.

Person	Romslav	Example
1st singular	sem	ja sem
2nd singular	si	tu si
3rd singular	je	on / oja / to je
1st plural	smo	noj smo
2nd plural	ste	vi ste
3rd plural	sunt	oni sunt

Ja sem Erik. — I am Eric.

Tu si adoma. — You are home.

On je dobrij. — He is good.

Oja je u doma. — She is in the house.

Noj smo u oraš. — We are in the city.

Oni sunt adoma. — They are at home.

Present-tense verb conjugation

Romslav has six grammatical persons in the present tense. Ordinary verbs are organized into three main conjugation sets according to the ending of the infinitive: -a, -i, and -e. This makes the system flexible without making it unpredictable.

The endings are deliberately compact and influenced by both Romanian and Slavic patterns. In particular, first-person forms use -m, plural forms have recognizable Romanian-style -ți or Slavic-style plural shapes, and each conjugation class has its own natural sound.

The special verb ider keeps its own established present-tense forms. It is intentionally different because it is one of the most important and recognizable verbs in Romslav.

The six persons

Person	Meaning
1st singular	I
2nd singular	you
3rd singular	he / she / it
1st plural	we
2nd plural	you all
3rd plural	they

How to know which ending set to use

The easiest rule is to look at the dictionary form of the verb. Most ordinary verbs can be placed into one of three sets:

Infinitive ending	Class	How it usually sounds
-a	A class	open, flowing forms such as spavam
-i	I class	compact forms such as ljubim
-e	E class	soft forms such as plačem

The final infinitive vowel tells the speaker which set to use. A small stem adjustment is allowed when it makes the word sound smoother. The important thing is that the three patterns remain easy to recognize.

A class — verbs ending in -a

Person	Ending	Example with spava
1st singular	-m	spavam
2nd singular	-š	spavaš
3rd singular	-a	spava
1st plural	-mo	spavamo
2nd plural	-ți	spavați
3rd plural	-ju	spavaju

I class — verbs ending in -i

Person	Ending	Example with ljubi
1st singular	-im	ljubim
2nd singular	-iš	ljubiš
3rd singular	-i	ljubi
1st plural	-imo	ljubimo
2nd plural	-ite	ljubite
3rd plural	-e	ljube

E class — verbs ending in -e

Person	Ending	Example with plače
1st singular	-em	plačem
2nd singular	-eš	plačeš
3rd singular	-e	plače
1st plural	-emo	plačemo
2nd plural	-eți	plačeți
3rd plural	-u	plaču

Learning shortcut: first identify the infinitive ending: -a, -i, or -e. Then use the matching set. The special verb ider is memorized separately.

Ider — “to go”

Ider is the infinitive. Its present forms keep their own special six-person pattern. The first-person singular and third-person plural are intentionally identical as iderg.

Person	Romslav	English
Infinitive	ider	to go
1st singular	iderg	I go / I am going
2nd singular	iderđ	you go / you are going
3rd singular	ide	he / she goes / is going
1st plural	idemj	we go / are going
2nd plural	ideți	you all go / are going
3rd plural	iderg	they go / are going

Iderg adoma. — I am going home.

Iderđ k škola. — You are going to school.

Ide k oraš. — He / she is going to the city.

Idemj k škola. — We are going to school.

Ideți k oraš. — You all are going to the city.

Oni iderg adoma! — They are going home!

More examples

The ordinary verb classes allow the forms to remain recognizable while still leaving room for the individual sound of each verb.

Infinitive	Present stem	1st singular	2nd singular	3rd singular	1st plural	2nd plural	3rd plural
a plače	plač-	plačem	plačeš	plače	plačemo	plačeți	plaču
a dolazi	dolaz-	dolazim	dolaziš	dolazi	dolazimo	dolazite	dolaze
a šeta	šet-	šetam	šetaš	šeta	šetamo	šetați	šetaju
a juri	jur-	jurim	juriš	juri	jurimo	jurite	jure
a ponima	ponim-	ponimam	ponimaš	ponima	ponimamo	ponimați	ponimaju

Examples in this table are regular practice forms. The important thing to learn is the three ordinary conjugation classes and the special ider pattern. Individual verbs may still receive small stem adjustments when needed to keep the language sounding natural.

Going somewhere: k and u

K is used for movement toward a destination. U is normally used for being in or at a place. The written form k may be pronounced either ka or la, with la being the original pronunciation and ka the more Slavic-sounding pronunciation.

Iderg k škola. — I am going to school.

sem u škola. — I am in school.

Iderg k oraš. — I am going to the city.

Mušče išč

Mušče means “must” or “have to”. After it, the short form išč can be used for “go”.

Mušče išč k toaletă akum!
I have to go to the toilet now!

Other verbs

English	Romslav
to go	a ider
to like	a plače
to take a walk	a šeta
to have	a imam
to run quickly toward	a juri
to come	a dolazi
to see	a văd
to hear	a čuta
to speak	a govori
to write	a pisa
to read	a čita
to know	a zna
to understand	a ponima
to want	a žela
to be able / can	a moči
to live	a živi
to work	a rabota
to think	a misli
to sleep	a spava
to sing	a peva
to play	a igra
to eat	a jede
to drink	a pije
to run	a juri
to hide oneself	a skrija
to love	a ljubi
to wait	a čeka
to stay	a stana
to cry	a plaka
to laugh	a smeja
to laugh	a smelol
to make fun of	a vîsmejvat
to help	a pomaga
to return	a vrate
to remain / stay	a ostana
to have pride	a slavočoma

Possession and possessive words

Possession is shown with a separate possessive word placed before the noun. This replaces the old possessive word rule. The possessive stays separate, which makes longer phrases easier to read.

English	Romslav
my	moj
your	tvoj
his	njegov
her	njen
our	noš
your plural	vaš
their	njihov

moj prijatel — my friend

moj doma — my house

tvoj knjigă — your book

njegov medved — his bear

moj prijatel je duran. — my friend is an idiot.

Nouns and plurals

Nouns are deliberately simple. The language does not require a large case system for ordinary speech. A noun normally keeps its dictionary form, while the plural is usually made with -i. There is no special -em / -ema animal system.

Singular	Plural	English
prijatel	prijateli	friend / friends
djeto	djeti	child / children
knjigă	knjigi	book / books
medved	medvedi	bear / bears

Definite article

The Romanian definite article is normally dropped. Context, word order, or a demonstrative supplies the meaning when English would use “the”.

How other words change

Romslav uses a small number of recognizable endings instead of giving every word a complicated set of forms. These endings are productive, but they should not be added to every possible word automatically.

Form	Use	Example
-ij	common adjective / Slavic-looking descriptive ending	dobrij — good; slabij — weak
-ov	possessive or relational adjective, especially from a person or name	Ivanov — Ivan's / Ivan-related
-ić	family, descendant, or name-derived form	Ivan → Ivanić
-ik	nickname or familiar form	Vlad → Vladik
-iță	small, affectionate, childish, or teasing form	Erik → Erikuță
-e	direct address when a name/noun normally ends in -o	dujko → dujke
pa-	language marker	pa-ruskij — Russian language

Easy rule: do not change a word just because an ending exists. Use an ending when you know what grammatical or word-building job it is doing.

Chapter 4 — Names & Word Formation

Naming styles

Romslav names can use Romanian names, Slavic names, or combinations of both. Names can also be reshaped to fit Romslav spelling and pronunciation. This lets the language have its own naming style while still honoring the Slavic languages that influenced it.

Source / original name	Romslav	-ić form
Eric	Erik	Erikić
Nicolae	Nikolaje	Nikolajević
Ion	Ivan	Ivanić
Ion	Jivan	Jivanić
Ion	Jivon	Jivonić
Nicușor	Nikušor	Nikušorić
Gheorghe	Đorđe	Đorđević
Gheorghe	Đorđijan	Đorđijanić
Ștefan	Stevan	Stevanić
Mihai	Mihail	Mihailić
Vasile	Vasil	Vasilić
Andrei	Andrej	Andrejić
Petru	Petar	Petarić
Ilie	Ilija	Ilijić
Pavel	Pavel	Pavelić
Slobodan	Slobodin	Slobodić
invented	Stavi	Stavić
Vlad	Vladik	Vladić

The -ić ending is the general Slavic-style family or descendant form. It does not replace ordinary names; it can be added to names to create a new family-name-like form.

Use	Ending	Example
General family-name, patronymic, or descendant form	-ić	Ivan → Ivanić
Nickname or familiar form	-ik	Vlad → Vladik
Nickname or affectionate familiar form	-šor	Niku → Nikušor
Small, young, affectionate, childish, or teasing form	-iță	Erik → Erikuță

The -iță ending comes from Romanian and is especially useful for children, nicknames, affection, or making fun of someone. For instance, Erikuță is what my grandma calls me, and apparently still calls me.

Petar → Petarić

Vasil → Vasilić

Jan → Janić

Pavel → Pavelić

Miroslav → Miroslavić

Eric Nicolae Ionescu
→ Erik Nikolaje Ivanić

Here Eric becomes Erik according to the Romslav spelling system, Nicolae becomes the more Slavic Nikolaje, and Ionescu is represented by the Slavic-style family name Ivanić.

Calling someone with -e

When directly addressing someone, a final -o can become -e. This is a simple vocative-style ending.

Normal form	Direct address
peudipijo	peudipije
dujko	dujke
lekaro	lekare
seljako	seljake

moj kakanđo, peudipije! — My washroom, PewDiePie!

Chapter 5 — Vocabulary

People

English	Romslav
child	djeto
man / person	dujko
woman	femeje
friend	prijatel
doctor	lekaro
peasant	seljako
friend / buddy	drog
friend	prijaten
comrade / buddy	tovăraš
father	tata
mother	mama
grandmother	babuška
grandfather	deduška
female clerk	službenară
brother	brate
sister	sortra
son	sin
daughter	fićeră
family	familie

Babuška and deduška come from Russian бабушка and дедушка, with the Russian endings adapted into the Latin spelling of Romslav. The Serbian equivalents would normally be baba and deda, but the Russian forms fit the intentionally more Slavic vocabulary of the dialect.

Animals

Animal names are normally given in their natural base form. When regular gender and number forms are needed, the form is adapted according to the word's natural ending rather than forcing every animal into one pattern.

For consonant-ending words, the feminine is generally formed with -a and the group or plural with -i. For suitable -ă-ending words, the base form can remain distinct from the feminine and group forms, for example: tiță → tița → tițe. Natural Romanian forms are retained whenever they already fit Romslav.

English	Romslav
bear	medved
fox	lišița
wolf	vulk
cat	pisik
dog	kîine
mouse	miš
rat	šobolan
deer	jelen
horse	kal
cow	kravă
pig	svin
sheep	ovkă
goat	koz
rabbit	jepur
hare	zajek
bird	tiță
eagle	orel
owl	sova
crow	vrana
raven	gavran
swan	labudă
duck	patkă
goose	gâskă
chicken	kokoš
rooster	kokot
fish	rîbă
snake	zmija
frog	žab
toad	krastača
turtle	želvă
lizard	gušter
bee	albină
wasp	viespe
hornet	stršljen
butterfly	flutir
moth	mol
ant	furnik
spider	păijanžen
beetle	gândak
ladybug	bubamară
dragonfly	libelulă
grasshopper	lăcustă
cricket	greier
fly	muškă
mosquito	țîntar
worm	vierme
snail	melk
slug	limak
scorpion	skorpion
hedgehog	jež
badger	bursuk
boar	mistreț
lynx	ris
beaver	bober
otter	vidră
ferret	dihor
weasel	nevăstuikă
mole	krt
squirrel	veveriță
bat	liliak
lion	lav
tiger	tigar
leopard	leopard
cheetah	gepard
panther	panter
hyena	hiena
elephant	elefant
rhinoceros	rinoker
hippopotamus	hipopotam
monkey	maimun
giraffe	žirafă
zebra	zebra
kangaroo	kengur
koala	koala
panda	panda
camel	kamilă
llama	lama
alpaca	alpaka
donkey	măgar
reindeer	sob
moose	los
elk	elan
ram	berbek
lamb	miel
calf	vițel
foal	mânz
kid	ied
chick	pui
kitten	mače
seal	tuljan
walrus	morž
whale	balenă
dolphin	delfin
orca	orka
shark	akula
octopus	hobotnița
squid	lignja
jellyfish	meduza
crab	rak
lobster	jastog
shrimp	škamp
seahorse	morski kon
trout	păstrăv
salmon	somon
carp	krap
pike	štukă
eel	jegulja
tuna	tuna
cod	kod
falcon	sokol
hawk	šoim
woodpecker	čokănitoare
nightingale	privighetoare
crane	kokor
heron	stîrk
seagull	peskăruš
pelican	pelikan
flamingo	flamingo
ostrich	struț

Places and objects

English	Romslav
house	doma
at home	adoma
city	oraš
village	selo
world	svet
road	drum
border	graniță
street	ulikă
room	kameră
door	uša
window	fereštra
table	stolă
chair	stolikă
book	knigă
letter	pismă
photo	slikă
language	jazik
word	slovă
school	škola
music	muzikă
song	pesmă
computer	kompjuter
toilet	toaletă
hat	šljapka
post office	poštă
airplane	avion
shop / store	dukan
market	market
car	mašina
train	voz
station	staniga
bicycle	velosiped
bed	krevat
wall	zid
floor	podea

Nature and weather

English	Romslav
water	vodă
fire	fok
earth / ground	zemânt
sky	nebo
sun	soare
moon	luna
star	zvea
rain	ploja
snow	zăpadă
hot	kald
cold	žimno

Time

English	Romslav
day	djen
daytime	djenij čas
yesterday	jeri
today	danas
tomorrow	utre
night	noča
morning	jutro
afternoon	popodne
evening	večer
week	nedeljă
month	mesek
year	godină
hour	čas
time	vremă
early	rano
late	kasno
January	januarij
February	februarij
March	mart
April	april
May	maj
June	jun
July	jul
August	avgust
September	septembar
October	oktobar
November	novembar
December	desembar
winter	zima
spring	vesna
fall / autumn	osin
summer	lito

The month names are mainly based on Russian forms, with Serbian-style forms used where they fit the Romslav sound more naturally. The names are treated as ordinary month nouns rather than retaining Russian case endings. January and February use the Slavic-looking -ij ending to fit the dialect's existing vocabulary style.

Food

English	Romslav
bread	hlebo
soup	čorbă
stew	varivă
beans	fasolă
meat	meso
milk	mleko
cheese	sîr
salt	sole
apple	jabukă
potato	krompira
carrot	morkov
tea	čaj
wine	vino
honey	med
sugar	zahăr

Agriculture

English	Romslav
harvest	urožaj
wheat	pšenika
grain	žito
rye	ražă
seed	seme
field	polje
peasant / farmer	seljako

Health

English	Romslav
health	zdravie
healthy (or good)	zdravo
sick	bolnav
illness	bolest
hospital	bolnița
doctor	lekaro
medicine	leko
life	život

Body

English	Romslav
body	telă
head	kap
hand	rukînă
eye	oki
ear	urevo
mouth	gură
foot	pičior

Money and communication

English	Romslav
money	novanij
message	mesaž
name	nime
answer	odspuns
thing	lukru
reason	pričină
story	pričă

Feelings and relationships

English	Romslav
love	ljubire
beloved / lover	ljubavo
friendship	prijatelie
dear / beloved	drag
happy	srečno
sad	tužno
angry	ljuto
afraid	bojazno
proud	ponosno
glory	slava

Colours

The original list contained black, red, blue, white and purple. It has been expanded here into a basic everyday colour set.

English	Romslav
black	țrno
red	rošu
orange	narandžasto
yellow	žuto
green	zeleno
blue	albastrij
purple	mov
pink	roze
brown	smeđe
gray / grey	sivo
white	alb

Useful and descriptive words

English	Romslav
sure / of course	naravno
friend / buddy	drog
friend	prijaten
comrade / buddy	tovăraš
father	tata
mother	mama
grandmother	babuška
grandfather	deduška
language	jazik
invisible	nevăzut
to see	văd
to send	posla
to ask	pitreba
to look like / resemble	semăna
here	aiči
big	mare
small	mik
fat	mast
obese	obez
good	dobrij
hello, or, wishing you a good day	zdravodjen
good morning	dobro jutro
good day, or, good afternoon	dobrij djen
good evening	dobrij večer
good night	laku noča
goodbye	dovidjen
unreal	nereal
rainbow	radugă
tiny	mikuț
therefore	deči
(I) think	Mislim
stress	stres
accent	akțent
out	afară
big	mare
small	mik
good	dobrij
bad	zlo
new	novij
old	staro
beautiful	frumoš
ugly	ružo
cool	tare
fantastic	fantastik
terrible	teribil
unbelievable	nekrezut
fascinating	zanimatelen
pretty	privlikatij
weak	slabij
weird	čudat
abroad / foreign country	stranătate
confused / puzzled	konfuz

Classic story vocabulary

Romslav should have enough ordinary vocabulary to retell simple traditional stories without replacing every second word with an unexplained loanword. This section adds words especially useful for fairy tales, folk stories, and simple children's stories. Romanian forms are kept where they already fit naturally; Slavic forms are used where they provide a useful bridge.

English	Romslav
girl	fată
boy	băjat
young	mlad
old	staro
little / small	mik
forest	šumă
woods	šumă
path	potekă
tree	kopak
wood	drvo
flower	floră
garden	grădină
field	polje
hill	brdo
mountain	munte
river	reka
lake	jezero
cave	pešteră
bridge	most
basket	koš
hood	kapuša
cloak	plašt
blanket	pokrivač
bottle	flašă
knife	nož
candle	sveča
key	keje
bell	zvon
cake	kolač
story / tale	poveste
fairy tale	bajka
beginning	početak
end	kraj
middle	sredină
part	parte
way / manner	način
place	mesto
home	doma
bedroom	dormitor
kitchen	kuhină
doorway	ulaz
window	fereštra

People in stories

English	Romslav
king	kral
queen	regină
prince	prinț
princess	prințesă
knight	vitez
soldier	vojnik
guard	stražar
hunter	lovator
woodsman / woodcutter	drvosek
farmer	seljako
merchant	trgovak
servant	slugă
master / lord	gospodar
priest	popă
hero	eroj
villain	zlodjej
witch	vrăžnika
fairy	zînă
giant	uriaš
dwarf	pitik
monster	monstr
dragon	balaur
ghost	duh
spirit	duh
stranger	străin

Classic story actions

English	Romslav
to walk	a hodi
to travel	a kalători
to carry	a purta
to bring	a aduče
to take	a lua
to give	a da
to say	a ziče
to tell	a povesti
to answer	a răspunde
to call	a zva
to shout	a striga
to whisper	a šopti
to knock	a kuca
to open	a deškide
to close	a înkide
to enter	a voijti
to leave	a otić
to arrive	a ajunge
to meet	a întîlni
to find	a găsi
to lose	a pierde
to search	a kăuta
to follow	a slijedi
to chase	a pragni
to catch	a prajni
to save	a spasi
to rescue	a izbavi
to wake up	a se trezi
to wear	a nosi
to hold	a ține
to build	a gradi
to break	a sparge
to cut	a seče
to turn	a întoarce
to disappear	a nestani
to appear	a apărea
to become	a deveni
to wait	a čeka
to hide	a skrija
to sleep	a spava
to eat	a jede
to drink	a pije
to love	a ljubi
to marry	a se oženi
to help	a pomaga

Classic story descriptions

English	Romslav
far	daleko
near	blizko
alone	sam
together	zajedno
hungry	gladen
thirsty	žedan
safe	sigur
dangerous	opasan
quiet	tiho
loud	glasno
dark	mračan
bright	luminos
deep	dubok
kind	blînd
cruel	surov
clever	mudrij
brave	hrabar
afraid	bojazno
lost	izgublen
hidden	skrit
open	otvoren
closed	zatvoren
empty	prazan
full	pun
whole	întreg
first	prvi
last	ultim
sudden	brusk
secret	tajna
strange	čudan
beautiful	frumoš
terrible	teribil

Story time and sequence

English	Romslav
once	jednom
once upon a time	jednom davno
long ago	davno
one day	jedin djen
then	onda
suddenly	najednom
afterward	posle
beforehand	prethodno
while	dok
finally	konačno
again	opet
always	uvek
never	nikad
perhaps / maybe	možda
together	zajedno
everywhere	svuda
somewhere	negde
nowhere	nigde
inside	unutra
outside	spolja

Little Red Riding Hood vocabulary

The traditional story of Little Red Riding Hood is a useful test for Romslav because it needs people, animals, food, a house, movement, conversation, descriptions, and a simple sequence of events. The following words give the language enough material to tell a basic version without resorting to English or untranslated source vocabulary.

English	Romslav
Little Red Riding Hood	Rošu Kapuša
little girl	mik fată
mother	mama
grandmother	babuška
wolf	vulk
hunter	lovator
forest	šumă
path	potekă
house	doma
door	uša
bed	krevat
basket	koš
bread	hlebo
cake	kolač
wine	vino
food	mînkare
flowers	flori
tree	kopak
to walk	a hodi
to go	a ider
to bring	a aduče
to carry	a purta
to give	a da
to say	a ziče
to ask	a pitreba
to answer	a răspunde
to knock	a kuca
to open	a deškide
to enter	a voijti
to leave	a otić
to see	a văd
to hear	a čuta
to speak	a govori
to sleep	a spava
to wake up	a se trezi
to hide	a skrija
to run	a juri
to chase	a pragni
to save	a spasi
hungry	gladen
afraid	bojazno
big	mare
little	mik
old	staro
young	mlad
red	rošu
deep	dubok
dark	mračan
far	daleko
near	blizko
alone	sam
together	zajedno
eyes	oki
ears	urevo
mouth	gură
teeth	zubi
nose	nos
voice	glas
face	liče
hair	kosa
stomach / belly	trbuh

Jednom davno, mik fată ide k doma njen babuška.
Once upon a time, a little girl goes to her grandmother's house.

Ku njoj je koš pun hlebo i kolač.
With her is a basket full of bread and cake.

Vulk čeka u šumă.
The wolf waits in the forest.

Fată ide k njoj potekă, daleko din doma.
The girl goes along the path, far from the house.

Why these words? Little Red Riding Hood is intentionally being used as a vocabulary stress test. A useful Romslav core should be able to describe a child, family, animals, places, food, clothing, movement, conversation, danger, and simple actions without needing a completely separate set of grammatical rules.

Fairy tales and fantasy

English	Romslav
castle	kastel
kingdom	kraljevina
palace	palat
tower	kula
throne	prestol
crown	kruna
sword	meč
shield	ščit
treasure	blago
gold	aur
silver	argint
ring	inel
magic	magija
spell	čar
curse	prokletstvo
potion	napitak
wand	štapik
witch	vrăjitoare
fairy	zînă
giant	uriaš
dwarf	pitik
dragon	balaur
monster	monstr
ghost	duh
giant wolf	mare vulk
enchanted	začaran
mysterious	tajanstven
magical	magičen
secret	tajna
hero	eroj
villain	zlodjej
quest	potraga
adventure	avantura
battle	bitka
victory	pobeda
defeat	poraz
prison	zatvor
cell	ćelija
key	keje
gate	kapija

Common story objects

English	Romslav
box	kutija
bag	torbă
basket	koš
rope	konop
stick	štap
stone	kamen
rock	stjenă
door	uša
window	fereštra
chair	stolikă
table	stolă
bed	krevat
blanket	pokrivač
clothes	obleka
shoe	cipele
shirt	košulja
dress	haljina
hat	šljapka
torch / lantern	lampa
candle	sveča
fire	fok
firewood	drva
knife	nož
spoon	kašika
cup	čašă
bottle	flašă
key	keje
letter	pismă
map	karta
picture	slikă
mirror	oglindă
lamp	lampa
bell	zvon

Common story nature words

English	Romslav
forest	šumă
tree	kopak
branch	grana
leaf	list
grass	trava
flower	floră
thorn	trn
root	koren
seed	seme
fruit	voće
apple	jabukă
berry	bobulă
river	reka
stream	vodij
spring	izvor
lake	jezero
sea	more
mountain	munte
hill	brdo
valley	dolina
cave	pešteră
road	drum
path	potekă
bridge	most
sunlight	lumina soarelui
shadow	umbră
wind	vînt
storm	oluja
cloud	oblok

Story dialogue and reactions

English	Romslav
hello	zdravodjen
come in	voijdite!
come here	ide k aiči
who is there?	ko je akolo?
what happened?	če se desilo?
where are you?	unde si?
where are you going?	unde iderđ?
wait!	čekaj!
run!	juri!
stop!	stani!
help!	pomagaj!
be careful!	pazi!
do not go there	ne idi akolo
I am afraid	ja sem bojazno
I am hungry	ja sem gladen
what a strange thing	če čudan lukru
who are you?	ko si?
what do you want?	če želiš?
I do not know	ne znam
I understand	ponimam
thank you	hvala
please	molim
goodbye	dovidjen

Simple narrative connectors

English	Romslav
and then	i onda
but then	dal onda
after that	duple onja
because	deojerče
therefore	deči
so	zato
however	dal
while	dok
before	pre
after	duple
when	kînd
where	unde
because of this	din ova
at last	na kraj
in the end	u kraj

Chapter 6 — Numbers & Languages

Numbers

Romslav numbers are mainly based on Russian, with some Serbian influence to make them more recognizable across Slavic languages. The spelling follows Romslav rules, so Romanian c becomes k, and j represents the /y/ sound.

Number	Romslav
1	jedin
2	dva
3	tri
4	četiri
5	pjet
6	šest
7	sedam
8	osem
9	devjet
10	desjet
11	jedinnadsat
12	dvanadsat
13	trinadsat
14	četirinadsat
15	pjetnadsat
16	šestnadsat
17	sedamnadsat
18	osedamnadsat
19	devjetnadsat
20	dvadesjet
21	dvadesjet-jedin
22	dvadesjet-dva
23	dvadesjet-tri
24	dvadesjet-četiri
25	dvadesjet-pjet
26	dvadesjet-šest
27	dvadesjet-sedam
28	dvadesjet-osem
29	dvadesjet-devjet
30	tridesjet
31	tridesjet-jedin
32	tridesjet-dva
33	tridesjet-tri
34	tridesjet-četiri
35	tridesjet-pjet
36	tridesjet-šest
37	tridesjet-sedam
38	tridesjet-osem
39	tridesjet-devjet
40	sorok
41	sorok-jedin
42	sorok-dva
43	sorok-tri
44	sorok-četiri
45	sorok-pjet
46	sorok-šest
47	sorok-sedam
48	sorok-osem
49	sorok-devjet
50	pjatdesjet
51	pjatdesjet-jedin
52	pjatdesjet-dva
53	pjatdesjet-tri
54	pjatdesjet-četiri
55	pjatdesjet-pjet
56	pjatdesjet-šest
57	pjatdesjet-sedam
58	pjatdesjet-osem
59	pjatdesjet-devjet
60	šestdesjet
61	šestdesjet-jedin
62	šestdesjet-dva
63	šestdesjet-tri
64	šestdesjet-četiri
65	šestdesjet-pjet
66	šestdesjet-šest
67	šestdesjet-sedam
68	šestdesjet-osem
69	šestdesjet-devjet
70	sedamdesjet
71	sedamdesjet-jedin
72	sedamdesjet-dva
73	sedamdesjet-tri
74	sedamdesjet-četiri
75	sedamdesjet-pjet
76	sedamdesjet-šest
77	sedamdesjet-sedam
78	sedamdesjet-osem
79	sedamdesjet-devjet
80	osedamdesjet
81	osedamdesjet-jedin
82	osedamdesjet-dva
83	osedamdesjet-tri
84	osedamdesjet-četiri
85	osedamdesjet-pjet
86	osedamdesjet-šest
87	osedamdesjet-sedam
88	osedamdesjet-osem
89	osedamdesjet-devjet
90	devjadesjet
91	devjadesjet-jedin
92	devjadesjet-dva
93	devjadesjet-tri
94	devjadesjet-četiri
95	devjadesjet-pjet
96	devjadesjet-šest
97	devjadesjet-sedam
98	devjadesjet-osem
99	devjadesjet-devjet
100	sto

Using numbers

Numbers normally come before the noun, following the general Romslav tendency of putting descriptive words before nouns.

Examples:
dva djeto — two children
tri medvedi — three bears
pjet kakanđo — five washrooms
desjet knjigi — ten books

Numbers can also be used by themselves when counting:

Jedin, dva, tri, četiri, pjet, šest, sedam, osem, devjet, desjet!

Numbers in dates

Dates can be written with the number followed by the month. The year is written as a normal number.

Danas je petak, 18. septembar 2026. godine.
Today is Friday, September 18, 2026.

Numbers for age

Age can be expressed simply with a number and godina:

ja imam 16 godina.
I am 16 years old.

More number examples

Imam dva medvedi. — I have two bears.
Vidim tri djeto. — I see three children.
Rabota šest sati. — I work for six hours.
Čekam deset minut. — I wait for ten minutes.
Danas čitam pjet knjigi. — Today I am reading five books.

Note: The number system is deliberately more Russian than Romanian, while Serbian influence is used where it makes the forms easier to recognize across Slavic languages. The exact grammatical behavior of numbers with nouns is still being developed.

Languages

The word jazik means “language”. A language can simply be named with an adjective and jazik, or marked with pa-.

English	Romslav
Russian language	ruskij jazik
Russian, with language marker	pa-ruskij
Romanian language	romînskij jazik
Romanian, with language marker	pa-romînskij

Chapter 7 — Slang, Jokes & Expressions

Funny everyday vocabulary

English	Romslav
fool	duračo
female fool	durača
idiot / stupid person	duran
clumsy person	glupar
poop	govno
pee	moča
diarrhea	prolivă
to pee	a mokri
to stink	a smrdi
fart	băšală
floppy disk	disket nierzetlena
washroom	kakanđo
toilet	toaletă
unlucky fool / silly person	čumek
weirdo	čudat
repetitively / in a loop	repetitor
to act in disgust or disrespect	čudă
dang	jebat
butt	kur
funny	zabazant
very	farte
reliable, fun person	peudipijo

Slang

English / use	Romslav
what the	čto kur
butt	kur
funny	zabazant
very	farte

Reactions and expressions

English meaning / use	Romslav
surprise / attention / sudden reaction	opa!
similar to opa but accompanied to an action	hopa!
varies	hopa-țopa!
turns hopa into a name	hopasan!
ow / ouch	au!
disgust	Î!
hoorah!	ura!
oops / small mistake	oy!
dang	jebat!

Some of the jokes behind the words

A lot of the vocabulary is deliberately distorted, borrowed, or invented because it sounds funny yet it fits the dialect.

English meaning	Romslav	Reference / origin	Why it is funny
unreliable floppy disk	disket nierzetlena	Polish <i>nierzetelny</i>	A distorted form of the Polish word for unreliable or untrustworthy, with <i>disket</i> added afterward. A floppy disk is therefore an “unreliable disk.”
hunger-derived word	golodina	Russian <i>golod</i>	A Russian root meaning hunger is turned into a much more Romanian-looking dialect word.
wealth	bogațstva	Slavic <i>bogatstvo</i>	The Slavic idea of wealth is reshaped to fit the dialect's spelling.
silly person	čumek	Romanian <i>ciumă</i>	A word meaning plague somehow becomes a silly person. It is intentionally ridiculous.
washroom	kakanđo	Made-up <i>cacando</i>	A deliberately stupid, Spanish-sounding invention for the washroom.
fantastic	fantastik	Romanian <i>fantastic</i>	The Romanian-rooted form is kept recognizable while the hard C becomes K in Romslav spelling.
fart	băšală	Romanian <i>bășină</i>	A normal Romanian word gets pushed through the dialect's spelling and comes out sounding much sillier.
game	đok	Romanian <i>joc</i>	A personal pronunciation development that makes an ordinary Romanian word look unexpectedly Slavic.
idiot / fool	duran	Duran Duran + Belarusian-inspired fool	An idiot person somehow inherits the name Duran. Whether Duran Duran knows about this remains unknown.
reliable, fun person	peudipijo	PewDiePie	The name gets rebuilt into a dialect word for someone reliable, fun, and generally good to have around.
laugh	smelol	Slavic <i>smeh</i> + LOL	A laugh gets the extremely scientific combination of Slavic laughter and internet slang.
diarrhea	prolivă	Slavic proliv + Romanian-style -ă	A useful mixed form rather than a random joke word.

Chapter 8 — Example Sentences

These examples collect the main constructions in one place without repeating every individual grammar explanation.

Danas iderg k škola.
Today I am going to school.

Unde je djeto?
Where is the child?

Ljubim muzikă.
I love music.

Mne plače ova.
I like this.

Mne plače onja.
I like that.

Utre noj idemj k oraš.
Tomorrow we are going to the city.

Oja je adoma i sem akolo.
She is at home and I am there.

Văd medved.
I see a bear.

Văd jedin medved.
I see one bear.

Văd adin medved.
I see a certain bear.

Văd to.
I see it.

Ne želim čorbă.
I do not want soup.

Femeje ide adoma.
The woman is going home.

Mušče išč k toaletă akum!
I have to go to the toilet now!

Ja sem adoma!
I am home!

Oni sunt u doma.
They are in the house.

Tu si moj prijatel.
You are my friend.

Noj smo u oraš.
We are in the city.

Moja knjigă je nad stolă.
My book is on the table.

Iderg ku moj prijatel.
I am going with my friend.

Akolo je adin djeto.
There is a certain child there.

ova djeto je moj prijatel.
This child is my friend.

onja doma je daleko.
That house is far away.

Posle večer iderg adoma.
After the evening I am going home.

Deojerče pada ploja, noj ostana adoma.
Because it is raining, we are staying home.

Ako želiš, idemj ku te.
If you want, we are going with you.

Ja ljubim te. — I love you.

Moj ljubav je dubok zaru te. — My love is deep for you.

Oprosti, Ivan, mušče sem ider k prodavnica sinoć.
Sorry, Ivan, I had to go to the store last night.

Nafta ide din rafinerija k rezervoar oko 23:06, dal bilo je problema ku utovar. — The oil moved from the refinery to the reservoir at approximately 23:06, however there were problems with loading it.

Jedin djeto ide k škola. — One child is going to school.

Adin medved je u šumă. — A certain bear is in the forest.

Oni iderg preko most. — They are going across the bridge.

Ne znam gde je knigă. — I do not know where the book is.

Kînd iderg k market, văd moj prijatel. — When I go to the market, I see my friend.

The same idea in Cyrillic

English	Cyrillic
Today I am going to school.	Данас идерг к школа.
Where is the child?	Унде је дјето?
I love music.	Љубим музика.
I like this.	Мне плаче ова.
I like that.	Мне плаче онја.
Tomorrow we are going to the city.	Утре ној идемј к ораш.
She is at home and I am there.	Оја је адома и сем аколо.
I see a bear.	Вәд медвед.
I see one bear.	Вәд једин медвед.
I see a certain bear.	Вәд адин медвед.
I see it.	Вәд то.
I do not want soup.	Не желим чорба.
The woman is going home.	Фемеје иде адома.
I have to go to the toilet now!	Мушче ишч к тоалетә акум!
I am home!	Ја сем адома!
They are in the house.	Они сунт у дома.
You are my friend.	Ту си мој пријател.
We are in the city.	Ној смо у ораш.
My book is on the table.	Моја књига је над стола.
I am going with my friend.	Идерг ку мој пријател.
There is a certain child there.	Аколо је адин дјето.
This child is my friend.	ова дјето је мој пријател.
That house is far away.	онја дома је далеко.
After the evening I am going home.	Дупле вечер идерг адома.
Because it is raining, we are staying home.	Деојерче пада плоја, ној остана адома.
If you want, we are going with you.	Ако желиш, идемј ку те.
I love you.	Ја љубим те.
My love is deep for you.	Мој љубав је дубок зару те.
Sorry, Ivan, I had to go to the store last night.	Опрости, Иван, мушче сем идер к продавница синоћ.
The oil moved from the refinery to the reservoir at approximately 23:06, however there were problems with loading it.	Нафта иде дин рафинерија к резервоар око 23:06, дал било је проблема ку утовар.
So far everything has been loaded and sent to Serbia and Bulgaria.	Засад све је натоварено и послато к Србија и Бугариа.
One child is going to school.	Једин дјето иде к школа.
A certain bear is in the forest.	Адин медвед је у шума.
They are going across the bridge.	Они идерг преко мост.
I do not know where the book is.	Не знам где је књига.
When I go to the market, I see my friend.	Кынд идерг к маркет, вәд мој пријател.

The Cyrillic examples mirror the Latin examples as directly as possible while using the Romslav Cyrillic spelling system. The Cyrillic side should always be updated alongside the Latin examples so that both writing systems represent the same Romslav forms and grammar.

Chapter 9 — Notes, Balance & Development

Balance

The goal is to make Romslav feel familiar to both Romanian and most other Slavic languages. Romanian remains the foundation, but important everyday words can be adapted from Serbian and other Slavic languages when that makes the vocabulary more useful, recognizable, or easier to learn.

The language is trying to be balanced without becoming another language entirely. Some words can remain nearly Romanian, some can be nearly Slavic, and many should sit between the two. However, the most important test is simple: can a speaker use the vocabulary to build ordinary, or specific sentences without having to memorize a pile of unrelated words?

Romslav can also deliberately preserve Romanian words that fit its Slavic layer. Words such as zahăr, morkov, and graniță are included in their natural vocabulary positions rather than being removed simply because the language is becoming more Slavic. The aim is to build connections, not erase the Romanian foundation.

Things still being worked on

Some vocabulary and verb forms are still experimental. The spelling system, pronouns, noun patterns, subject omission, and big grammatical ideas are explained at least at an okay level for now, I think, but individual words and conjugations are subject to change.

Sources and inspiration

Long ago, Romanian was once more slavic based/inspired then it is now, it even used the cyrllic alphabet. After some time, the language took inspiration from French, Italian, and similar complicated romance systems to make Romanian more latin based, (although they could have left it as-is). In a lot of ways, modern Romanian stands out, most people find this to be a good thing, some find it to be a bad thing

An alternate version of romanian like this, would have drawn its inspirations directly from its neighbours, and could have been more close to how it historically was, although the point is not to make it historically identical.

I think that Romanian culture could use more connections from it's neighbours. Our neighbours are nice, so there is no use in ignoring them.

The main source is Romanian itself. Additional inspiration comes from the sound and vocabulary of Serbian, Bulgarian, Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian and Polish, especially in pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary, endings, and selected grammatical constructions. Other inspiration has also come from Slovenian, Slovak, Kazakh.

I hope that you enjoyed this page, it has been fun writing a lot of this, and as of now, it is still a work in progress.

Slava Romînija, slovenska kultura i naši susedi!

Слава Ромынија, словенска култура и наши суседи!

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