Take this with a grain of salt, because I had a high school education that focused on English and got a Cambridge C2 proficiency certificate.
English has relatively simple grammar and sentence structure, and while spelling is inconsistent with pronunciation, it’s easier for me to intuit compared to French. I think the hardest sounds for us in English that aren’t tied to an accent are “th” (both in the “the” or “three” varieties) and the “soft” R (I don’t know what else to call it). “Earth” can sound pretty funny unless you practice.
I think it’s not uncommon for someone in Romania who speaks English to have a pretty thick accent but otherwise get most word order or conjugation right. That said, I think most people don’t speak English.
Another thing to keep in mind is that Romanian is technically a romance language, so any shared French loanwords will help too.
Take this with a grain of salt, because I had a high school education that focused on English and got a Cambridge C2 proficiency certificate.
English has relatively simple grammar and sentence structure, and while spelling is inconsistent with pronunciation, it’s easier for me to intuit compared to French. I think the hardest sounds for us in English that aren’t tied to an accent are “th” (both in the “the” or “three” varieties) and the “soft” R (I don’t know what else to call it). “Earth” can sound pretty funny unless you practice.
I think it’s not uncommon for someone in Romania who speaks English to have a pretty thick accent but otherwise get most word order or conjugation right. That said, I think most people don’t speak English.
Another thing to keep in mind is that Romanian is technically a romance language, so any shared French loanwords will help too.