No. 688 in Romanian
sandu
The Romanian word "Sandu" is a male given name, often a diminutive of "Alexandru."
In a sentence
Sandu este prietenul meu cel mai bun.
Sandu is my best friend.
In this sentence, 'Sandu' is a proper noun, used as a name of a person.
Am cumpărat un sanduș delicios de la cafenea.
I bought a delicious sandwich from the café.
In this sentence, 'sanduș' is used informally to mean a sandwich in Romanian.
Când am fost copil, vecinii îmi spuneau Sandu.
When I was a child, neighbors used to call me Sandu.
In this sentence, 'Sandu' is used as a familiar, possibly diminished form of a name, representing a nickname someone might use.
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