Romanian is the main language spoken in Moldova. Some people refer to the dialect spoken in Moldova as Moldovan, but it is not its own separate language. Russian is the second most spoken language, and there are a variety of other languages Moldovans tend to study. These could include English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. I know a few girls in my village who have even studied Korean.
The currency used in Moldova is called a leu, or lei (plural). Interestingly, leu is also the word for lion! One leu is equal to 100 bani, the same as how one dollar is equal to 100 cents. The bills come in 1's, 5's, 10's, 20's, 50's, 100's, 200's, 500's and 1000's. The coins come in 1's, 2's, 5's and 10's. In bani, there are 1's, 5's, 10's, 25's and 50's. Since bani are worth so little, at smaller grocery stores, they will often not bother to give you your change. I have never seen someone use bani to pay for anything, and I have personally only ever seen 10 and 25 bani coins.
