Sometimes you don't have time to learn long lists of words and phrases. All you want to know are the bare essentials for communicating to get what you need, or where you need to go.
Here are the bare minimum of Romanian words and phrases you need to know to survive.
Learn the Top 10 Phrases if you only have time for the barest minimum. If you need or want more, then take a look at the Top 20 Phrases, Top 30 Phrases and the Extra Phrases.
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Hello.
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Here are ten more phrases that will help you make new friends and ask for directions ...
The Top 20 ... |
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Cum vă numiți? What is your name? Mă numesc ... My name is ... Ce mai faceți? How are you? Bine. Și dumneavoastră? Fine. And you? Unde este ...? Where is ...? Unde este toaleta? Bărbați/Femei Where is the toilet? Men/Women Scuzați-ma. Pardon. Sorry. Excuse me. Nici o problemă. No problem. Vreau ... I want ... Nu vreau ... I don't want ... |
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Here are another ten phrases to help you make a little more conversation and to get around ...
The Top 30 ... |
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De unde veniți? Where are you from? Eu sunt din Australia.* I am from Australia. Nota de plată, vă rog. The bill, please. M-am rătăcit. I'm lost. Opriți! Așteptați! Stop! Wait! Aici, acolo, dincolo. Here, there, over there. Taxi. Hotel. Aeroport. Gară. Taxi. Hotel. Airport. Station. Îmi place ... I like ... Nu-mi place ... I don't like ... unu**, doi**, trei, patru, cinci. one, two, three, four, five. șase, șapte, opt, nouă, zece. six, seven, eight, nine, ten. **Use unu when counting. Use un before a masculine noun. Use o before a feminine noun. Use doi before a masculine noun. Use două before a feminine noun. *Or choose your country: America - America Canada - Canada Anglia - England Irlanda - Ireland Nouă Zeelandă - New Zealand |
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Here are some extra words and phrases you might find useful, especially if you have dietary needs or allergies ...
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Noroc! Cheers! bun / rău good / bad mare / mic big / small aproape / departe near / far mai puțin / mai mult less / more încă unu / destul another / enough Sunt vegetarian. (man) Sunt vegetariană. (woman) I am vegetarian. Eu nu mănânc carne. I don't eat meat. ... carne de pui. ... chicken. ... pește. ... fish. Sunt alergic la nuci. (man) Sunt alergică la nuci. (woman) I am allergic to nuts. ... arahide. ... peanuts. ... pește. ... fish. ... fructe de mare. ... seafood. ... ouă. ... eggs. |
Vowels:
ă is pronounced as er as in her (ə)
â is pronounced as ɨ (a high schwa ə or New Zealand i)
i at the end of a word palatises the preceding consonant,
eg. vorbiți is pronounced as vorbitsʲ
Consonants:
c before e or i is pronounced as ch as in church (tʃ)
ch before e or i is pronounced as k as in kite
g before e or i is pronounced as j as in judge (dʒ)
gh before e or i is pronounced as g as in gate
j is pronounced as zh as in pleasure (ʒ)
ș is pronounced as sh as in shop (ʃ)
ț is pronounced ts as in cats
Please note:
The word eu is pronounced as yeu, e as ye, este as yeste (with a light ye as in yet).
ă is pronounced as er as in her (ə)
â is pronounced as ɨ (a high schwa ə or New Zealand i)
i at the end of a word palatises the preceding consonant,
eg. vorbiți is pronounced as vorbitsʲ
Consonants:
c before e or i is pronounced as ch as in church (tʃ)
ch before e or i is pronounced as k as in kite
g before e or i is pronounced as j as in judge (dʒ)
gh before e or i is pronounced as g as in gate
j is pronounced as zh as in pleasure (ʒ)
ș is pronounced as sh as in shop (ʃ)
ț is pronounced ts as in cats
Please note:
The word eu is pronounced as yeu, e as ye, este as yeste (with a light ye as in yet).