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Common phrases
[edit | edit source]- Romanian (person): "Român" (Ro-MOOHN), "Româncă" (Ro-MOOHN-kuh)
- Romanian (language): "Română" (Ro-MOOH-nuh)
- please: "Vă rog" (Vuh Rohg) (formal)
- please: "Te rog" (Teh Rohg) (informal / familiar)
- sorry: "Îmi pare rău" (Oohm pah-reh ruh)
- thank you: "Mulțumesc" (Mool-tzu-mesk)
- you're welcome: Cu plăcere (koo pluh-cheh-reh)
- yes: "Da" (Da)
- no: "Nu" (Noo)
- Excuse me: Scuză-mă (/'sku.zə.mə/) (informal)
- I don't understand: "Nu înțeleg" (Noo uhnts-eleg)
- Where's the bathroom?: "Unde este toaleta?" (Oon-deh yes-teh twah-leta)
- Do you speak English?: "Vorbiți engleza?" (Vor-beets eng-lez-ahh)
Greetings
[edit | edit source]- hello: "Salut" (Sa-loot)
- hello: "Bună" (Boo-Nuh) (informal / familiar)
- good-bye: "La revedere" (Lah reh-veh-DEH-reh)
- bye: "Pa" (in informal occasions in Transylvania - "Servus" [sehr-voos])
- good morning: Bună dimineața (boo-nuh dee-mee-nats-ah)
- good day: Bună ziua (boo-nuh zee-wah)
- good evening: Bună seara (boo-nuh seah-rah)
- good night: Noapte Bună (nwap-teh boo-nuh)
- How are you?: "Ce faci?" (/↗ t͡ʃe ↘'fat͡ʃʲ/)
- ok: "bine" (/'bi.ne/)
Simple questions
[edit | edit source]- who: Cine (chee-neh)
- what: Ce (cheh)
- where: Unde (oon-deh)
- when: Când (kuhnd)
- why: De ce (deh cheh)
- how: Cum (koom)
- How many or How much: Cât (/kɨt/) , Câte (/'kɨ.te/)
Contents
[edit | edit source]- About the language
- Pronunciation and alphabet
- Common phrases
- Numbers and colors
- Months and days of the week