Romanian
Romanian is the only large Latin-based language in Eastern Europe. It is related with French, Italian, Spanish etc. Speakers of one of these languages will find it easier to pronounce and understand Romanian.
- Hello - Buna ziua
- Excuse me... - Ma scuzati...
- Do you possibly drive in the direction of ...? - Mergeti cumva catre ...?
- Could I get a lift to...? - Ma duceti pana la ...?
- a petrol station / a service area / a parking place / along the highway / - o benzinarie / o zona de servicii / o parcare / langa autostrada
- Is the lift free? / I can't pay. - E gratis? / N-am bani sa va dau.
- Do you speak ...? / any other languages / Could you speak slower, please? - Vorbiti...? / alta limba / Puteti vorbi mai rar, va rog?
- Yes / no / maybe / no thanks - Da / nu / poate / nu multumesc
- That’s great / perfect / bad / No problem. - Foarte bine / perfect / rau / Nici o problema
- I don't understand. / I don't know. - Nu inteleg. / Nu stiu.
- I'm going to ... / Where are you going to? - Merg la ... / Unde mergeti?
- Thank you! / Have a nice day. / Have a nice trip. - Multumesc! / O zi placuta. / Drum bun.
- My name is ... / What's your name? / I’m from ... / Where are you from? - Ma cheama ... / Cum va cheama? / Sunt din ... / De unde sunteti?
- I’m … years old. / How old are you? - Am ... ani. / Ce varsta aveti?
- I study pedagogies. / My subjects are… / I’m in my fourth/fifth year. / I will become a teacher. - Studiez pedagogia. / Materiile mele sunt... / Sunt in anul patru/cinci. / O sa devin profesor.
- I have a boy-friend/a girl-friend. / I'm married. - Am prieten/prietena. / Sunt casatorit(a)
- I’m on holiday. / I visit friends in… / hitchhiking around … - Sunt in vacanta. / Vizitez prieteni in ... / calatoresc prin ...
- I will stay for … days. / I’m going back … - O sa stau ... zile. / Ma intorc ...
- Don’t touch me! / Let me out! / Stop! / Help! - Nu ma atinge! / Lasa-ma sa ies! / Opreste-te! / Ajutor!
- Can you drop me off here? - Puteti sa ma lasati aici?
- Where can I find ...? / the city centre / a map - Unde pot gasi ...? / centrul orasului / o harta
- a toilet / a supermarket / a pharmacy / a campsite - o toaleta / un magazin / o farmacie / un camping
- an internet-cafe / a cashmachine / a bank - un internet-cafe / un bancomat / o banca
- a metro station / a bus station / a train station - o statie de metrou / o statie de autobuz / o gara
- the road to ... / a good hitchhiking spot - drumul catre ... / un loc de stat la ocazie
- water / tea / hot chocolate / coffee - apa / ceai / ciocolata calda / cafea
- beer / (red, white) wine / juice - bere / vin (rosu, alb) / suc
- vegetarian / diner / bread / a cheap restaurant - vegetarian / restaurant / paine / un restaurant ieftin
- Cheers! / Enjoy your meal! - Noroc! / Pofta buna!
- I’m hungry / thirsty / fine / cold / hot / sick. - Mi-e foame / sete / bine / rece / cald / rau.
- north / east / south / west - nord / est / sud / vest
- yesterday / today / tomorrow - ieri / azi / maine
- zero / one / two / three / four / five / six / seven / eight / nine / ten - zero / unu / doi / trei / patru / cinci / sase / sapte / opt / noua / zece
- eleven / twelve / thirteen / fourteen / fifteen / sixteen / seventeen / eighteen / nineteen / twenty - unspe / doispe / treispe / paispe / cinspe / saispe / saptespe / optispe / nouaspe / douazeci
- twenty-one / ... thirty - douazeci si unu / ... treizeci
- hour / day / week / month / kilometre - ora / zi / saptamana / luna / kilometru
- left / right / straight on / before / after - stanga / dreapta / tot inainte / inainte de / dupa
- this / next / last - asta / urmatorul / ultimul(a)
- often / seldom / never / long / short - des / rar / niciodata / lung / scurt
- up / down / over / under - sus / jos / peste / sub
- How far is it (on foot)? / Where are we? - Cat de departe e (pe jos)? / Unde suntem?
- How much does it cost? / What time is it? - Cat costa? / Cat e ceasul?
- We are looking for a place to sleep. - Cautam un loc unde sa dormim.
- Where can we buy a ticket? - De unde putem lua bilet?
- Who? / What? / Where? / Why? / When? - Cine? / Ce? / Unde? / De ce? / Cand?
- How? / How much? / How long? / Which? - Cum? / Cat? / Cat? / Care?