Learn Basic Romanian
I am not a Romanian speaker, but when visiting a country, I love to learn at least a few words in their language to show respect.
So, here are some basic Romanian words and phrases:
Hello
Buna ziua
boona zee-wha
Goodbye
La revedere
la rev-e-d-air-e
Please
Vă rog
vah rog
Thank you
mulțumesc
moolt-zoo-mesk
How are you?
ce mai faci
che my fach
I am well
sunt bine
soont bee-nay
Yes
Da
da
No
Nu
noo
Open
deschis
des-kiss
Closed
închis
un-kiss
One, two, three
unu doi trei
oonoo, doy, trey
Do you speak English?
Vorbești engleză
vor-besh-tee en-glay-za
Where is the …
unde este
oon-day es-tay
left
stânga
stern-gah
right
dreapta
drayapta
Straight ahead
Drept inainte
drept in-eye-in-tay
up
sus
soos
down
jos
jhoss
in
în
oon
out
afară
a-far-rah
excuse me
scuzați-mă
skoo-zatz-ee-mah
I’m sorry
imi pare rau
ee-me pah-rey row (as in brow)
I don’t understand
Nu înțeleg
noo in-tzel-eg
slowly, please
încet, vă rog
urn-chet, vah rog
May I have the bill, please
îmi puteți aduce nota, vă rog
oo-me poo-tetzi ah-doo-chay no-ta, va rog
I am learning Romanian
Invat romana
in-vat ro-mana
The Romanian language is a Romance language spoken by nearly 25 million people worldwide. It is the official language of Romania and Moldova and is also spoken in parts of Ukraine, Serbia, Hungary, and Bulgaria. Romanian is considered to be one of the most complex Romance languages and has a rich history, with some of its words being derived from Latin, Slavic, and even Greek. Romanian has a phonetic alphabet, which consists of 31 letters.
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