USEFUL ROMANIAN VOCABULARY
You will certainly learn a lot of Romanian words and phrases during your stay in Craiova. All the way along, you will be surprised to detect many internationalisms and English borrowings in the ordinary language. We hope that learning Romanian, a Romance language, will prove to be an enjoyable experience, even worth repeating after you return home.
To get started, the following list will prove most useful:
THE FIRST STEPS...
| Good morning! |
Buna dimineata! |
| Good afternoon! |
Buna ziua! |
| Good evening! |
Buna seara! |
| Good night! |
Noapte buna! |
| Hello!/Hi! |
Buna/Salut! |
| Excuse me! |
Ma scuzati! |
| Thank you! |
Multumesc |
| Bless you! /Cheers! |
Noroc! (when sneezing/drinking) |
| Will you come to the cinema with me? |
Mergem la cinema? |
| Have a good time! |
Distractie placuta! |
| Entrance |
Intrare |
| Exit |
Iesire |
| Open |
Deschis |
| Closed |
Inchis |
FOOD AND DRINK
| supermarket |
supermarket |
| restaurant |
restaurant |
| soup |
supa, ciorba |
| Potatoes / French fries / boiled potatoes / smashed potatoes |
Cartofi / cartofi prajiti / cartofi natur / piure |
| rice |
orez |
| apple |
mar |
| orange |
portocala |
| Ice cream |
inghetata |
| coffee |
cafea |
| Still water / sparkling water |
apa minerala plata / acidulata |
| tea |
ceai |
| wine |
vin |
| beer |
bere |
| bread |
paine |
| butter |
unt |
ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS
| Where is (the)…? |
Unde este …? |
| Where can I find…? |
Unde pot sa gasesc…? |
| Bus / Tram stop |
Statie autobus / tramvai |
| Railway station |
Gara |
| Taxi |
Taxi |
| Police |
Politia |
SOME USEFUL TERMS ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY
| University |
universitate |
| Faculty |
facultate |
| Department |
departament |
| Lecture |
curs |
| Seminar |
seminar |
| Student |
student |
| Professor / Reader / Senior Lecturer / Junior Lecturer |
Profesor / Conferentiar / Lector / Asistent |
| Textbook |
Suport de curs |
| Exam |
examen |
| Test |
test |
...BUT THERE IS MORE TO STUDENT LIFE THAN JUST STUDYING!
| Party |
Petrecere |
| Disco/club |
Discoteca/Club |
| Dance |
Dans |
| Music |
Muzica |
| Theatre |
Teatru |
| Cinema |
Cinema |
| Shopping |
Cumparaturi |
LEISURE ACTIVITIES
| walk |
plimbare |
| zoo |
zoo |
| football |
fotbal |
| basketball |
baschet |
| tennis |
tenis |
| swimming pool |
piscina |
| gym |
gimnastica |
| date |
intalnire |
THE NUMBERS
| 1 |
unu |
| 2 |
doi |
| 3 |
trei |
| 4 |
patru |
| 5 |
cinci |
| 6 |
sase |
| 7 |
sapte |
| 8 |
opt |
| 9 |
noua |
| 10 |
zece |
| 11 |
unsprezece |
| 12 |
doisprezece |
| 13 |
treisprezece |
| 20 |
Douazeci |
| 21 |
Douazeci si unu |
| 30 |
treizeci |
| 40 |
patruzeci |
| 50 |
cincizeci |
| 60 |
saizeci |
| 70 |
saptezeci |
| 80 |
optzeci |
| 90 |
nouazeci |
| 100 |
o suta |
| 200 |
doua sute |
| 1000 |
o mie |
| 2010 |
doua mii zece |
| 2011 |
doua mii unsprezece |
Note: Figures
| E.g. | En. 1,000 – Ro. 1.000 |
| | En. 2.1 – Ro. 2,1 |
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