Basic Communication
You will be surprised by how many Romanian people are English speakers. Perhaps you won't even need to speak Romanian at all, yet it is always appreciated when a foreigner cares enough to try to speak the language. So, why not impress by learning and using a few basic words and phrases? You will certainly be very appreciated...
whether you'd like to say hello in the most appropriate way...
| hi | bună | boo-nah |
| good morning | bună dimineața | boo-nah dee-mee-neah-tzah |
| good afternoon | bună ziua | boo-nah zee-uah |
| good evening | bună seara | boo-nah seah-rah |
| it was good to meet you | mi-a părut bine | meeah pah-root bee-neh |
| good bye | la revedere | lah reh-veh-deh-reh |
or you want to present yourself, and also know a few key words...
| my name is... | mă numesc... | mah noo-meask... |
| I am from... | sunt din... | soont deen... |
| what's your name? | cum vă numiții? | koom vah noo-meetzee? |
| I don't speak Romanian | nu vorbesc limba româna | noo vor-beask leem-bah roh-mh-nah |
| do you speak English? | vorbiți limba engleza? | vor-beetzee leem-bah ehn-gleh-zah? |
| yes / no / maybe | da / nu / poate | dah / noo / poah-teh |
| please | vă rog | vah rog |
| thank you | mulțumesc | mool-tzoo-meask |
| I'm sorry | îmi pare rău | hmee pah-reh raw |
| no problem | nicio problemă | nee-chioh proh-bleh-mah |
or you wish to be able to compliment a person in his/her own language...
| I enjoy talking to you | îmi face plăcere să vorbesc cu dumneavoastră | hmee fah-cheh plah-cheh-reh sah vor-beask koo doom-neah-voahs-trah |
| you are a very interesting person | sunteți o persoană interesantă | soon-tehtzee oh pear-soah-nah in-teh-reh-sahn-tah |
| you look very good today | arătați foarte bine azi | ah-rhe-tahtzee bee-neh azee |
| you have a beautiful country | aveți o țară frumoasă | ah-vehtzee oh tzah-rah phroo-moah-sah |
or you would just like to show you did make the effort to learn how to count to 10 in Romanian...
| one | unu | oo-noo |
| two | doi | doy |
| three | trei | trehy |
| four | patru | pah-true |
| five | cinci | cheenchee |
| six | șase | sha-seh |
| seven | șapte | shap-teh |
| eight | opt | opt |
| nine | nouă | no-uah |
| ten | zece | zeh-che |