Common words and expressions in Romanian for a perfect holiday

Romania is a special country, and it is worth visiting at least once in your life. Located in Europe, it will impress you with its fairytale landscapes, friendly people, delicious food, and mysterious history. 

Are your ready for this adventure? Because this is how your trip to Romania will be! If you choose this country as your future holiday destination, what if you had in you luggage a few common words and expressions that will help you? Here they are!

First things first, pay attention to the Romanian diacritics, some more special, specific letters, but which give tourists headaches since the most distant times. But you can find them below:

Ș – pronounced sh

Ț – pronounced th

Ă – like the preposition a

 – has no correspondent in English, but without hearing a few words that contain it you will not know how to pronounce. Search on the internet for its pronunciation.

We will list them according to the time of day.

Good morning – Bună dimineața

Good evening – Bună ziua

Good night – Bună seara

Hi! – Bună!

Bye! – Pa!

See you later! – La revedere!

Nothing says more about a person than the way they behave. That is why polite words are always a plus. Do not hesitate to use them!

Please – Te rog!

Thank you – Multumesc!

Welcome – Cu placere!

Let’s introduce ourselves!

When it comes to Romanians, one thing is for sure: they like to talk! They are sociable, warm people and the fact that you are a foreigner in their country will not stop them from talking or asking questions. On the contrary, they will want to know everything about you! Here’s how to satisfy their curiosity! 😊

My name is… – Numele meu este…

What’s your name? – Care este numere tău?

I’m from… – Eu sunt din…

I’m… years old. – Am … ani.

I’m glad to be here! – Sunt încântat că sunt aici!

Tell me about yourself! – Spune-mi despre tine!

What a beautiful country Romania is!- Ce țară minunată este România!

With these words and expressions, you will surely melt their hearts! Maybe they’ll even call you for a glass of țuică, who knows? Don’t you know what that is? A very popular drink in Romania that we will talk about in future articles, but also at online Romanian language courses. We are waiting for you if you want to learn about this wonderful country and its language!