Monday, June 12, 2017

Romanian Words Wanted When Wining and Dining

Problem
How do I ask for a glass of wine or say 'cheers' in Romania?

Answers
Here are some sentence you might want to translate and learn.
English - Romanian (spaces inserted to foil auto correction)
(a) bottle of wine - o   s t i c l a  de vin
(the) bill please - nota v a  r o g
(the) cheapest - cele mai ieftine
(a) glass - un pahar de
(a) glass of water - un pahar de app
(a) glass of wine - un pahar de vin
(a) large glass - un pahar mare (mare like more)
a large glass or a small one - un pahar mare s a u un pahar mic
another glass - un alt pahar
another small glass - un alt pahar mic (notice the adjective is afterwards in Romanian)

are you open?
biscuit
cake
can you show me on the map?
can you tell us the way to (the next town / the nearest town)
closed
dessert
dry wine
everything OK?
food
fruit juice
gents toilet
goodbye
hello
how much?
I want that one
it looks lovely
ladies toilet
(a) local speciality
medium sweet
(the) menu
no problem
not at all (reply to thanks)
open
please
red
red wine
Romanian speciality
Romanian wine
rosé
(the) salad - salata
(a) set meal
(a) small glass - un pahar mic
a small glass or a large one - un pahar mic s a u  un pahar mare
sandwiches
sparkling water
sparkling wine
still water
sweet wine
tap water
tour
thank you
this food is lovely
this wine is lovely
toilet
(a) two course meal
vegetables
vineyard
we are in a hurry
welcome
we want breakfast
we want dinner just want a snack
we want lunch
we want a meal
what time do you close?
where is the toilet?
white
white wine
wine - vin (same as the French word)

Romanian - English
alt - another
a p p - water
de - of
m a r e - large
mic - small
nota - bill
o - a
salata - the salad
s a u - or
s t i c l a  - bottle
un - a / an  /one
v a r o g - please
vin - wine

Tips
To learn more Romanian grammar and vocabulary go to the free website
www.duolingo.com

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