Tourism Operation Licence no. 3854 / 2010
Romania as a destination
Transilvania as a destination

 
  Cluj-Napoca sightseeing tours
Sighisoara sightseing tour
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Scarisoara Ice Cave tour
Nicula Monastery and Sic village tour
Turda Salt Mine & Gorge
Hiking tour at Rimetea village
The Wind Cave tour
Caving in the Western Carpathians
Biertan & Sighisoara tour
Sibiu day trip
Tarnita and Belis lake tour
   
 
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~ Basic Romanian vocabulary - words and phrases~
 


Romanian is basically a Romance language with a grammar similar to Latin. This resemblance makes it easy for anyone who speakes French, Italian or Spanish to recognize words and phrases in Romanian. The Romanian vocabulary also contains words of Dacian, Turkish, Slav or Greek orrigin, showing once more the various influences to our language and civilisation.


Basic vocabulary

- Yes, no, and - da, nu si
- please, thank you, sorry - va rog, multumesc, imi pare rau
- good, bad - bun, rau
- Do you speak English? - Vorbiti englezeste?
- I don't understand - Nu inteleg
- A little - putin
- Please speak slowly - va rog vorbiti mai rar
- Please write it down - scrieti va rog
- say that again ,please - repetati va rog
- Hello - salut, servus
- good morning - buna dimineata
- good day - buna ziua
- good evening - buna seara
- good night - noapte buna
- how are you? - ce mai faceti?
- what's your name? -cum va numiti?
- cheers! - noroc!
- goodbye - la revedere
- bon voyage - drum bun
- where? when? - unde? cand?
- expensive, cheap - scump, ieftin
- the nearest (cheap) hotel - cel mai apropiat hotel (ieftin)
- is it far? - este departe?
- right, left, straight on - dreapta, stanga, drept inainte
- with, without - cu, fara
- how much per night? - cat costa pe noapte?
- is breakfast included? - micul dejun este inclus?
- open, closed - deschis, inchis
- no smoking - fumatul oprit
- I want ... - Vreau ...
- Have you, do you sell - aveti ...?
- too expensive - preascump
- what's that? - ce este aceasta?
- stop here - opriti aici
- where are you going? - unde mergeti?
- when does it leave? - cand pleaca?
- is this train for ...? - acesta este trenul care merge la ...
- what's the time? - cat este ora?
- it's early/late - este devreme / tarziu
- day, night - zi, noapte
- week, month, year - saptamana, luna, an
- soon, never - curand, niciodata
- how do I get to ? - cum ajung la..
- how long does it take? - cat timp dureaza?
- I want to go to ... - vreau sa merg la ...
- should I make a reservation? - Pot face o rezervare?
- Where is the toilet? - Unde este toaleta?
- I'm looking for ... - Caut ...
- where can I hear live music? - Unde pot asculta muzica live?
- where is the nearest ...? - unde este cel mai aproape...?
- mineral water, milk, juice, tea, coffee, beer- apa minerala, lapte, su, ceai, cafea, bere
- wine, plum brandy - vin, tuica
- at what time? - la ce ora?
- I'm sick - sunt bolnav
- my friend is sick - prietenul meu este bolnav
- Help! - Ajutor!
- could you help me please?- M-ati putea ajuta?
- call a doctor! - chemati un doctor!
- call the police! - chemati politia!



 
 
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Maramures - 2 days tour
Bucovina - 2 days tour
Maramures & Bucovina tour
Country life in Maramures
Dracula tour !!!
Brasov-Sinaia-Bran-Prejmer

  Outgoing - Excursii elevi
Circuite elevi in Cluj
Circuite elevi in tara
Hiking the Retezat Mountains
Hiking the Southern Carpathians
   
 

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