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Key Romanian Phrases

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Most foreign visitors should not have major problems communicating in English in Romania, especially in large towns in cities. French and German can also be useful. In small villages, however, most residents will not speak any foreign language, excepting perhaps Hungarian. This section will summarize some keys phrases which could be of use during your visit.

Romanian, a romance language, is a phonetic language meaning that words are pronounced as they are spelled. Some certain letters (and letter combinations) are pronounced differently than they are in English.

Romanian Letters English Pronounciation
ă        bună – good boon uh
î,â      pâine – bread poo een uh
ş        şi – and shee
ţ        ţuică – plum brandy ts oo ee kuh
ci       cinci – five ch een ch
ce      recepţie – reception reh chep ts ee eh
gi       ginere - groom Gee nay ray
ge      genunchi – knees ghen oonch
chi      chitară – guitar chee tahr uh
che     cheie – key kay uh
ghi     ghinion – bad luck gee nee on
 
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