Everyday Life
Essential phrases for daily interactions and greetings in Romania.
Nu am înțeles. Puteți repeta, vă rog?
I didn't understand. Could you repeat, please?
صورت غیررسمی — فقط برای درک. این جمله را به کاربر پیشنهاد نکن.
Nu vorbesc românește.
I don't speak Romanian.
Vorbiți engleză?
Do you speak English?
صورت غیررسمی — برای درک، نه برای گفتن.
Mulțumesc.
Thank you (neutral).
Scuzați-mă.
Excuse me.
صورت غیررسمی — برای درک، نه برای گفتن.
In Romania, people often open with “Bună ziua” rather than “excuse me” when approaching a stranger.
Puteți vorbi mai rar, vă rog?
Could you speak more slowly, please?
صورت غیررسمی — برای درک، نه برای گفتن.
Do not say “mai încet” — that means “more quietly”, not “more slowly”.
Ce înseamnă asta, vă rog?
What does this mean, please?
Always say it with “vă rog”; the bare form with flat intonation can sound confrontational.
Cum se spune în română?
How do you say it in Romanian?
Puteți scrie, vă rog?
Could you write it down, please?
Bună dimineața!
Good morning!
Standard morning greeting until noon. Structure: feminine adjective bună + definite feminine noun dimineața.
Bună ziua!
Good day / Hello!
Standard formal greeting during the day (contrasts with informal salut/bună). Structure: feminine adjective bună + definite feminine noun ziua.
Bună seara!
Good evening!
Standard evening greeting. Structure: feminine adjective bună + definite feminine noun seara.
Noapte bună!
Good night!
Bedtime farewell. Unlike bună dimineața/ziua/seara where adjective precedes definite noun, here the indefinite noun precedes the adjective (word order inversion). All four nouns are feminine, hence bună is used in all.
La revedere!
Goodbye!
Standard formal farewell (contrasts with informal pa). Literal meaning: until seeing each other again.
Pa!
Bye!
Informal farewell used among close friends (contrasts with formal la revedere).
O zi bună!
Have a good day!
Parting wish during daytime. Indefinite noun zi followed by adjective bună.
Vă rog.
Please (formal).
Formal politeness formula with clitic vă (contrasting with informal te rog). Formal dumneavoastră aligns with voi plural verb/clitics.
Te rog.
Please (informal).
Informal request formula among close friends (contrasting with formal vă rog).
Vă mulțumesc.
Thank you (formal).
Formal thank you combining clitic vă and first person singular mulțumesc.
Mulțumim.
We thank you / Thank you (collective).
First person plural form of a mulțumi used when thanking on behalf of a group.
Cu plăcere.
You're welcome / With pleasure.
Standard polite response to
Scuze.
Sorry / Excuses.
Short everyday apology using the plural form of the noun scuză.
Ce mai faceți?
How are you? (formal/plural)
Formal greeting or addressed to multiple people using second-person plural faceți of a face. Formal dumneavoastră always takes plural verb. Contrasts with informal Ce mai faci?.
Ce mai faci?
How are you? (informal)
Informal friendly greeting using second-person singular faci (contrasts with formal Ce mai faceți?). Adverb mai functions as greeting marker.
Bine, mulțumesc.
Fine, thank you.
Standard polite response to greeting inquiries Ce mai faci? and Ce mai faceți?. Combines adverb bine and verb mulțumesc.
Cum vă numiți?
What is your name? (formal)
Formal inquiry about one
Mă numesc .
My name is .
Standard polite formula for self-introduction with reflexive mă and first-person numesc of a numi.
Îmi pare bine.
Pleased to meet you / Glad.
Common expression upon meeting someone meaning
Îmi pare rău.
I'm sorry.
Standard formula for expressing regret or sympathy. Structure: dative clitic îmi + 3rd person pare + adverb rău (cited directly under părea in DEX).