Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
â (also written as î, and pronounced “uh”),
â
(pronounced “er”),
@
(pronounced “sh”),
and
$
(pronounced “ts”).
USEFUL WORDS & PHRASES
English
Romanian
Pronunciation
Hello
Salut
Sa-
luut
Bun
â
ziua
Good day
Boo-
na zyoo
-ah
Good evening
Bun
â
sear
â
Boo-
na sey
-rah
Cum v
â
numi
$
?
What's your name?
Koom
vah noo-
mee
-tsee
Cheers (or Good
Noroc!
Noh
-rok
luck!)
Yes/No
Da/Nu
Da/Noo
Mul
$
umesc
Thank you
Mool-
tsoo
-mesk
I would like . . .
A
@
vrea . . .
Ash
vree
-ah
. . .
Open/Closed
Deschis/Închis
Des-
kees
/ In
-kees
Entrance/Exit
Intrare / Le
@
ire
In-tra-
reh
/lesh-
eer
B
â
rba
$
i/
Mens' room/
Bar-
bah
-tee/
Ladies' room
Femei
Fem-
may
No entry
Intrare interzisa
In-trah-
re
in-ter-stiza
How much?
C
â
t cost
â
?
Kit
kos
-ta
Poft
â
bun
â
Bon appétit
Pof-
ta boo
-na
Check, please
Not
â
, v
â
rog
Not
-a,
vah
-rog
Center (of town)
Centru
Sen
-true
Station
Gar
â
Ga-
ra
FAST FACTS:
Romania
Addresses
Str. (
strada
, or street), B-dul (
bulevardul
, or boulevard), and !os.
(
@osea
, or avenue) are abbreviations for different road types used throughout
this chapter.
Calea
is another word used for avenue, and a
pia$a
is a square.
Airlines
Tarom
is the national carrier; local details appear throughout this
chapter.
Area Code
The international dialing code for Romania is
040.
ATM Networks
All towns and cities across the country have ATMs where you
can use your credit card to withdraw cash.
Banks & Currency Exchange
As a rule, rather make use of ATMs to get cash;
your bank will charge an international withdrawal fee, but you're saved the
hassle of standing in a bank queue or dealing with any paperwork. Generally,
neither banks nor exchange offices charge a commission on changing money,
but you may have to wait longer for service at the bank. Check the interna-
tional market price of the local currency regularly; fluctuations are to be
expected with Romania's E.U. accession.
