Hungry? How to go about ordering food in Romanian? These are several of the queries you’ll have whenever venturing in a Romanian speaking destination. Learn More
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Just click here to learn the Romanian food sentences quite simply which can be used when it comes to buying food items in Romanian eating places and cafes.
A table for one person/two people, please. | O masă pentru o persoană / pentru doua persoane, vă rog. (OH MAHSS-uh pehn-troo OH pehrss-WAH-nuh... / pehn-troo DOH-ah pehrss-WAH-neh, vuh ROHG) |
Can I look at the menu, please? | Pot să văd meniul, vă rog? (POHT suh voohd MEH-nyool, vuh ROHG) |
Can I look in the kitchen? | Pot să mă uit în bucătărie? (POHT suh muh OOYT oohn BOO-kah-teh-ree-eh) |
Is there a house specialty? | Aveţi o specialitate a casei? (ah-VETZ oh speh-chee-ah-lee-TAH-teh ah KAH-sey) |
Is there a local specialty? | Aveţi o specialitate locală? (ah-VETZ oh speh-chee-ah-lee-TAH-teh loh-KAH-luh) |
I'm a vegetarian. | Sunt vegetarian. (SOONT veh-jeh-tah-ree-AHN) |
I don't eat pork. | Nu mănânc carne de porc. (NOO muh-NUHNK CAR-neh deh POHRK) |
I don't eat beef. | Nu mănânc carne de vită. (NOO muh-NUHNK CAR-neh deh VEE-tah) |
I only eat kosher food. | Mănânc numai hrană cuşer. (muh-NUHNK NOO-MY H'RAHUN-uh KOOH-sher) |
Can you make it "lite", please? (i.e. less oil/butter/lard) | Puteţi să o faceţi mai puţin grasă, vă rog? (poo-TETS suh oh FAH-chetz my poo-TZIN GRAH-suh, vuh ROHG?) |
fixed-price meal | meniu fix (MEN-ee-oo FIX) |
à la carte | a la carte (a la KART) |
breakfast | micul dejun (MEE-kool deh-ZHOON) |
lunch | dejun (deh-ZHOON) |
supper | cină (CHEE-nuh) |
I want _____. | Vreau _____. (VROW) |
More politely, comparable to "I would like" | Aş vrea (AHSH VRAA; this last vowel sound is like the "a" in the English word "cat") |
I want a dish containing _____. | Vreau o mâncare care conţine _____. (.VROW oh muhn-KAH-reh KAH-reh con-TZEEN-eh _____) |
chicken | pui (POOY) |
duck | raţă (RAH-tzuh) |
beef | carne de vită (CAR-neh deh VEE-tah) |
fish | peşte (PESHT-teh) |
ham | jambon or şuncă (zhahm-BOHN, SHOON-kuh) |
sausage | cârnaţi (kuhr-NATZ) |
cheese | brânză (BROOHN-zah) |
eggs | ouă (O-uh) |
salad | salată (sa-LAH-tah) |
(fresh) vegetables | legume (proaspete) (leh-GOO-meh (proh-ah-SPEH-teh)) |
tomatoes | roşii or tomate (ROH-shee, to-MA-teh) |
mushrooms | ciuperci (choo-PEHRCH) |
(fresh) fruit | fructe (proaspete) (FROOK-teh (proh-ah-SPEH-teh)) |
bread | pâine (pooh-EEN-eh) |
toast | pâine prăjită (pooh-EEN-eh pruh-JEE-tuh) |
noodles | tăiţei (tuh-EE-tsay) |
rice | orez (ohr-EZZ) |
beans | fasole (fah-SOH-leh) |
May I have a glass of _____? | (literally: I would like...): Aş dori un pahar de _____. ( AHsh dohr oohn puh-HAR deh) |
May I have a cup of _____? | (literally: I would like...)Aş dori o ceaşcă de _____. (AHsh dohr o CHEE-ah-shkuh deh) |
May I have a bottle of _____? | (literally: I would like...)Aş dori o sticlă de _____. (AHsh dohr o STIK-lah deh) |
coffee | cafea (kaf-AA) |
tea (drink) | ceai (CHY) |
juice | suc (SOOK) |
(bubbly) water | apă minerală (AH-puh mee-neh-RAH-lah) |
(still) water | apă plată (AH-puh PLAH-tah) |
water | apă (AH-puh ) |
beer | bere (BEH-reh) |
red/white wine | vin roşu/alb (VEEN ROH-shoo / AHLB) |
May I have some _____? | (literally: I would like...) Aş dori nişte _____? (AHsh doh-REE nish-TEH ____?) |
salt | sare (SAH-reh) |
black pepper | piper (PEE-pehr) |
butter | unt (OONT) |
Eat well | Poftă bună ("PAUF-tuh BOO-nuh") |
Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of waiter) | Ospătar! (os-puh-TAHR) |
I'm finished. | Sunt gata. (SOONT gah-tah) |
It was delicious. | A fost delicios. (ah fohst deh-lee-CHOHSS) |
Please clear the plates. | Puteţi să strangeti farfuriile. (POOH-tehtz suh STRUHN-getz far-FOOH-ree-leh) |
The check, please | Nota (de plată), vă rog (NO-tah day PLAT-tuh, vuh ROHG) |
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