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Food and drinks are a recurring talking point, not only while eating out on vacation. So let’s learn the most common words and phrases related to this topic.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Romanian“.
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Basic Food & Spices
| English | Romanian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|
| bread [Sg] | pâine | breads [Pl] | panes |
| roll [Sg] | rulou | rolls [Pl] | rulouri |
| butter | unt | |
| cheese [Sg] | brânză | cheese [Pl] | brânzeturi |
| honey | miere | |
| jam [Sg] | gem | jams [Pl] | gemuri |
| egg [Sg] | ou | eggs [Pl] | ouă |
| noodles [Sg] | tăițel | noodles [Pl] | tăiței |
| rice | orez | |
| yoghurt [Sg] | iaurt | yoghurts [Pl] | iaurturi |
| sugar | zahăr | |
| salt | sare | |
| pepper | piper | |
| spice [Sg] | condiment | spices [Pl] | condimente |
| oil [Sg] | ulei | oils [Pl] | uleiuri |
Basic Words & Phrases
| English | Romanian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|
| (to) eat | a mânca | |
| food [Sg] | mâncare | foods [Pl] | mâncăruri |
| (to) drink | a bea | |
| drink [Sg] | băutură | drinks [Pl] | băuturi |
| hungry | înfometat (m), înfometată (f) | |
| hunger | foame | |
| thirsty | însetat | |
| thirst | sete | |
| (to) cook | a găti | |
| (to) taste | a gusta | |
| tasty | gustos | |
| delicious | delicios | |
| Bon appetit! / Enjoy your meal! | Poftă bună! | |
| Cheers! / To your health! | Noroc! | |
| breakfast [Sg] | dejun | breakfasts [Pl] | dejunuri |
| lunch [Sg] | prânz | lunches [Pl] | prânzuri |
| dinner [Sg] | cină | dinners [Pl] | cine |
| restaurant [Sg] | restaurant | restaurants [Pl] | restaurante |
| bar [Sg] | bar | bars [Pl] | baruri |
| café [Sg] | cafea | cafés [Pl] | cafele |
Dishes
| English | Romanian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|
| soup [Sg] | supă | soups [Pl] | supe |
| salad [Sg] | salată | salads [Pl] | salate |
| french fries / chips [Sg] | cartofi prăjiți | french fries / chips [Pl] | cartofi prăjiți |
Dishes & Cutlery
| English | Romanian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|
| cutlery [Sg] | tacâm | cutlery [Pl] | tacâmuri |
| fork [Sg] | furculită | forks [Pl] | furculițe |
| spoon [Sg] | lingură | spoons [Pl] | linguri |
| knife [Sg] | cuțit | knives [Pl] | cuțite |
| plate [Sg] | farfurie | plates [Pl] | farfuri |
| glass [Sg] | pahar | glasses [Pl] | pahare |
| cup [Sg] | ceașcă | cups [Pl] | cești |
| mug [Sg] | cană | mugs [Pl] | căni |
Drinks
| English | Romanian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|
| water | apă | |
| mineral water | apă minerală | |
| soda water / sparkling water | apă gazoasă | |
| still water | apă plată | |
| juice [Sg] | suc | juices [Pl] | sucuri |
| beer [Sg] | bere | beers [Pl] | beri |
| wine [Sg] | vin | wines [Pl] | vinuri |
| champagne [Sg] | șampanie | champagnes [Pl] | sampani |
| cocktail [Sg] | cocktail | cocktails [Pl] | cocktail-uri |
| milk | lapte | |
| cocoa | cacao | |
| coffee [Sg] | cafea | coffees [Pl] | cafele |
| tea [Sg] | ceai | teas [Pl] | ceai-uri |
Flavors
| English | Romanian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|
| sweet [Sg] | dulce | sweet [Pl] | dulciuri |
| sour | acru | |
| spicy | picant | |
| salty | sărat | |
| bitter | amar |
Fruit & Vegetables
| English | Romanian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|
| fruit [Sg] | fruct | fruit [Pl] | fructe |
| vegetables [Sg] | legume | vegetables [Pl] | legume |
| apple [Sg] | măr | apples [Pl] | mere |
| orange [Sg] | portocală | oranges [Pl] | portocale |
| strawberry [Sg] | zmeură | strawberries [Pl] | zmeure |
| banana [Sg] | banană | bananas [Pl] | banane |
| potato [Sg] | cartof | potatoes [Pl] | cartofi |
| cucumber [Sg] | castravete | cucumbers [Pl] | castraveți |
Meat & Sausages
| English | Romanian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|
| meat [Sg] | carne | meat [Pl] | cărnuri |
| sausage [Sg] | cârnaț | sausages [Pl] | cârnați |
| small sausage [Sg] | cărnaț mic | small sausages [Pl] | cârnați mici |
| ham | șuncă | |
| chicken [Sg] | pui | chicken [Pl] | pui |
| fish [Sg] | pește | fish [Pl] | pești |
| beef [Sg] | vită | beef [Pl] | vite |
| lamb [Sg] | miel | lamb [Pl] | miei |
Sweets
| English | Romanian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|
| chocolate [Sg] | ciocolată | chocolate [Pl] | ciocolate |
| pie [Sg] | plăcintă | pies [Pl] | plăcinte |
| cake [Sg] | tort | cakes [Pl] | torturi |
| biscuit [Sg] | biscuit | biscuits [Pl] | biscuiți |
| icecream [Sg] | înghețată | icecream [Pl] | înghețate |
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