Short lessons of Romanian for foreigners

Being an expat in Romania, you need to know some usual phrases in Romanian. Here it is a first very short lesson.

Bus tickets

If you need a bus ticket, you can use the following phrases:

A bus ticket, please – Un bilet de autobuz, vă rog

Two bus tickets, please – Două bilete de autobuz, vă rog

I would like a bus ticket – Aş dori / vrea un bilet de autobuz

I would like two bus tickets – Aş dori / vrea un bilet de autobuz

A season ticket, please – Un abonament, vă rog

Metro card

For metro card, you can use:

A metro card, please – O cartelă de metrou, vă rog

Two metro cards, please – Două cartele de metrou, vă rog

A metro card can be used for 2 or 10 trips.

Price

You can ask for the price in different ways:

How much it costs? – Cât costă?

What is the price? – Care este preţul?

Thanks

For thanks, you can use:

Thank you – „Mulţumesc” (any situation) or „mersi” (informal context)

Thank you very much – Mulţumesc mult / frumos.