A1.14 How to order a dish at a restaurant in Romanian?
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This online lesson will allow you to study what you should say in a Romanian restaurant while ordering something to drink or to eat.We have prepared a recorded conversion in Romanian, with the usual one click free pronunciation, between a waitress and a hungry and thirsty customer :)
The discussion is rather formal but could also be used to order fast food or any other type of food.
At the restaurant - How to order food in Romanian
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
Could I see the menu please? | Aş putea să văd meniul vă rog? | | |
right away | imediat | | |
Here is the menu, please | Poftiţi meniul vă rog | | |
Do you have a menu in English or French? Literaly: Do [you] (polite form) have a menu in the English language or French | Aveţi un meniu în limba engleză sau franceză? | | |
Would you like to drink something while waiting? | Aţi dori să beţi ceva aşteptând? | | |
Just still water for the moment | Doar apă plată pentru moment | | |
May I take your order now? | Aş putea să iau comanda acum? | | |
Yes | Da | | |
Would you like a starter? | Doriţi un aperitiv? | | |
I would like a "ciorbă de burtă". "Ciorba de burtă" is a Romanian traditional soup. "Ciorba" is usually a sour soup. | Aş vrea o ciorbă de burtă. | | |
What would you like for the main course? | La felul principal ce doriţi? | | |
I would like stuffed cabbage rolls with porridge. Sarmale is a cabbage (sometimes grape) leaves rolled around a minced meat and rice filling. "Mămăliguţă" which is the same as "Mămăligă" is a yellow maize flour porridge. | Aș dori sarmale cu mămăliguță | | |
Would you like as well a salad? | Doriţi şi o salată? | | |
Yes, a mixed pickles salad | Da, de murături, asortată | | |
Would you like something else to drink? | Mai doriţi ceva de băut? | | |
Yes, a bit more special, dry red wine | Da, un vin roşu sec mai special. | | |
What would you recommend me? | Ce îmi puteţi recomanda? | | |
I recommend a Castel Starmina Merlot, or a Castel Bolovanu Cabernet Sauvignon, or a "Fetească neagră" from the Recaş winnery, or a Prince Mircea Merlot "Castel" in Romanian is translated into English as "castle". Please allow some seconds after clicking on the play button before listening to this long sentence. | Vă recomand un Merlot Castel Starmina, sau un Cabernet Sauvignon Castel Bolovanu, sau o Fetească neagră de la cramele Recaş, sau un Merlot Prince Mircea | | |
I'll give a try to the Prince Mircea Merlot | Am să încerc Merloul Prince Mircea | | |
Would you like something for dessert? | La desert doriţi ceva? | | |
I haven't decided yet | Încă nu m-am hotărât | | |
Would you like something else sir? | Mai doriţi ceva domnule? | | |
No, that's all, thank you | Nu, asta e tot, mulţumesc | |
It is important to remember that in Romanian "aperitiv" means most of the time a "starter" rather than an alcoholic drink served before a meal as an appetizer. Another translation of "starter" in Romanian is "gustare". The "aperitiv" or "gustare" is a cold dish, typically made of slices of cheese, yellow cheese, meet (most of the times salami like), vegetables, etc.
Now that the most difficult part is done (the ordering), you are ready to eat, so let's see what would a waiter say while bringing your order to the table.
Your order is ready - Romanian vocabulary
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
Here are your "sărmăluțe" (cabagge rolls) and "mămăliguța" (poridge). See above for more explanations on "sărmăluțe" and "mămăliguța" | Poftiţi sărmăluţele şi mămăliguţa | | |
Enjoy your meal Literally: Appetite good | Poftă bună | | |
Thank you | Mulțumesc | |
6 comments
întrebare
salut, eu as vrea sa stiu cum pot sa întreb la un restaurant daca exista un fel de mâncare specific?
i.e. is there rice ?
or
do you have orange juice?
multumesc!
How to ask for specific food in a Romanian restaurant
Salut,
Sunt mai multe moduri de a întreba, cel mai simplu este:
Aveți orez?
Aveți suc de portocale?
Că ai adus vorba de orez, în Romania poți să comanzi uneori și pilaf care este o mâncare pe bază de orez.
Poftă bună :)
This is great.
This is great.
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this is a great help thank you.
Romanian language learning website
Thank you Charles,
I'm happy that you like it.
I've been adding many videos to the lessons to make it more realistic. And now I'm working on adding more lessons:
latest ones:
https://www.romanianlesson.com/romanian-emergency
https://www.romanianlesson.com/romanian-seasons
I still need to finalize the two lessons though.
Happy to help
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good site I like it.
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