A1.9 At the restaurant - Romanian vocabulary
Let's say that you arrive in Romania, you are hungry and you want to eat. In many restaurants in Bucharest you will be able to order speaking English, but the waiter may be less fluent in English so to avoid misunderstandings we are going to fully prepare you to handle ordering and eating in a Romanian restaurant.
We propose a study plan made up of several lessons teaching you to:
- book a table at a Romanian restaurant (over the phone)
- know what to say while entering the restaurant (dialogue with the waiter)
- order your favorite Romanian dish and drinks
- ask questions during the meal
- recognize and pronounce the names of food and drinks in Romanian as well as typical Romanian dishes
- Romanian wine
So let's start with a dialogue on booking a table at a restaurant in Bucharest:
How to book a table at a restaurant in Romanian
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
"La Mama" restaurant, how can I help you? | Restaurantul "La Mama", cu ce vă pot ajuta? | ||
Hello, I would like to book a table. | Bună ziua, aș dori să fac o rezervare. | ||
For today? | Pentru azi? | ||
Yes, for this evening | Da, pentru diseară | ||
What time? | La ce oră? | ||
At eight o'clock | La ora 20 (douăzeci) | ||
For how many people? (you are literally saying: For how many persons?) | Pentru câte persoane? | ||
For four people (you are literally saying "For four persons") | Pentru patru persoane | ||
Under which name? | Pe ce nume? | ||
George Păunescu | George Păunescu | ||
Thank you Mister Păunescu and we're waiting for you this evening at twenty (8pm) o'clock. | Vă mulţumim domnule Păunescu și vă asteptăm diseară la ora douăzeci. |
The above Romanian conversation can be reused in many other situations such as while booking a hotel room in Romania, or booking your flight over the phone.
Other possible answers when booking a table
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
For tomorrow | Pentru mâine | ||
For Wednesday, 24 April | Pentru miercuri douăzeci și patru aprilie | ||
two people | două persoane | ||
on the terrace | pe terasă | ||
non-smoking | la nefumători | ||
[in the] smokers [side/corner] | la fumători | ||
Sorry, there are no more free tables for this evening | Ne pare rău, nu mai avem locuri libere pentru diseară |
What to say when you enter in a Romanian restaurant?
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
Hello, do you have a reservation? | Bună ziua, aveţi rezervare? | ||
I booked a table under the name George Păunescu | Am rezervat o masă pe numele George Păunescu | ||
I would like a table next to the window | Aş dori o masă lângă fereastră |
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