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Active Holidays in Carpathian Mountains

The Romanian Language

B a s i c s
Good morning	Buna dimineaţa
Good day	Bună ziua (can sound much like the French: Bon jour)
Good evening	Bună seara (often reversed)
Good night	Noapte bună [listen]
Hello	Bună / Salut (familiar, informal) [listen]
Cheers!	Să traieşti / Salut ! (the standard hikers’ greeting)
Cheers!	Noroc !, La Multi Ani ! (luck ! Long life !)
Yes / No	Da [listen] / Nu [listen]
Sir / Madam	Domnule / Doamna
Miss	Domnişoara
I / we thank you	Mulţumesc / Multumim [listen]
Please	Va rog (Va rog frumos – pretty please, honestly) [listen]
Goodbye	La revedere / Sănătate [listen]
“Bon voyage !”	Drum bun ! (literally: Good road)
What does it cost ?	Cât costa ?
Do you speak English	Vorbiti engleza ?
I don’t understand	Nu înţeleg
I don’t speak Romanian	Nu vorbesc româneste.

Hiking terms in Romanian
Cave / Cliff	Pestera / Colt
Cloud / Crag	Nori / Stanca
Field	Camp
Fog	Ceaţă
Forest	Pădure / codru
Gorge / High	Chei / înalt
Hill	Deal, mãgura
Hut	Cabana
Ice	Gheaţă
Lake	Lac
Landscape / Ledge	Privelişte / Polita
Marsh	Mlaştina
Meadow	Poiana
Mouth / Pass	Gura / Pas
Pasture / Path	Păşsune / Poteca, traseu
Peak / Plane	Varf, Pisc / campie
Precipice	Prapastie
Rain / Ravine	Ploaie / Rapa
Ridge	Creasta, Coama
River / Rock	Rau / Piatra, Stânca
Saddle, col	Şaua, curmătura
Scree, Rockfall	Grohotiş
Sheep fold	Stâna
Side / Slope	Latura / Panta
Snow	Zăpada
Spring	Izvor
Steep / Stream	Abrupt / Parau
Summit	Culme
Valley / Village	Valea / Sat
Wandering / Weather	Hoinaresc / Vreme, Timp
Wood	Pădure (the source), lemn (the product)