Translate Romanian to English
Romanian text appears in EU documents, business correspondence from Bucharest, product labels, academic papers, tourism materials for Transylvania, and personal messages. The Latin alphabet with a few special characters makes it accessible. Paste your text above.
Common Romanian to English translations
| Romanian | English | Pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bună | Hello | BOO-nah | ||
| Bună dimineața | Good morning | BOO-nah dee-mee-NEH-tsah | ||
| Mulțumesc | Thank you | mool-tsoo-MESK | ||
| Vă rog | Please | vah ROHG | ||
| Cât costă asta? | How much is this? | kuht KOS-tah AHS-tah | ||
| Unde este baia? | Where is the bathroom? | OON-deh YES-teh BYE-ah | ||
| Nu înțeleg | I do not understand | noo in-TSEH-leg | ||
| Mă puteți ajuta? | Can you help me? | mah poo-TETS ah-zhoo-TAH | ||
| Aș dori o cafea | I would like coffee | ahsh doh-REE oh kah-FEH-ah | ||
| Nota, vă rog | The bill, please | NOH-tah vah ROHG | ||
| Încântat | Nice to meet you | in-kuhn-TAHT | ||
| La revedere | Goodbye | lah reh-veh-DEH-reh | ||
| Am nevoie de un doctor | I need a doctor | ahm neh-VOY-eh deh oon DOK-tor | ||
| Scuzați | Excuse me | skoo-ZAHTS |
Tips for Romanian to English translation
Romanian definite articles attach to the end of nouns: om (man) becomes omul (the man). This suffix article system is shared with Bulgarian and the Scandinavian languages but unique among Romance languages. Translators handle the conversion to English “the” automatically.
Romanian verbs conjugate for person, number, tense, and mood, similar to other Romance languages. The subjunctive mood is used frequently in constructions with să: vreau să merg (I want to go, literally “I want that I go”).
Moldovan Romanian may use some different vocabulary and Russian loanwords not found in standard Romanian. The translator handles both variants, but heavily Moldovan-specific text may produce slightly different results.
Romanian numbers follow a Latin pattern with some unique twists. The numbers 11-19 use the format “X over ten”: unsprezece (one-over-ten = 11). This is handled transparently by the translator.
About the Romanian language
Romanian descended from Vulgar Latin brought by Roman colonists after Emperor Trajan conquered Dacia in 106 AD. Despite centuries of Slavic, Ottoman, and Hungarian influence, Romanian preserved its Latin core more faithfully than many assume. It is the fifth most spoken Romance language and the official language of Romania and Moldova.
Romania has about 19 million people and joined the EU in 2007. Bucharest has become a major center for IT outsourcing and software development. Romanian culture includes a strong literary tradition (Mircea Eliade, Emil Cioran, Eugene Ionesco wrote in both Romanian and French), distinctive folk music, and Transylvania, whose association with Dracula draws millions of tourists annually.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Unlimited.
Yes. Both comma-below (ș, ț) and cedilla (ş, ţ) variants are processed.
Yes.
Standard Romanian and Moldovan are processed the same way.
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No. Romanian is Romance (Latin-derived) despite being surrounded by Slavic languages.
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No.
Slavic, Turkish, and Hungarian borrowings plus unique Latin preservations give it a distinctive appearance.
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