Some useful and funny expressions

SAYING HI

• We say hi! like: Bună ziua! (Boo-noh zi-ua)

(there are variations for the morning, evening, but this is the most important)

• (Boo-noh zi-ua)

Informally, we can greet each other with – Salut!

So, how do we greet , friendly?

Salut!

SAYING GOODBYE

• We say – La revedere! (La re-ve-de-reh):
• La revedere!

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• When we are between friends – we use: Pa!
• Pa!

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Thanks!

• Mulțumesc!(Mool-tzu-mesk)
• Mool-tzu-mesk!
• Mersi!
• Mersi

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How are you?

• Ce faci? (che fatch?)
• (che fatch?)

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Please

• Te rog
• (Te rog)

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YES

• Da
• Da

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NO

• Nu
• Nu!

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FUNNY EXPRESSIONS

• In Romania we don’t say “surprise”: we say “his/her face has fallen off”

A surprising or shocking situation may cause a Romanian’s face to fall off, so be careful with the news you give to your Romanian friend.

If a Romanian is trying to fool you, then he or she will ‘throw vapours’ at you. �The other one is telling you lies or trying to persuade you about something false.

We don’t say “try to fool you” we say “throw vapours at you”

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We don’t say “lie to you”, we say “sell you doughtnuts”

Doughnuts are very fluffy and good looking on the outside, but inside they are not as big as they look, since the dough is so airy – like a lie.

We say �”You have dwarfs on your brain”!�

A Romanian is not crazy.

Instead, he has ”dwarfs on his brain”, tiny little thoughts that don’t let him rest.

Imagine all the little creatures wandering around on your friend’s brain. Crazy, no?

We don’t say “the impostor syndrome”,� we say “feel with the fly on his cap”

If a Romanian feels guilty for something, he will ”feel with the fly on his cap”.

And no, you won’t see either the cap or the fly, but he will certainly feel the burden of it.