Phrases & Vocabulary

Transportation

Bus & Train

How much is a ticket to _____?
Cât costa un bilet pâna la _____? (COOHT KOHS-tah OOHN bee-LEHT POOHN-ah LAH _____?)

One ticket to _____, please.
Un bilet pâna la _____, va rog. (OON bee-LEHT POOHN-ah LAH _____, vuh ROHG)

Where does this train/bus go?
Unde merge trenul/autobuzul asta? (OON-day MAIR-jeh TREHN-ool/OW-toh_BOOZ-ool AH-stah?)

Where is the train/bus to _____?
Unde este trenul/autobuzul pentru _____? (OON-day YES-teh TREHN-ool/OW-toh_BOOZ-ool PEHN-troo _____?)

Does this train/bus stop in _____?
Trenul/autobuzul asta opreste la _____? (TREHN-ool/OW-toh-BOOZ-ool A-stah OH-presh-teh lah _____?)

When does the train/bus for _____ leave?
Când pleaca trenul/autobuzul spre _____ ? (COOHND PLACK-uh TREHN-ool/OU-toh_BOOZ-ool SPREH _____)

When will this train/bus arrive in _____?
Când ajunge trenul/autobuzul asta la _____? (COOHND ah-ZHOON-jeh TREHN-ool/OW-toh-BOOZ-ool A-stah lah _____?)

Directions

How do I get to _____ ?
Cum ajung la _____ ? (COOM ah-ZHOONG la _____ ?)

...the train station?
... gara? (GAH-rah)

...the bus station?
...statia de autobuz? (STAH-tzee-ah deh OW-toe-booz)

...the airport?
...aeroport? (EYE-ro-port)

...downtown?
centrul orasului...? (CHEHN-trool or-AH-shoo-looy)

...the youth hostel?
hostelul de tineri? (HOH-stehl-ool deh TIN-ayre)

...the _____ hotel?
...hotelul _____ ? (ho-TEHL-ul _____)

...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate?
...consulatul american/canadian/australian/britanic? (COHN-soo-LAH-tool ah-meh-ree-KAHN/kah-nah-dee-AHN/ah-oo-strah-lee-AHN/bree-TAH-nik)

Where are there a lot of _____
Unde sunt multe _____ (OON-deh SOONT MOOLT-eh)

...hotels?
...hoteluri? (ho-TEHL-oor)

...restaurants?
restaurante? (reh-stah-oo-RAHN-teh)

...bars?
...baruri? (BAHR-oor)

...sites to see?
situri turistice? (SEE-too-ree too-REES-teecheh)

Can you show me on the map? (formal/polite)
Puteti sa-mi aratati pe harta? (poo-TEHTS sa eem ah-RAH-tuts peh HAHR-ta?)

street
strada (STRAH-duh)

Turn left. (formal/polite)
Întoarceti la stânga. (OOHN-twahr-chehtz lah stânga)

Turn right.
(formal/polite) : Întoarceti la dreapta. (OOHN-twahr-chehtz lah STOOHN-gah)

left
stânga (STOOHN-gah)

right
dreapta (DRAP-tah)

straight ahead
drept înainte (DREHPT oohn-INE-teh)

towards the _____
spre _____ (spreh _____)

past the _____
dupa _____ (doop-uh)

before the _____
înainte de_____ (uh-nah-EEN-teh deh)

Watch for the _____.
(formal/polite) Asteptati _____. (ah-shtehp-TAHTS _____.) informally, "Asteapta _____." (ah-SHTAPT-uh)

intersection
intersectie (EEN-ter-sek-tzee-eh)

north
nord (NOHRD)

south
sud (SOOD)

east
est (EHST)

west
vest (VEHST)

uphill
sus (SOOS)

downhill
jos (JOHSS)

Taxi

Taxi!
Taxi! (TAH-ksee)

Take me to _____, please.
Conduceti-ma la _____, va rog. (CON-doo-cheh-tzee-muh luh _____, vuh ROHG)

How much does it cost to get to _____?
Cât costa pentru a ajunge la _____? (COOHT COH-sta PEHN-tru ah ah-ZHOON-jeh lah _____?)

Take me there, please.
Conducet,i-ma( la _____, va( rog. (CON-doo-cheh-tzee-muh luh _____, vuh ROHG)