Water: still or sparkling?
In a Romanian restaurant the waiter will ask which water you want: apă plată (still) or apă minerală (sparkling — Romania is famous for its mineral springs).
| I want a sparkling water, please. | Vreau o apă minerală, vă rog. |
| Do you prefer still water or sparkling water? | Preferați apă plată sau apă minerală? |
Fried, sweet, hot
Food adjectives come after the noun and agree with it: pui prăjit, cafea dulce. Dulce and fierbinte have only two forms — the same for a man and a woman, and dulci / fierbinți in the plural. Cartofii prăjiți are French fries.
| I prefer the fried chicken. | Prefer puiul prăjit. |
| The steak comes with French fries. | Friptura vine cu cartofi prăjiți. |
| I don't like sweet coffee. | Nu-mi place cafeaua dulce. |
| The soup is too hot. | Supa este prea fierbinte. |
Paying
Ask for nota de plată (the bill) at the end of the meal; when you pay, you get a bon (the till receipt).
| The bill, please! | Nota de plată, vă rog! |
| I paid and got the receipt. | Am plătit și am primit bonul. |
Appetite and places
A avea poftă de means to feel like (eating): am poftă de ciocolată. You know poftă bună (enjoy your meal) — it is the same word. In summer people eat on the terasă, and cakes come from the cofetărie (pastry shop).
| The child feels like having chocolate. | Copilul are poftă de ciocolată. |
| In summer we eat on the terrace. | Vara mâncăm pe terasă. |
| I buy a cake from the pastry shop. | Cumpăr o prăjitură de la cofetărie. |
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