Moldova Lingo and Vocab for Traveling Parents
These are some Romanian words and phrases that helped me communicate with my adopted sons. One son from Romania and one from Moldova (they speak Romanian in the Moldavian orphanages). I have tried to spell them phonetically. Just say it the way it looks.
| English | Romanian | English | Romanian |
| No | Nu | behave | Sty co-ment-tay |
| Yes | Dah | good boy | B-yaht Fwar-tay boon |
| OK, good, alright | Beanay | bad boy | B-yaht Fwar-tay ah-rouw |
| I love you | Teh-a-u-besk | dog | Kreen-nah-lay |
| Don't cry | Nu Plinge | Don't touch | Nu poon-nah mah-nah |
| kiss | Poe-peck | what | Chay |
| Do you want...? | Vray(roll the r) | finger | Digit |
| I want... | Vrow(roll the r) | stay | Sty |
| scared | Free-kah | come | Veeno |
| cold | Freag | we go | Ve-nee |
| sick | Gree-pah | now | Ah-coom |
| mouth | Goo-rah | here | Ah-eech |
| socks | Sha-shet-toes | there | Ah-colo |
| shoes | Pan-touf | children | Co-pee |
| pants | Pan-ta-lones | house/home | Ca-sah |
| shirt | Blou-sah | like this | Ah-shaw |
| poop | Kah-kah | do | Fach |
| pee | Peesh | how are you? | Chay ma fach? |
| bed | Pot | what do you want? | Chay vray? |
| car | Machine-nah | soup | Soo-pah |
| careful | Oo-sure | bread | Pwee-nay |
| opps! | Ho-pah | meat | Car-nay |
| to go | Mer-jay | milk | Lop(like hop)-tay |
| little | Meek or meekah | water | Ah-pah |
| big | Mah-ray | want a spanking? | Vray bow-tah |
| enough! | Des-tool | good night | No-opt-tay boo-nah |
| sleep | Door-may | thank you | Multi-mesk |
| hungry | Fwah-may | please | Va rogue |
| thirsty |
Seh-tay |
good morning | Boo-nah dem-mah-nees-sha |
| school | Squal-la | Hi/Hello | Boo-nah |
| to | ah | Do you like it? | Es pla-chay |