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Useful Romániço Phrases
| Greetings and Civilities |
Hellos |
| • Saluto. |
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• Hello. |
| • Bona matino. |
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• Good morning. |
| • Bona postmeridio. |
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• Good afternoon. |
| • Bona véspero. |
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• Good evening. |
| • Bona nocto. |
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• Good night. |
| • Cuale vi standan? |
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• How are you? |
| • Bone, regratio. |
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• Good, thanks. |
| • Cuo nova? |
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• What’s new? |
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Goodbyes |
| • Adeo. |
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• Goodbye. |
| • Usche rivido. |
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• Later. |
| • Bona sorto! |
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• Good luck! |
| • Fortuno! |
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• Good luck! |
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Important civilities |
| • Sic. |
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• Yes. |
| • No. |
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• No. |
| • Permiso. |
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• Excuse me. |
| • Vi permisun? |
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• May I? |
| • Perdono. |
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• Sorry. |
| • Mi precan. |
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• Please. |
| • Regratio. |
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• Thank you. |
| • Multa regratios. |
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• Many thanks. |
| • Ne mentionanda. |
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• You’re welcome. |
| • Mia placero. |
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• You’re welcome. |
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Forms of address |
| • Sioro |
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• Madam / Mrs. / Sir / Mr. |
| • Sioreto |
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• Miss / Sir (non-adult) |
| • Senioro |
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• Lord |
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Small Talk |
Meeting people |
| • Cua es via nómino? |
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• What is your name? |
| • Cuale vi nominijezan? |
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• What is your name? |
| • Mia nómino es... |
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• My name is... |
| • Mi nominijezan per... |
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• My name is... |
| • Mi volitionan introducter ad vi... |
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• I’d like to introduce you to... |
| • Multa placero. |
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• Pleased to meet you. |
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Nationalities |
| • De ube vi es? |
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• Where are you from? |
| • Mi es de Suicia. |
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• I’m from Switzerland. |
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Age |
| • Cuante vi etatan? |
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• How old are you? |
| • Mi etatan 23 anuos. |
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• I’m 23 years old |
| • Vi aspectan plu vécula. |
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• You seem older. |
| • Vi aspectan plu júvena. |
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• You seem younger. |
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Occupations |
| • Cuala laboro vi façan? |
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• What do you do? |
| • Mi es oficinisto. |
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• I’m an office worker. |
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Religion |
| • Cua es via religiono? |
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• What is your religion? |
| • Mi ne es religionosa. |
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• I’m not religious. |
| • Mi es Hinda. |
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• I am Hindu. |
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Family |
| • Escue vi es maritita? |
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• Are you married? |
| • Mi es céliba. |
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• I am single. |
| • Mi es maritita. |
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• I am married. |
| • Cuanta filios vi haban? |
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• How many children do you have? |
| • Mi ne haban filios. |
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• I don’t have any children. |
| • Mi haban filiiso / filiiçho. |
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• I have a daughter / a son. |
| • Cuanta germanos vi haban? |
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• How many siblings do you have? |
| • Escue via sposo es hic? |
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• Is your husband / wife here? |
| • Escue vi haban novio? |
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• Do you have a boyfriend / girlfriend? |
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Language difficulties |
| • Escue vi sapan parler Romániço? |
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• Do you speak Romániço? |
| • Escue ci es álichi cua sapan parler Romániço? |
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• Does anyone speak Romániço? |
| • Mi sapan parler pauco de Romániço. |
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• I speak a little Romániço. |
| • Mi ne sapan parler il Anglenso. |
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• I don’t speak English. |
| • Mi (ne) comprensan. |
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• I (don’t) understand. |
| • Escue vi potan parler plu lente, mi precan? |
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• Could you speak more slowly please? |
| • Escue vi potan repeter ecuilo? |
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• Could you repeat that? |
| • Cuale oni diçan...? |
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• How do you say...? |
| • Je cuo signífican...? |
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• What does...mean? |
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