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Useful Romániço Phrases

Greetings and Civilities

Hellos

• Saluto.   • Hello.
• Bona matino.   • Good morning.
• Bona postmeridio.   • Good afternoon.
• Bona véspero.   • Good evening.
• Bona nocto.   • Good night.
• Cuale vi standen?   • How are you?
• Bone, regratio.   • Good, thanks.
• Cuo nova?   • What’s new?
 

Goodbyes

• Adeo.   • Goodbye.
• Usque rivido.   • Later.
• Bona sorto!   • Good luck!
• Fortuno!   • Good luck!
 

Important civilities

• Sic.   • Yes.
• No.   • No.
• Permiso.   • Excuse me.
• Vi van permisen?   • May I?
• Perdono.   • Sorry.
• Mi prequen.   • Please.
• Regratio.   • Thank you.
• Multa regratios.   • Many thanks.
• Ne mentionanda.   • You’re welcome.
• Mia placero.   • You’re welcome.
 

Forms of address

• Sioro   • Madam / Mrs. / Sir / Mr.
• Sioreto   • Miss / Sir (non-adult)
• Senioro   • Lord
 

 

Small Talk

Meeting people

• Cua es via nómino?   • What is your name?
• Cuale vi nòminijezen?   • What is your name?
• Mia nómino es...   • My name is...
• Mi nòminijezen per...   • My name is...
• Mi volitionen introducter ad vi...   • I’d like to introduce you to...
• Multa placero.   • Pleased to meet you.
 

Nationalities

• De ube vi es?   • Where are you from?
• Mi es de Suicia.   • I’m from Switzerland.
 

Age

• Cuante vi etaten?   • How old are you?
• Mi etaten 23 anuos.   • I’m 23 years old
• Vi aspecten plu vécula.   • You seem older.
• Vi aspecten plu júvena.   • You seem younger.
 

Occupations

• Cuala laboro vi facen?   • What do you do?
• Mi es oficiisto.   • I’m an office worker.
 

Religion

• Cua es via religiono?   • What is your religion?
• Mi ne es religionosa.   • I’m not religious.
• Mi es Hinda.   • I am Hindu.
 

Family

• Escue vi es maritita?   • Are you married?
• Mi es céliba.   • I am single.
• Mi es maritita.   • I am married.
• Cuanta filios vi haben?   • How many children do you have?
• Mi ne haben filios.   • I don’t have any children.
• Mi haben filiiso / filiiçho.   • I have a daughter / a son.
• Cuanta germanos vi haben?   • How many siblings do you have?
• Escue via sposo es hic?   • Is your husband / wife here?
• Escue vi haben novio?   • Do you have a boyfriend / girlfriend?
 

Language difficulties

• Escue vi sapen parler Romániço?   • Do you speak Romániço?
• Escue ci es áliqui cua sapen parler Romániço?   • Does anyone speak Romániço?
• Mi sapen parler pauco de Romániço.   • I speak a little Romániço.
• Mi ne sapen parler il Anglenso.   • I don’t speak English.
• Mi (ne) comprensen.   • I (don’t) understand.
• Escue vi poten parler plu lente, mi prequen?   • Could you speak more slowly please?
• Escue vi poten repeter ilo?   • Could you repeat that?
• Cuale oni dicen...?   • How do you say...?
• Je cuo signífiquen...?   • What does...mean?
 

 

Telephone

• Haló?   • Hello?
• Escue isto es Miranda?   • Is this Miranda?
• Escue Miranda es an la teléfono?   • Is this Miranda?
• Sic, mi es li   • Speaking
• Sic, mi es Miranda   • Speaking
• Sic, hic Miranda   • Speaking
• Li parlen   • Speaking
• An teléfono   • Speaking
• Escue vi volitionen laser mesaĝo?   • Would you like to leave a message?
• Escue mi poten transmiser mesaĝo?   • Can I take a message?
• Mi van retroclamen ad vi   • I’ll call you back
• Isto es autómata respondiclo   • This is a recorded message
• Mi prequen, lasen via mesaĝo post la signalo   • Please speak after the tone
 

 

Texting

• 0 (nulo)   • 0 (nothing) • ALQ (áliqui)   • S/O (someone) • BNZ (bonaza)   • XLNT (excellent) • DM (demane)   • CU2MORO (see you tomorrow) • RGRC (regratio)   • THX (thanks) • JMS (jamás)   • NVR (never) • MAV (mi amoren vi)   • ILUVU (I love you) • MOL (mi odien lo)   • H8 (hate) • MP (mia placero)   • URW (you are welcome) • MPR (mortinta pro rider)   • ROFL (rolling on the floor laughing) • MSĜ (mesaĝo)   • MSG (message) • LNI (lo ne importen)   • INBD (it’s no big deal) • OMC (en omna caso, omnacase)   • IAC (in any case) • PQ (pro que)   • COZ (because) • PRD (perdonen)   • IMS (I’m sorry) • PP (plu poste)   • CUL8R (see you later) • SMF (septimanfino)   • WKND (weekend) • V8 (vi es òcupata?)   • RUBZ (are you busy?) • VBN (vi es bona?)   • RUOK (are you OK?) • MPV (mi prequen vi)   • PLS (please) • VP (valde pronte)   • RSN (really soon now) • II (ista-instante)   • ATM (at the moment)