Hey, community!
Let's turn your next grocery run into a fun language lesson. Here's a list of common grocery items with their Romanian translations to get you started. Ready to fill your cart?
1. Pâine (Bread)
No grocery list is complete without "pâine”, as Romanian people will eat anything with it. We even have an expression: “If you’re hungry, take it with some bread.”
2. Lapte (Milk)
3. Ouă (Eggs)
- oua ochiuri (Sunny side up)
- Oua jumari (Scrambled eggs)
- Omleta (Omelette)
4. Brânză (Cheese)
- Branza de capra (goat cheese)
- Branza de vaca (cow cheese)
- Branza de oaie (sheep cheese)
5. Carne (Meat)
- carne de pui (chicken)
- carne de vită (beef)
- carne de porc (pork)
- Tomatoes (Roșii)
- Cucumbers (Castraveți)
- Peppers (Ardei)
- Carrots (Morcovi)
- Potatoes (Cartofi)
- Onions (Ceapă)
- Garlic (Usturoi)
- Lettuce (Salată)
- Spinach (Spanac)
- Eggplant (Vinete)
- Apples (Mere)
- Bananas (Banane)
- Cherries (Cireșe)
- Strawberries (Capsuni)
- Oranges (Portocale)
- Grapes (Struguri)
- Pears (Pere)
- Peaches (Piersici)
- Plums (Prune)
- Watermelons (Pepeni verzi)
8. Ulei (Oil)
- Olive oil (ulei de masline)
- Sunflower oil (ulei de floarea soarelui)
9. Zahăr (Sugar)
10. Sare (Salt)
11. Paste (Pasta)
12. Orez (Rice)
13. Ciocolată (Chocolate)
Next time you're making your grocery list, try using these Romanian words and let me know how it went! Happy shopping!
Roxana, OLS Community Manager - Romanian
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