Romanian Soft Drinks, Alcoholic Beverages, and Wine Flashcards
plain water
apă plată
sparkling water, or sodawater
Scientifically speaking, “apă minerală” is not the correct translation for “sparkling water” however many so Romanians (wrongly) use it, that you are bound to hear it.
apă minerală
orange juice
suc de portocale
apple juice
suc de mere
natural fresh juice
suc natural proaspăt
non sparkling (you are literally saying “without acid”; even though “acid” is obviously innappropiate in this context this is the popular way of saying in Romanian “not sparkling”
fără acid
Coca cola
Coca cola
Fanta
Fanta
Peach Prigat
Prigat is a popular softdrinks brand in Romania
Prigat de piersici
beer
bere
dark beer
bere brună
alcohol-free beer (even though low-alcohol beer is translated differently in Romanian than “bere fără aclool” it virtually means the same thing)
It is very important to know that driving in Romania imposes a virtually alcohol free percentage in your blood, thus no alcohol consumption before hitting the road. The rules are quite strict and the Romanian police are enforcing them.
bere fără alcool
red wine
vin roșu
white wine
vin alb
rose wine
vin rose
dry
sec
medium-dry
demi-sec
medium
demi-dulce
sweet
dulce
liqueur
(also known as schnapps, or cordial)
lichior
sour cherry brandy
This is a very common if not the most famous Romanian liqueur (also known as shnapps or cordial) made of sour cherries, sugar and alcohol. It is usually home made, thus it can be normal 30% alcohol or stronger (according to the house recepy).
It is easily available in the bigger Romanian supermarkets (30% alcohol).
vișinată
blueberry brandy
Afinată is a Romanian liqueur made of bilberries (similar and a bit smaller blueberries), sugar and alcohol. It is similar to vișinată.
afinată
Martini
Martini
cocktail
cocktail
champagne
şampanie
cognac
coniac
whisky
whisky
vodka
votca
