Public Transport

1. Unde este stația de autobuz?

   UN-de ES-te STA-tsi-a de au-to-BUZ

   Where is the bus stop?

   Usage

   Basic phrase for asking where the bus stop is

   Grammar Note

   "stație" (stop) + definite article "-a" = "stația". Romanian attaches definite articles as suffixes.

2. Un bilet, vă rog

   un bi-LET vuh rog

   One ticket, please

   Usage

   Used when purchasing a ticket for public transport

   Grammar Note

   "bilet" is masculine (indefinite "un"). Definite: "biletul". Works for all transport types.

3. Merge autobuzul spre centru?

   MER-je au-to-BU-zul SPRE CHEN-tru

   Does the bus go to the center?

   Usage

   Checking if a bus goes to the city center

   Grammar Note

   Subject "autobuzul" follows the verb "Merge" — Romanian can form questions through intonation with natural word order.

4. La cât vine autobuzul?

   la kut VI-ne au-to-BU-zul

   What time does the bus come?

   Usage

   Asking what time the bus arrives

   Grammar Note

   "La cât" asks about time. Literally "at how much". "Când" (when) can also be used.

5. Lăsați-mă la gară, vă rog

   luh-SA-tsi-muh la GA-ruh vuh rog

   Please stop for me at the train station

   Usage

   Telling the driver to stop at the train station

   Grammar Note

   "gară" is from French "gare". "Lăsați-mă" is the formal imperative + clitic pronoun ("let me off"); "Opriți-mă" would mean "stop me".

6. Cât costă un bilet de metrou?

   kut KOS-tuh un bi-LET de me-TRO-ul

   How much is a metro ticket?

   Usage

   Asking the price of a metro ticket

   Grammar Note

   "Cât costă?" is the standard price-inquiry phrase. "costă" is the 3rd person singular of "a costa" (to cost).

7. Unde trebuie să cobor?

   UN-de TREB-u-ie suh co-BOR

   Where do I need to get off?

   Usage

   Asking which stop to get off at on public transport

   Grammar Note

   "trebuie să" expresses necessity, followed by the subjunctive. "cobor" is 1st person of "a coborî" (to descend/get off).

8. Trenul are întârziere

   TRE-nul A-re ihn-tihr-zi-E-re

   The train is delayed

   Usage

   Informing about a train delay

   Grammar Note

   Romanian expresses being delayed as "are întârziere" (has a delay). Same structure as English "to have a delay".

9. Există un abonament pentru transport?

   e-ZIST-uh un a-bo-NA-ment PEN-tru trans-PORT

   Is there a transport pass/subscription?

   Usage

   Asking if there is a transport pass or subscription card available

   Grammar Note

   "Există" is 3rd person singular of "a exista" (to exist). From Latin "existere".

10. Autobuzul pleacă la ora cinci

    au-to-BU-zul PLE-a-kuh la O-ra CHINCH

    The bus leaves at five o'clock

    Usage

    Stating the departure time of a bus

    Grammar Note

    "la ora …" marks a point in time (at … o'clock); "de la ora …" would mean "from … o'clock on". "ora" (hour) shows the Latin heritage of Romanian.

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