Romanian · Slang

Romanian Slang and Informal Speech

Casual and colloquial Romanian expressions a textbook skips. Front: the Romanian slang word or phrase. Back: English meaning.

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mișto

cool, awesome

tare

great, awesome (also means 'strong')

bengos

cool, stylish (slang)

faină

nice, cool (informal, common in Transylvania)

Ce faci?

What's up? (casual 'how are you')

Ce mai zici?

What do you say? (casual greeting)

nene

dude, mister (informal address)

frate

bro (literally 'brother', used casually among friends)

bă

hey (a blunt, very informal interjection used only among close friends)

frate-miu

my bro (colloquial contraction of 'fratele meu')

mă rog

whatever, anyway (filler expression)

Las-o baltă.

Forget it, drop it (idiom, literally 'leave it in the pond')

a freca menta

to waste time, to slack off (idiom, literally 'to rub mint')

a tăia frunze la câini

to loaf around doing nothing (idiom, literally 'to cut leaves for dogs')

bagabont

rascal (a playful informal term)

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