There are a whole range of Romanian words which exactly match their English equivalents such as RESTAURANT, HOTEL, and TAXI, but here are a handful of others easy words that may be useful:
Magazin - Shop
Ceainărie - Tea House
Librărie - Bookstore
Bordel - Brothel
Cafenea - Cafe
Cafea - Coffee
Bere - Beer
Apa - Water
Presa - Newsagency
Piaţă - Market, square
Gare - Station
Aeroport - Airport
Spoken by about 24 million people, Romanian will come in equally as handy outside the country, if and when you get drugged and wake up in a ditch, hospital or prison cell in neighbouring Moldova. Since 1860, Romanian has used the Latin alphabet as in English, but with a few extra letters bringing the total to 28. Absent are the letters 'Q,' 'W' and 'Y,' except in situations when used in foreign loanwords. Due to Romanian culture's adoration of the West, particularly America, you will find that many younger Romanians speak surprisingly deft English, or as we like to call it, 'Cartoon Network-ese.' Nonetheless, there's no excuse not to try and learn a few of the simple and polite phrases we've included below. They just might be the key to impressing grumpy shopkeepers, getting free drinks from long-haired rockers, or becoming tethered to an extremely clingy, desperately husband-seeking Romanian beauty.