How to Say "Toilet Paper" in Romanian

hârtie igienică

feminine

The Romanian phrase for toilet paper is hârtie igienică.

Hârtie igienică refers to the paper used for personal cleansing after urination or defecation.

Meaning: paper to clean oneself after defecation or urination (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of hârtie, meaning paper and igienică, meaning hygienic.

To refer specifically to a single roll of toilet paper, you should use the phrase rolă de hârtie igienică.

The feminine singular form is hârtie igienică, while the plural form is hârtii igienice.

The Romanian word hârtie shares the same ancient Greek root as the word carte meaning 'book' and hartă meaning 'map'.
Romanian uses the adjective igienică to specify 'toilet' paper, which is a more clinical approach than the English use of 'toilet' as a noun modifier.

Unul dintre pisoi se joacă cu o rolă goală de hârtie igienică.
One of the kittens is playing with an empty toilet paper roll.
This sentence shows how to use hârtie igienică when describing a kitten playing with an empty roll.
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Vă rog, aveți hârtie igienică?
Excuse me, do you have toilet paper?
Poți să-mi dai hârtie de toaletă, te rog?
Can you give me toilet paper, please?
Am nevoie de hârtie igienică.
I need toilet paper.
Cumpără un pachet de hârtie igienică, te rog.
Buy a pack of toilet paper, please.

Elena and Gabriel are at the supermarket.

Elena

Gabriel, nu uita să iei hârtie igienică.
Gabriel, don't forget to get toilet paper.
Gabriel

Sigur, Elena, mai avem nevoie de altceva?
Sure, Elena, do we need anything else?
Elena

Nu, doar aceasta și laptele.
No, just this and the milk.
Gabriel

Perfect, mergem la casa de plăți.
Perfect, let's go to the checkout.

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