Romanian translation services from €0.05/word Romanian translation agency.
Romanian translation services for industry, contracts, technical documentation and training material. Native-speaker specialist translators from Romania and Germany, coordinated by a dedicated contact in Hamburg. Get a no-obligation quote.
Four ISO certifications, independently auditedTranslation partner to companies with high standards
- Language pairs: German ↔ Romanian, English ↔ Romanian and Romanian ↔ other European languages. In both directions.
- Translators: native speakers in Romania or Germany, with specialist backgrounds in automotive, mechanical engineering, law, retail or IT.
- Prices and turnaround: MTPE from €0.05/word, specialist translation from €0.12/word. Standard delivery in 1 to 3 working days, express in 24 hours.
- Key point: Romanian is a Romance language of Latin origin, not a Slavic one. It has its own set of diacritics: Ă, Â, Î, Ș, Ț. It is very closely related to the language of Moldova.
Why Romanian matters to German companies
30 million speakers and German industry on the ground
Romanian is the native language of around 30 million people, mainly in Romania and Moldova. Germany is also home to one of the largest Romanian-speaking communities abroad: around one million people with a Romanian-speaking background live here permanently, many of them working in industry and care. For German companies, Romanian therefore matters twice over: as the language of a key production location in Eastern Europe and as the language of many employees at home.
The economic ties are close. German companies such as Continental, Bosch, Mercedes-Benz, Siemens, BMW, the Schwarz Group (Lidl, Kaufland) and Dr. Oetker run plants, logistics centres and stores in Romania. In return, Germany is one of Romania’s most important trading partners. The translation work follows suit: technical documentation, safety data sheets, factory training, contracts, audit reports and compliance texts. Professional specialist translation to ISO 17100 is the standard here.
Specialist fields for Romanian translation
The six areas German companies ask about most
Romania is a production and supplier location for many German industries. At tolingo, every Romanian project goes to a specialist translator with the right background, supported by client-specific termbases.
Continental, Bosch and Mercedes-Benz run large plants in Romania. We translate workshop manuals, training material, quality documentation and audit reports.
Operating manuals, safety data sheets and technical specifications for Romanian plants and suppliers. Including CE documentation.
The Schwarz Group (Lidl, Kaufland) is one of Romania’s largest employers. We translate product information, in-store communication, terms and conditions and marketing campaigns.
Supplier contracts, shareholder resolutions, GDPR privacy policies and commercial register extracts. Sworn translators where required.
Bucharest, Cluj and Iași are among the fastest-growing tech hubs in Eastern Europe. We localise user interfaces, onboarding copy and help articles into ro-RO.
Employment contracts, onboarding material and safety briefings for Romanian-speaking staff at German companies. Especially common in industry, care and logistics.
What does a Romanian translation cost?
Clear per-word prices you can plan with
The price of a Romanian translation depends on the type of text, the quality level and the deadline. Translators for German ↔ Romanian are readily available, and prices are stable. For recurring content, translation memory matches cut costs by up to 70%.
| Service | From | Use |
|---|---|---|
| MTPE (post-editing) | €0.05/word | AI draft translation, edited by a human translator. Suited to internal documents and high volumes. |
| Proofreading | €0.04/word | Checks existing Romanian text for spelling and grammar |
| Editing | €0.06/word | Stylistic revision and cultural fine-tuning |
| Specialist translation (ISO 17100) | €0.12/word | Contracts, marketing, technical documentation. Includes revision by a second native speaker under the four-eyes principle. |
| Express (24 h) | +30% to 50% | Delivery within 24 hours for time-critical work |
| Certified translation | Fixed price per document | Certificates, diplomas, contracts. Handled through Sworn Translators. |
Worked example: a 12,000-word German factory training pack translated into Romanian as a specialist translation to ISO 17100 costs from around €1,440. With 30% translation memory matches from earlier training material, the price drops to around €1,080.
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Free · No obligation · Reply in ~10 minutes (within business hours)Common pitfalls in Romanian translation
What goes wrong with AI translation and non-native translators
| Pitfall | Problem | How tolingo solves it |
|---|---|---|
| Diacritics Ș, Ț, Ă, Â, Î | Romanian uses a comma below S and T, not a cedilla. Wrong characters (Ş instead of Ș, or s instead of ș) are easy-to-spot errors in official and industrial documents. They often come from older CMSs and PDF exports. | UTF-8 throughout, a pre-flight check before delivery and, where needed, layout adaptation. |
| Romance mistaken for Slavic | Although it is surrounded by Slavic languages, Romanian is a Romance language of Latin origin. AI tools with unclear language settings often mix in Slavic structures. | Clear language assignment (ro-RO) and a final native-speaker check by linguistically trained translators. |
| Loanwords from many sources | Over the centuries, Romanian has borrowed words from Turkish, Greek, Hungarian, Slavic languages, French and German. AI often picks the wrong register or outdated terms. | Native-speaker translators with a feel for current usage, working with a client-specific termbase. |
| Moldovan vs Romanian | Moldovan and Romanian are in effect the same language, with small differences in vocabulary. AI tools label them inconsistently, which breaks workflows. | A clear target market for each project, with separate language variants documented where needed. |
| Industry terminology | Automotive, mechanical engineering and pharma each have established terminology in Romania that dictionaries do not always cover. AI tends to translate literally instead of following industry standards. | Specialist translators with industry backgrounds (for example former engineers), and a client-specific termbase built up over several projects. |
Certified Romanian ↔ German translations
Accepted by authorities, registry offices and courts
For use in Germany, certified Romanian translations are produced under Section 142 of the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) by publicly appointed and sworn translators. The translation carries their stamp and signature, so German authorities, registry offices, notaries and courts accept it. For use in Romania, an apostille is also required, as Romania is a party to the Hague Convention. The Apostille Convention does not apply between Germany and Moldova, so legalisation is required there instead. tolingo coordinates the work with sworn translators through a specialist service:
Please note: tolingo delivers linguistically precise translations and coordinates the certification. Our translations are not a substitute for legal advice in the target market. For the legal interpretation of a document in Romania, Moldova or Germany, please consult a law firm.
Key terms for Romanian projects
What to know before you ask for a quote
- ro-RO / ro-MD
- IETF BCP 47 language codes. ro-RO stands for Romanian in Romania, ro-MD for Romanian in Moldova. They are the standard notation in software, CMSs and marketing platforms. The content is almost identical, with small differences in vocabulary.
- Diacritics Ș, Ț (with comma)
- Romanian uses a comma below S and T (Ș, Ț), not a cedilla as in Turkish (Ş, Ţ). Unicode treats them as different characters. Getting them right is a must in any professional context.
- Publicly appointed and sworn translators
- Translators authorised in Germany by a regional or higher regional court. They may confirm translations with a legally valid stamp and signature. The exact title varies by federal state.
- ISO 17100
- The international quality standard for translation services. It sets requirements for qualifications, process and the four-eyes principle. tolingo is certified to ISO 17100.
- Transcreation
- Creative translation that recreates the content, tone and cultural impact of a text in the target language. Relevant for marketing in Romania, because slogans and tone do not carry over word for word.
Frequently asked questions about Romanian translation
Prices, turnaround, quality and file formats
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