Gară

You pronounce 'Gară' as gah-ruh. The 'g' is like in 'go', the 'a' is like in 'car', and the 'ă' is a schwa sound, similar to the 'a' in 'about'.

'Gară' is a feminine noun in Romanian. This means it will take feminine articles and adjectives.

The plural of 'Gară' is Gări. For example, 'o gară' (one train station) and 'două gări' (two train stations).

You can say: Merg la gară. (I'm going to the train station.) or Gara este mare. (The train station is big.)

While 'Gară' is the most common and standard word, you might sometimes hear 'stație de tren', which literally means 'train stop/station', but 'Gară' is preferred for the main building.

You can ask: Unde este gara? (Where is the train station?) or more politely: Puteți să-mi spuneți unde este gara? (Can you tell me where the train station is?)

Gară is a train station, where trains stop. Aeroport is an airport, where airplanes land and take off. They are for different modes of transport.

No, 'Gară' specifically refers to a train station. For a bus station, you would use Autogară (bus station) or Stație de autobuz (bus stop).

A common phrase is: Gara de Nord (The North Train Station), which is the main train station in Bucharest.

At a 'Gară', you buy bilete de tren (train tickets) for your journey.