Speaker (Croatian)
Dobro došli! Put iz Bukurešta je dug — sigurno ste umorni.
Bine ați venit! Drumul de la București e lung — sigur sunteți obosiți.
Bok Salut
Live translation
Croatian ↔ Romanian
through one pair of earbuds.
Share an earbud. Pick Croatian and Romanian. Each of you hears the other in your own language, live.
A sample exchange
Three turns between Croatian and Romanian, the way they'd actually go. Each card shows the original line above the translation.
Speaker (Romanian)
Mulțumim! A meritat fiecare kilometru pentru marea asta.
Hvala vam! Vrijedilo je svakoga kilometra za ovakvo more.
Speaker (Croatian)
Odmorite se, a navečer dođite na terasu na čašicu rakije.
Odihniți-vă, iar seara veniți pe terasă la un păhărel de rachiu.
What metcha supports for this pair
| Croatian | Romanian | |
|---|---|---|
| Apple on-device translation | — | — |
| Deepgram cloud STT | ✓ | ✓ |
| iOS built-in voices | ✓ | ✓ |
| ElevenLabs premium voices (Plus) | 4 voices | 2 voices |
| Voice cloning (Plus, your voice) | ✓ | ✓ |
Why metcha for this pair
Fellow EU members a long day's drive apart, with no shared language family in between: Croatian is Slavic, Romanian is Romance, and the only word they reliably share is the one for plum brandy — rakija on one coast, rachiu on the other. Romanian families increasingly pick the Croatian Adriatic for summer holidays, driving down through Hungary, and Croatian travelers cross the other way toward Bucharest and Transylvania.
Common phrases
Hand-picked phrases for everyday Romanian-speaking situations. In metcha you don't need to memorize these — but they're useful to anchor what the app sounds like before you try it.
- Greeting
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Croatian: Dobar dan, drago mi je.
Romanian: Bună ziua, îmi pare bine.
- Thank you
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Croatian: Puno vam hvala.
Romanian: Mulțumesc foarte mult.
- Apology
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Croatian: Oprostite, ne razumijem.
Romanian: Îmi pare rău, nu înțeleg.
- Directions
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Croatian: Gdje je stara gradska jezgra?
Romanian: Unde este centrul vechi?
- Ferry
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Croatian: Kada polazi sljedeći trajekt?
Romanian: La ce oră pleacă următorul feribot?
- Ordering
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Croatian: Što nam preporučujete?
Romanian: Ce ne recomandați?
- Allergy
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Croatian: Alergičan sam na orašaste plodove.
Romanian: Sunt alergic la nuci.
- Bill
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Croatian: Račun, molim vas.
Romanian: Nota de plată, vă rog.
- Hotel
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Croatian: Imam rezervaciju.
Romanian: Am o rezervare.
- Pharmacy
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Croatian: Imate li nešto protiv glavobolje?
Romanian: Aveți ceva pentru dureri de cap?
Where you'd use it
- Romanian families summering on the Croatian coast
- Croatian travelers exploring Bucharest and Transylvania See the Bucharest guide →
- Apartment hosts checking in guests arriving by road from Romania
- EU logistics and trucking along the Zagreb–Belgrade–Bucharest corridor
Common questions
- Does metcha translate Romanian to Croatian as well as Croatian to Romanian?
- Yes, both directions run in the same session. When someone speaks Croatian, the other person hears it in Romanian; when they reply in Romanian, you hear it in Croatian. There is no direction to configure and no turn-taking button. See how it works for the full walkthrough.
- Is Croatian ↔ Romanian translation in metcha on-device or cloud?
- Both. metcha's free tier uses Apple's on-device Translation framework where supported (partial — one side may route via the cloud path). metcha Plus optionally routes through a Better Translation cloud path for more natural phrasing, with a quiet fallback to the on-device path when the network is slow.
- Do I need both AirPods to use metcha for Croatian and Romanian?
- No. The simplest mode is one earbud each — you keep one, the other person keeps the other. metcha handles both directions through that single shared pair. If you'd rather both wear your own earbuds, you can pair a second phone in seconds via a QR code (still no app install for the other person).
- What about regional accents within Romanian?
- metcha's Deepgram STT path handles major regional variants of Romanian robustly. The on-device path is more sensitive to accent — if you find the free path missing words, switching to the metcha Plus cloud STT usually fixes it without changing anything else about the conversation.
- Does it work without internet?
- The free on-device path works fully offline once the relevant Apple Translation language packs are downloaded. metcha Plus features that depend on Deepgram, Better Translation, or ElevenLabs voices need a network connection.
- How many voices does metcha ship for Romanian?
- 2 curated native-Romanian voices on metcha Plus, plus all iOS built-in voices on the free tier (and any Enhanced or Premium voices you've installed in Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content).
- Are conversations private?
- metcha does not store conversations on our servers, and none of our providers retain audio for training. The free on-device path never sends audio off your phone at all. See the privacy policy for the full data-handling story.