Basic Romanian words for beginners

– Essential words to know –

Learn the essentials of Romanian easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words used in Romanian, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Romanian by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Romanian vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!

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ENGLISH	ROMANIAN
Please	Vă rog
Thank you!	Vă mulțumesc!
Sorry!	Îmi pare rău!
What?	Ce?
Who?	Cine?
When?	Când?
Why?	De ce?
Which?	Care?
How?	Cum?
Where ?	Unde?
How much ?	Cât costă?
Yes	Da
No	Nu
Maybe	Poate
Of course	Desigur
something	ceva
nothing	nimic
somebody	cineva
nobody	nimeni
before	înainte
after	după
far	departe
near	aproape
here	aici
there	acolo
today	Azi
tomoorow	tomoorow
now	acum
man	bărbat
woman	femeie
friend	prieten
more	mai mult
less	mai puțin
always	întotdeauna
later	Mai târziu
never	niciodată
same	același
different	diferit
small	mic
large	mare
difficult	dificil
easy	ușor
hot	fierbinte
cold	rece
yesterday	Ieri
after	după
beautiful	frumos
broken	spart
free	libera
a pharmacy	o farmacie
money	bani
a bag	o pungă
a lighter	o brichetă
a cigarette	o țigară
a bottle	o sticlă
soap	săpun
clean	curat
dirty	murdar
a trash can	un coș de gunoi
a trash bag	o pungă de gunoi
the silence	tăcerea
a tool	un instrument
pregnant	gravidă
sick	bolnav
a baby	un copil
a little bit	puţin
a doctor	un medic
a dentist	un dentist
a medicine	un medicament
a book	o carte
a story	o poveste
a phone	un telefon
a computer	un computer
a car	o mașină
a plane	un avion
the name	numele
the adress	adresa
the age	vârsta
the nationality	cetățenia
a choice	o alegere
an answer	un răspuns
the key	cheia
the light	lumina
the television	televiziunea
the bed	patul
the house	casa
the shower	dușul
the window	fereastra
the door	ușa
the table	tabelul
tired	obosit
water	Apă
open	deschide
closed	închis
clothes	haine
coffee	cafea
tea	ceai
lunch	prânz
dinner	cină
a fruit	un fruct
a vegetable	o legumă
a beverage	o băutură
a child	un copil
rain	ploaie
the entrance	intrarea
the exit	ieșirea
music	muzică
a smile	un zâmbet
the world	lumea
the sky	cerul
a river	un râu
the sea	marea
the mountain	muntele
the lake	lacul
the island	insula
the beach	plaja

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