Basic Romanian words for beginners
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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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