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Vocabulary

Eng Rom
Beach Plaja
For Pentru
Here Aici
House Casa (f)
If Daca
Money Bani
Office Birou
Store Magazin
There Acolo
Time Timp
To the store La birou
Today Azi
Tomorrow Maine
Very Foarte
With Cu
Would as
and si
because pentru că
but dar
coffee cafea
for me pentru mine
for you pentru tine
in in
lawyer avocat (m)
now acum
office birou
phone telefon
possible posibil
restaurant restaurant
something ceva
tea un ceai (n)
what? ce?
why not? de ce nu?
why? de ce?
with me cu mine
with you cu tine

pronoun first, question second

Politeness and Daily Use

Everyday Conversation

Directions & Practical Questions

Special Occasions

Following section is from https://preply.com/en/blog/romanian-words-100-essentials/

Greetings

  1. Bună: Hello (pronounced “boo-nuh”)
  2. Bună dimineața: Good morning (pronounced “boo-nuh dee-mee-nah-tsa”)
  3. Bună ziua: Good day (pronounced “boo-nuh zee-wah”)
  4. Bună seara: Good evening (pronounced “boo-nuh sea-rah”)
  5. Noapte bună: Good night (pronounced “nwap-teh boo-nuh”)
  6. La revedere: Goodbye (pronounced “lah reh-veh-deh-reh”)
  7. Pa: Bye (informal, pronounced “pah”)
  8. Salut: Hi/Bye (informal, pronounced “sah-loot”)

Polite expressions

  1. Mulțumesc: Thank you (pronounced “mool-tsu-mesk”)
  2. Vă rog: Please (formal, pronounced “vuh rohg”)
  3. Te rog: Please (informal, pronounced “teh rohg”)
  4. Cu plăcere: You’re welcome (pronounced “koo pluh-cheh-reh”)
  5. Scuze: Sorry (informal, pronounced “skoo-zeh”)
  6. Îmi pare rău: I’m sorry (pronounced “eem pah-reh ruh-oo”)
  7. Da: Yes (pronounced “dah”)
  8. Nu: No (pronounced “noo”)

Pronouns

  1. Eu: I (pronounced “yeh-oo”)
  2. Tu: You (informal singular, pronounced “too”)
  3. Dumneavoastră: You (formal, pronounced “doom-nea-vwas-truh”)
  4. El: He (pronounced “el”)
  5. Ea: She (pronounced “ya”)
  6. Noi: We (pronounced “noy”)
  7. Voi: You (informal plural, pronounced “voy”)
  8. Ei: They (masculine, pronounced “ey”)
  9. Ele: They (feminine, pronounced “eh-leh”)

Food and dining

  1. Mâncare: Food (pronounced “mun-kah-reh”)
  2. Apă: Water (pronounced “ah-puh”)
  3. Pâine: Bread (pronounced “puh-ee-neh”)
  4. Cafea: Coffee (pronounced “kah-feh-ah”)
  5. Vin: Wine (pronounced “veen”)
  6. Bere: Beer (pronounced “beh-reh”)
  7. Restaurant: Restaurant (pronounced “res-tow-rahnt”)
  8. Masă: Table (pronounced “mah-suh”)
  9. Foame: Hunger (pronounced “fwah-meh”)
  10. Sete: Thirst (pronounced “seh-teh”)

Travel and directions

  1. Unde: Where (pronounced “oon-deh”)
  2. Aici: Here (pronounced “ah-eech”)
  3. Acolo: There (pronounced “ah-koh-loh”)
  4. Stânga: Left (pronounced “stun-gah”)
  5. Dreapta: Right (pronounced “dreap-tah”)
  6. Gară: Train station (pronounced “gah-ruh”)
  7. Aeroport: Airport (pronounced “ah-eh-roh-port”)
  8. Autobuz: Bus (pronounced “ow-toh-booz”)
  9. Hotel: Hotel (pronounced “hoh-tel”)
  10. Centru: Center/downtown (pronounced “chen-troo”)

Numbers

  1. Zero: 0 (pronounced “zeh-roh”)
  2. Unu: 1 (pronounced “oo-noo”)
  3. Doi: 2 (pronounced “doy”)
  4. Trei: 3 (pronounced “trey”)
  5. Patru: 4 (pronounced “pah-troo”)
  6. Cinci: 5 (pronounced “chinch”)
  7. Șase: 6 (pronounced “shah-seh”)
  8. Șapte: 7 (pronounced “shahp-teh”)
  9. Opt: 8 (pronounced “opt”)
  10. Nouă: 9 (pronounced “no-wuh”)
  11. Zece: 10 (pronounced “zeh-cheh”)

Time expressions

  1. Acum: Now (pronounced “ah-koom”)
  2. Azi: Today (pronounced “ahz”)
  3. Mâine: Tomorrow (pronounced “muh-ee-neh”)
  4. Ieri: Yesterday (pronounced “ee-air”)
  5. Dimineață: Morning (pronounced “dee-mee-nah-tsuh”)
  6. Seară: Evening (pronounced “sea-ruh”)
  7. Noapte: Night (pronounced “nwap-teh”)
  8. Devreme: Early (pronounced “dev-reh-meh”)
  9. Târziu: Late (pronounced “tur-zee-oo”)
  10. Oră: Hour (pronounced “oh-ruh”)

Days of the week

  1. Luni: Monday (pronounced “loon”)
  2. Marți: Tuesday (pronounced “marts”)
  3. Miercuri: Wednesday (pronounced “meer-koor”)
  4. Joi: Thursday (pronounced “zhoy”)
  5. Vineri: Friday (pronounced “vee-nair”)
  6. Sâmbătă: Saturday (pronounced “sum-buh-tuh”)
  7. Duminică: Sunday (pronounced “doo-mee-nee-kuh”)

Months of the year

  1. Ianuarie: January (pronounced “ee-ah-noo-ah-ree-eh”)
  2. Februarie: February (pronounced “feh-broo-ah-ree-eh”)
  3. Martie: March (pronounced “mar-tee-eh”)
  4. Aprilie: April (pronounced “ah-pree-lee-eh”)
  5. Mai: May (pronounced “my”)
  6. Iunie: June (pronounced “ee-oo-nee-eh”)
  7. Iulie: July (pronounced “ee-oo-lee-eh”)
  8. August: August (pronounced “ah-oo-goost”)
  9. Septembrie: September (pronounced “sep-tem-bree-eh”)
  10. Octombrie: October (pronounced “ok-tom-bree-eh”)
  11. Noiembrie: November (pronounced “no-em-bree-eh”)
  12. Decembrie: December (pronounced “deh-chem-bree-eh”)

Common verbs and adjectives

  1. A fi: To be (pronounced “ah fee”)
  2. A avea: To have (pronounced “ah ah-veh-ah”)
  3. A merge: To go (pronounced “ah mair-jeh”)
  4. A vorbi: To speak (pronounced “ah vor-bee”)
  5. A mânca: To eat (pronounced “ah mun-kah”)
  6. A bea: To drink (pronounced “ah beh-ah”)
  7. A dormi: To sleep (pronounced “ah dor-mee”)
  8. Bun: Good (pronounced “boon”)
  9. Rău: Bad (pronounced “ruh-oo”)
  10. Mare: Big (pronounced “mah-reh”)
  11. Mic: Small (pronounced “meek”)
  12. Frumos: Beautiful (pronounced “froo-mos”)
  13. Urât: Ugly (pronounced “oo-rut”)
  14. Cald: Hot/warm (pronounced “kald”)
  15. Rece: Cold (pronounced “reh-cheh”)