Romanian - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Romanian language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
zero
zero
1
unu
one
2
doi
two
3
trei
three
4
patru
four
5
cinci
five
6
șase
six
7
șapte
seven
8
opt
eight
9
nouă
nine
10
zece
ten
11
unsprezece
eleven
12
doisprezece
twelve
13
treisprezece
thirteen
14
paisprezece
fourteen
15
cincisprezece
fifteen
16
șaisprezece
sixteen
17
șaptesprezece
seventeen
18
optsprezece
eighteen
19
nouăsprezece
nineteen
20
douăzeci
twenty
30
treizeci
thirty
40
patruzeci
forty
50
cincizeci
fifty
60
șaizeci
sixty
70
șaptezeci
seventy
80
optzeci
eighty
90
nouăzeci
ninety
100
o sută
hundred
1K
mie
thousand
1M
milion
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
alb
white
⚫
negru
black
🔴
roșu
red
🔵
albastru
blue
🟡
galben
yellow
🟢
verde
green
🟣
violet
purple
🟤
maro
brown
🟠
portocaliu
orange
🌸
roz
pink
⭐
auriu
gold
🌑
argintiu
silver
☁️
gri
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
câine
dog
🐱
pisică
cat
🐴
cal
horse
🐮
vacă
cow
🐷
porc
pig
🐦
pasăre
bird
🐟
pește
fish
🐭
șoarece
mouse
🦊
vulpe
fox
🐇
iepure
rabbit
🐻
urs
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koala
koala
🐘
elefant
elephant
🐢
broască țestoasă
turtle
🦒
girafă
giraffe
🦆
rață
duck
🕷️
păianjen
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
familie
family
🧔
bărbat
man
👩
femeie
woman
👦
băiat
boy
👧
fată
girl
👶
copil
child
👨🦳
tată
father
👩🦳
mamă
mother
👴
bunic
grandfather
👵
bunică
grandmother
🧑🦰
frate
brother
👩🦱
soră
sister
🧑
prieten
friend
👥
oameni
people
🙋
persoană
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
casă
house
🏢
clădire
building
🏫
școală
school
🏪
magazin
store
🛣️
drum
road
🌆
oraș
city
🌳
copac
tree
💧
apă
water
☀️
soare
sun
☁️
nor
cloud
📚
carte
book
🖊️
stilou
pen
📱
telefon
phone
🔑
cheie
key
🚗
mașină
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
măr
apple
🍌
banană
banana
🍞
pâine
bread
🧀
brânză
cheese
🥩
carne
meat
🥛
lapte
milk
☕
cafea
coffee
🍵
ceai
tea
💧
apă
water
🍺
bere
beer
🍷
vin
wine
🍽️
mâncare
food
🍳
ou
egg
🍚
orez
rice
🥕
legume
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
zi
day
🌙
noapte
night
⏰
oră
hour
🗓️
săptămână
week
📅
lună
month
🗓️
an
year
🗓️
luni
Monday
🗓️
marți
Tuesday
🗓️
miercuri
Wednesday
🗓️
joi
Thursday
🗓️
vineri
Friday
🗓️
sâmbătă
Saturday
🗓️
duminică
Sunday
🌅
dimineață
morning
🌆
seară
evening
🕛
acum
now
🔜
în curând
soon
🕒
timp
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
a vorbi
to speak
🚶
a merge
to walk
🏃
a alerga
to run
🍽️
a mânca
to eat
🍷
a bea
to drink
😴
a dormi
to sleep
📖
a citi
to read
✍️
a scrie
to write
👀
a vedea
to see
👂
a auzi
to hear
💭
a gândi
to think
🤔
a ști
to know
❤️
a iubi
to love
👍
a plăcea
to like
👋
a veni
to come
🚪
a deschide
to open
🔒
a închide
to close
💡
a învăța
to learn
➕
a da
to give
💸
a cumpăra
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
fericit
happy
😢
trist
sad
😠
supărat
angry
👍
bun
good
👎
rău
bad
⬆️
mare
big
⬇️
mic
small
🆕
nou
new
🕰️
vechi
old
💯
mulți
many
🤏
câțiva
few
🥵
cald
hot
🥶
rece
cold
💪
puternic
strong
👶
slab
weak
✨
frumos
beautiful
👹
urât
ugly
✅
corect
correct
❌
greșit
wrong
⚡
rapid
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
și
and
➡️
dar
but
👉
sau
or
🤔
deoarece
because
👉
deci
so
🤨
totuși
however
🤔
prin urmare
therefore
➕
de asemenea
also
🕒
când
when
🤔
dacă
if
🕒
înainte
before
🕒
după
after
🕒
de când
since
🕒
în timp ce
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
profesor
teacher
🧑⚕️
doctor
doctor
👩💻
inginer
engineer
👨🍳
bucătar
chef
🧑🌾
fermier
farmer
👮
ofițer de poliție
police officer
🧑🎨
artist
artist
🧑💼
lucrător de birou
office worker
🔬
savant
scientist
🛒
vânzător
salesperson
Your Romanian Journey Starts Now!
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