Romanian A1 Vocabulary

The 476 most essential Romanian words at A1, by frequency.

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fito be aveato have nuno deof/from săto (subjunctive marker introducing a dependent clause, roughly "that")una / an (indefinite article, masculine/neuter)euI tuyou (singular, informal)vreato want cewhat înin / into căthat (conjunction introducing a subordinate clause)șiand laat elhe cuwith peon acestathis (one)maimore sineoneself (reflexive pronoun, used after prepositions)faceto do / to make dayes puteato be able to, can pentrufor binewell meumy / mine caas / like luihis (also: to him, him — the oblique form of 'el')spuneto say / to tell darbut trebuito have to (must, to be necessary)carewhich dinfrom totall / whole săuhis/her/its (own)dacăif aicihere siand credeto believe tăuyour (informal, masculine singular)bungood vedeato see cumhow acumnow așăso, thus, like this/that (archaic/dialectal form of standard Romanian "așa")cevasomething cândwhen doaronly eștyou are (informal, singular)multa lot, very much domngentleman / lord acestthis acelathat (one) — masculine distal demonstrative albelonging to / -'s (possessive-genitival article)venito come undewhere omman (human being, person)mergeto go știuI know păreato seem celthat (the reinforcing word used with superlatives and ordinals, roughly "the")știehe/she/it knows timptime despreabout sauor luato take foartevery lucruthing acolothere (in/at that place)chiarreally/actually cinewho inflax stato stay nimicnothing ziday răubad nicinor doitwo (masculine form of the numeral, used before masculine nouns)anyear nevoieneed duceto carry întâmplato happen uitato forget rugaprayer tatăfather dupăafter atuncithen plecato leave, to depart mamămother unulone (of them)lăsato leave locplace plăceato please / to like sigursure, certain poțyou can (colloquial spelling of "poți")cinevasomeone, somebody vorbito speak puneputs (from "a pune", to put)singuralone găsito find deciso / therefore preatoo (excessively)mulțumescthank you (I thank)ohoh nounew atâtso much, this much copilchild ajungeto arrive; to reach pânăuntil întruin felkind, type, way câthow much / how many marapple auziyou hear iarand (whereas)regulărule haidăcome on!lumeworld încăstill heihey (used to call attention or express surprise)fatăgirl niciodatănever problemăproblem datădate (calendar date)partepart bancoin (money)naibăthe devil (used in curses and exclamations like "what the hell")încercato try ziceto say viațălife primfirst fărăwithout murito die decâtthan grijăcare treceto pass asăhandle (of a jug, basket, or pot)începeto begin casăhouse numename printhrough sstshh (be quiet)înaintebefore acasăhome (at home / to home)puțina little, not much gândito think haicome on / let's go nimeninobody altother / another apoithen / afterward femeiewoman existato exist prietenfriend acelthat (pointing to something away from the speaker, used before a noun)tiptype aduceto bring ajutato help terminato finish intrato enter pierdeto lose aflato find out josdown faptfact întoarceto turn toțiall (masculine plural)treithree micsmall frumosbeautiful dumnezeuGod ultimlast, final cazcase (an instance or situation)fiecareeach scuzăexcuse treabătask, thing to do adevărattrue oriceany pesteover drumroad, way înapoiback astthis (archaic or regional masculine demonstrative, a worn-down form of "acest")cibut rather mânăhand ascultato listen simțiyou feel arătato show următrace dintrefrom among, of (a group)niștesome rămâneto remain oarătime (an occasion or instance, as in "once" or "many times")destulenough întrebato ask metrumeter (unit of length)mașinăcar știto know seriosserious camerăroom fiuson momentmoment caphead fațăface doamnălady (also used as the title "Mrs./madam")stiuI know du-tego dejaalready însemnato mean, to signify stieknows câtvasome (a certain amount of); a while vinocome (imperative)fratebrother gataready lunămoon aproapenear / close trimiteto send ucideto kill afarăoutside vreunany (some, unspecified)numaionly dracdevil minutminute (unit of time)cunoașteto know (a person, place, or thing through experience)adicăthat is (to say)folosito use devenito become armăweapon primito receive greuhard, difficult vorbăword (spoken), saying repedequickly, fast exactexact, precise marebig, large ochieye ajutorhelp orăhour probabilprobably camrather / somewhat telefontelephone dreptatejustice împreunătogether noaptenight iubito love prindeto catch tocmaiexactly / just înțelegI understand târziulate persoanăperson mereualways jocgame spateback (the body part)searathe evening chestiething imediatimmediately omulthe man mortdead dvsyou (formal) — written abbreviation of "dumneavoastră"spretowards azitoday minunatwonderful departefar căutato look for / to search trageto pull doctordoctor (physician)caleway (path, road, or route)dragdear măcarat least subunder ciudatstrange apăwater săptămânăweek plecI leave / I'm leaving (1st person singular present of "a pleca")susup cauzăcause schimbato change dreptright (an entitlement)cereasks for paiestraw lucrato work viualive orașcity, town motivreason importantimportant deschideto open oprito stop scoateto take out / remove desigurof course vremeweather modway (manner)piciorleg omorîto kill moartedeath sunato ring numărnumber muncăwork / labor vreodatăever seamăaccount, reckoning (heed, notice)tarestrong cersky băiatboy corectcorrect bucurato be glad cuvântword așteaptăwaits (for)echipăteam multumescthank you sperI hope întrebarequestion afacerebusiness deal, transaction legăturăconnection, bond chemato call pica drop (a tiny amount, as in "a little bit")soțiewife ime-ime (a suffix meaning roughly "-hood"/"-ness", attached to adjectives or nouns to form collective or abstract nouns)înțelesunderstood facutmade / done potI can / I am able to inimăheart simplusimple mintemind jursurroundings întrebetween dorito wish/desire jucato play închideto close/shut noapteaat night vorbimwe speak / we talk viitorfuture planplan candwhen întotdeaunaalways nebuncrazy, mad, insane poftimhere you go / here you are (said when offering, handing over, or granting something)îșito himself/herself/itself/themselves (unstressed reflexive dative pronoun)statstate (country)încrederetrust sorăsister mâncato eat aleschosen întâlnito meet bano, actually (a particle used to contradict what was just said)rahatshit / crap crimămurder gândthought biroudesk patrufour povestestory puterepower acordagreement trăito live dorlonging viatălife amintito remind sângeblood celălaltthe other (one)bărbatman (adult male human)altulanother one cincifive vechiold odatăonce tăyour (colloquial, feminine singular, enclitic)oricumanyway altcevasomething else asemeneaalso, likewise proststupid focfire conduceto drive grozavgreat, terrific, awesome întregwhole, entire scăpato escape perfectperfect beadrinks (he or she drinks)petreceto spend (time)propriuown (one's own)mulțmuch / a lot (of)siguranțăsafety fiicădaughter scrieto write luptăfight posibilpossible dolardollar filmmovie/film liberfree raubad lângănext to / beside băiațboy norocluck gurămouth dragostelove pământearth, ground, land adevărtruth saluthi secretsecret ieșito go out / exit (as used here: "you go out" or, as a command, "get out!")tânăryoung sunatcalled (on the phone); rang petrecereparty (a social gathering for celebration)ușoreasy ușădoor sunI call (by phone)puternicstrong, powerful aruncato throw căpitancaptain războiwar câtehow many vinăfault (blame, guilt)continuato continue contato count, to matter păsato care (about something), used impersonally — as in "nu-mi pasă," "I don't care"amândoiboth salvato save șansăchance masătable aswould (auxiliary marking the 1st person singular conditional mood, e.g. "aș vrea" = "I would like")pacepeace știmwe know tauyour (informal singular "you", masculine agreement)pregătito prepare verificato check dispăreato disappear apăreato appear astfelthus / in this way purtato wear curândsoon sfârșitend ajutI help școalăschool cartebook jackjack (audio/electrical plug socket)țineholds, keeps specialspecial promitepromises ocupato occupy parcăit seems (that) / as if batebeats / hits / knocks alăa malevolent storm-demon of Romanian and Balkan folklore, usually pictured as a giant dragon următornext făhey (informal call to get a girl or woman's attention)citito read polițiepolice dormiyou sleep / to sleep (2nd person singular present or imperative of "a dormi")împotrivaagainst cătretoward trecutpast merswalking, gait (the way one walks or moves)vețiyou (plural/formal) will (future-tense auxiliary, 2nd person plural)punctpoint plinfull întâlniremeeting fericithappy milionmillion fricăfear iubitboyfriend luminălight așaso, like this / like that taceis silent / keeps quiet patbed astăzitoday lunglong lovito hit ridicato lift / to raise oferito offer mesajmessage amicfriend negrublack ascundeto hide normalnormal personalstaff, personnel (the group of people employed by an organization)navăship (vessel)itito you (dative clitic pronoun, informal singular)distrugeto destroy fiindcăbecause ideeidea delocnot at all dnăMrs. / Madam (abbreviation of "doamnă")restthe rest, the remainder spitalhospital schimbexchange (also: change, shift)