Romanian A2 Vocabulary

The 431 most essential Romanian words at A2, by frequency.

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înțelegiyou understand sexsex jumătatehalf răspunsanswer, response tăiato cut regeking zonăzone/area cinădinner (the evening meal)secundăsecond (unit of time)stradăstreet genkind, type, genre devremeearly baiebath / bathroom slujbăjob (paid employment)prieteniefriendship companiecompany (business enterprise)corpbody prietenăfemale friend clarclear permiteto allow, to permit revedereseeing again, reunion fugirun! / flee!visdream rândrow / line / turn agentagent (a person who acts on behalf of another, e.g. police officer, sales agent, secret agent)răspundeto answer acelașithe same nenorocitwretched, damned (miserable, unfortunate)plăcerepleasure putinlittle (not much, a small amount)ato (marks the infinitive of a verb)victimăvictim fundbottom presupuneto suppose, to assume furato steal numito name sistemsystem generalgeneral soțhusband cădeato fall supergreat, awesome supărato upset (someone)undevasomewhere diferitdifferent hainăcoat uioh! (interjection expressing sudden surprise, fright, or astonishment)calhorse plătito pay purpure serviciujob / workplace duty (service)asupraupon / over (concerning)pabye cumpărato buy zicI say suficientsufficient / enough dintrufrom cumvasomehow scriswriting (the act, skill, or product of writing; handwriting)ahah (exclamation of surprise, realization, pain, or longing)drăguțnice, cute avionairplane șefboss traduceretranslation înăuntruinside luămwe take clipămoment, instant întâifirst închisoareprison completcomplete afaraoutside prostiestupidity albwhite ilhim / it (unstressed accusative object pronoun)vazutseen aerair uneorisometimes altfeldifferently știutknown atingeto touch dovadăproof, evidence pozăphoto legelaw abiabarely starestate, condition reușitsuccessful așteptI wait / I'm waiting greșitwrong, mistaken controlcontrol (also: inspection, check, checkup)dimineațămorning altcinevasomeone else zeceten realreal, actual masinăcar sufletsoul ieriyesterday obiceihabit directdirect cafeacoffee omormurder bazăbase oricineanyone / whoever rezolvato solve, to resolve animalanimal unchiuncle americanAmerican (a person from the United States)păcatsin amuzantamusing, funny avocatlawyer într-adevărindeed rănito hurt urmathe trace (track, footprint left behind)muzicămusic încâtso that / such that (introduces a result clause, usually paired with atât or așa)durerepain legato tie discutato discuss semnsign revenito return, to come back tipăgirl (informal, chick)atacattack plusplus (in addition to, added to)băgato put in, to insert accidentaccident criminalcriminal (a person who has committed a crime)vederesight, view polițistpolice officer vindeto sell sincersincere profesorteacher arațyou (plural) plow greșealămistake rapidfast listălist dragădear (feminine form of the adjective "drag")părăsito leave, to abandon drogdrug (narcotic substance)urmărito follow creșteto grow priviregaze catstory (a floor level of a building)meritato deserve; to be worth it potrivitsuitable, fitting panăfeather țarăcountry misiunemission lașcowardly atentattentive nistesome (indefinite plural article/quantifier)apartamentapartment ieșitgone out (past participle of "to go out, to exit")farăclan, kin-group (and by extension, a people or nation)atențieattention dreaptăright (as opposed to left); straight decidedecides interesantinteresting familiefamily unuone dumneavoastrăyou (formal, singular or plural)mișcămoves îtito you (informal, singular — dative clitic pronoun)păstrato keep teamăfear interesato interest fugI run away / I flee idiotidiot adaptareadaptation ramăframe (of a picture, window, or pair of glasses)însăhowever cântato sing cutiebox sentimentfeeling deciziedecision părhair scrisoareletter (a written message sent to someone)bolnavsick ordinorder (an official command or directive)trezito wake up magazinstore, shop hotelhotel ardeto burn publicthe public ordineorder (orderliness, sequence)aceștthis grupgroup toțall (masculine plural)bărbațman vadford (a shallow place to cross a river)sãto (subjunctive particle introducing what should/may/must happen)testtest deoarecebecause searăevening toatăwhole / all (of)lucrezI work luațtake (you all take / take!)alegeto choose periculosdangerous acceptato accept evidentobvious prietenefriend (vocative form, used to address a male friend directly: "friend!")intruI enter anumespecifically, namely iatăhere is / behold bineînțelesof course nebuniemadness clubclub iubitodarling / my love (feminine vocative term of endearment)vocevoice creierbrain absolutabsolute golempty incastill / yet (in another sense: one more, another)încercătried finalthe end soaresun pericoldanger detectivdetective cadougift președintepresident tomvolume (of a multi-volume book or set)mijlocmiddle; means bătrânold recunoașteto recognize vârstăage (a person's number of years)descoperito discover alțiother (masculine plural)glumăjoke formăform câinedog foamehunger stațstop / station (colloquial short form of "stație")învățatlearned, educated programprogram temetopics mutato move (something) from one place to another clasăclass (a school grade/group, or a social/category division)apelcall fericităhappy (feminine singular form)degetfinger rupeto break / to tear speriatscared părințiefamily/lineage imagineimage suferito suffer martorwitness raportreport dureawas hurting (it ached)milăpity interiorinterior (the inside of something)ținI hold / I keep explicato explain sutăhundred senssense, meaning, direction creato create procesprocess uițyou forget (informal, texting-style spelling of "uiți," 2nd person singular present of "a uita")partenerpartner aurgold fotografiephotograph biletticket simțitfelt atatso much bancăbank urăscI hate părereopinion locotenentlieutenant observato observe, to notice episodepisode implicato imply (to have as a necessary consequence)centrucenter miethousand alegerechoice apropiato approach umanhuman passtep părinteparent țieto you (dative, singular, informal "you")nuntăwedding mulțumito thank rostpurpose, point, sense planetăplanet cauțăsearches for / looks for zborflight contaccount barbar (a place that sells and serves drinks, especially alcoholic ones)loviturăblow (a hit or strike)salăhall (a large room)clădirebuilding cadavrucorpse spectacolshow, performance venițcome (you all / formal command)nivellevel proastăstupid noștruour curatclean dovedito prove asearălast night bisericăchurch datoriedebt scenăstage lipsito be missing, to be absent alăturibeside / next to scurtshort situațiesituation imposibilimpossible comandăorder (as in placing a request for goods, services, or food)rececold respectrespect aducI bring directordirector valoarevalue ceasclock, watch precumas successuccess costumsuit (an outfit of matching jacket and trousers/skirt)bombăbomb reginăqueen gâtneck comandantcommander membrumember începemwe begin / we start surprizăsurprise terenland / plot / field bravowell done! / bravo!încetslowly câștigatwon capătend (of something), extremity ranăwound vedețiyou see (2nd person plural, present tense of "a vedea", to see)onoarehonor necesarnecessary transformato transform codcode actdocument (official paper)locuito live (in a place), to reside guverngovernment călătorietrip, journey clientcustomer/client sticlăglass (the material)sărito jump vizităvisit băuturădrink dificildifficult tatalthe father uitațforget (formal/plural command or "you forget")henryhenry (SI unit of electrical inductance)floareflower totdeaunaalways încetato stop, to cease ajuțyou help atacato attack linieline trentrain norocoslucky pieleskin inaintebefore scuzați-măexcuse me orascity curscourse disearătonight / this evening securitatesecurity minciunălie energieenergy băieteboy (used as a direct, informal address, like calling out "boy!" or "son")pariubet perioadăperiod (of time)rezultatresult nordnorth berebeer prezentpresent (in attendance, not absent)ofițerofficer (military or police rank)barcăboat durato last (in time)domnișoarămiss / young lady culoarecolor aratăshows / points out (3rd person singular/plural present of "a arăta", to show)adevarattrue imaginato imagine lasăleaves / lets protejato protect kilometrukilometer referito refer (to)sergentsergeant (military or police rank)parstake drăguțănice, cute, pretty (feminine form)felicitarecongratulations card construito build armatăarmy dimineatămorning probătest mândruproud cursărace printreamong câțivăa few plângeto cry, to weep mișcaremovement piatrăstone bunicgrandfather ziarnewspaper refuzato refuse dosarfile liniștesilence falsfalse, fake scumpexpensive câștigăwins / earns invitato invite privito look, to watch erouhero acoperito cover indiferentindifferent opteight deranjeazăbothers sezonseason spiritspirit (mind, wit, disposition)vestenews piesăpiece/part scaunchair schimbarechange postposition (job or post)bunicăgrandmother eliberato free, to release costato cost luptathe fight / the struggle asteaptăwaits (for), is waiting (for)împușcatshot (hit by gunfire)limbălanguage electronicelectronic semnalsignal blocato block carnemeat colegcolleague prânzlunch