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Romanian is a Romance language that kept its case endings and puts the definite article on the end of the noun, so it will feel half familiar to a Spanish or Italian speaker and half not.

The most common words in Romanian, most frequent first, with IPA pronunciations and English meanings.
#WordIn English
1de /de/if
2nu /nu/no
3 /sə/Subordinative conjunction: to
4o /o/her
5în /ɨn/in, into, within
6ce /t͡ʃe/what
7e /je/to be
8 /kə/that
9la /la/at, in
10a /a/the infinitive marker: to
11cu /ku/with
12pe /pe/on
13am /am/to have
14un /un/a, an
15mai /ˈmaj/more
16asta [ˈas.ta]this
17pentru /ˈpen.tru/for
18este /ˈjes.te/to be
19sunt /sunt/to be
20ai /aj/of
21te /te/you
22bine /ˈbi.ne/well
23da /ˈda/apocopic form of dar
24ca /ka/than
25dar /dar/but
26se /se/oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves
27din /din/on, on top of
28fost /ˈfost/to be
29care /ˈka.re/which
30fi /fi/to be
31 /mə/me
32eu /jew/I
33aici /aˈit͡ʃʲ/here
34sa /sa/his/hers
35dacă /ˈda.kə/if
36trebuie [ˈtre.bu.je]to be necessary, to need to, to have to
37va [va]will
38cum /ˈkum/how
39si /si/si
40tu /tu/you, thou
41acum /aˈkum/now; right now; at present
42el /jel/he
43ar /ar/would
44lui /luj/his
45ceva [t͡ʃeˈva]something
46când /ˈkɨnd/when
47doar /do̯ar/just, only, merely
48ei /ˈjej/they
49ne /ne/us
50mine /ˈmi.ne/me
51tine /ˈti.ne/you
52poate /ˈpo̯ate/maybe, possibly
53pot [pot]to be able to; can, could, may
54voi [voj]you
55face /ˈfat͡ʃe/to do, act
56cred /ˈkred/to believe
57îmi /ɨmʲ/me
58au /aw/well?, really?
59mea [me̯a]mine
60spus /spus/to say
61unde [ˈun.de]where
62 /və/you
63meu /mew/my
64ea /ja/she
65mult /mult/much
66vreau /ˈvre̯aw/to want
67s-a /sa/contraction of se and a
68despre [ˈde.spre]about
69vrei [vrej]to want
70sau /saw/or
71tot /tot/still
72foarte /ˈfo̯ar.te/very
73pare /ˈpa.re/to look
74acolo /aˈko.lo/there
75chiar /kjar/even
76in /in/flax
77noi /noj/we
78bună [ˈbunə]good
79ta /ta/yours
80era [jeˈra]to be
81nimic /niˈmik/synonym of deloc
82faci [fat͡ʃʲ]to do, act
83are /ˈa.re/to have
84făcut [fəˈkut]to do, act
85cine /ˈt͡ʃi.ne/who
86nici [nitʃʲ]not even
87putea /puˈte̯a/to be able to; can, could, may
88fac /ˈfak/to do, act
89fie /ˈfi.e/to be
90nevoie /neˈvo.je/need, necessity
91trebui /tre.bu.ˈi/to be necessary, to need to, to have to
92rău /rəw/badly, poorly
93atunci /aˈtunt͡ʃʲ/then, next
94timp /ˈtimp/time
95tău /təw/your
96spun /spun/to say
97și /ʃi/and
98rog [roɡ]to ask politely, to say please
99acest /aˈt͡ʃest/this
100nu-i /ˈnuj/contraction of nu + e, literally “is not”: isn't
101spune /ˈspu.ne/to say
102avem [aˈvem]to have
103al /al/of
104le /le/to them
105după /ˈdupə/behind
106vom [vom]will
107deci [det͡ʃʲ]so, therefore
108îl /ɨl/him
109prea /ˈpre̯a/too
110să-l /səl/contraction of să + îl
111cineva /t͡ʃi.neˈva/someone, somebody
112oh /ˈoh/alternative form of of
113toate /ˈto̯a.te/all, the whole
114ani [anʲ]year
115cel [tʃel]that
116suntem [ˈsun.tem]to be
117vei [vej]will
118bun /bun/good
119sigur /ˈsi.ɡur/certainly, definitely, without a doubt
120vor /vor/to want
121vrea /ˈvre̯a/to want
122mare /ˈma.re/big, large, great
123îi [ɨj]to him
124iar /jar/again
125până /ˈpɨ.nə/Optionally preceding și for emphasis or clarification
126cât /kɨt/how much
127haide /ˈhaj.de/come on, c'mon
128crezi [krezʲ]to believe
129încă /ˈɨnkə/still, yet
130hei /hej/hey
131stai /staj/to stay
132atât /a.ˈtɨt/so, so much
133totul /ˈto.tul/a totality, whole
134avea /aˈve̯a/to have
135venit /ve.ˈnit/to come
136spui [spuj]to say
137ăsta [ˈəs.ta]this
138avut /aˈvut/to have
139m-am /mam/contraction of mă + am
140lucru [ˈlukru]thing; object
141văzut [vəˈzut]to see
142fel /ˈfel/sort, type, kind
143să-i /səj/contraction of să + îi
144putem [puˈtem]to be able to; can, could, may
145ceea /ˈt͡ʃe.e̯a/that
146n-am /nam/contraction of nu + am
147să-mi /səmʲ/contraction of să + îmi
148fără [ˈfə.rə]without
149ma /ˈma/obsolete form of mai
150mama /ˈmama/mum, mom, mother
151place [ˈplat͡ʃe]to please
152decât /deˈkɨt/than
153domnule /ˈdom.nu.le/mister, Mr., sir, polite term for a man
154niciodată [ni.t͡ʃoˈda.tə]never
155regulă /ˈre.ɡu.lə/rule
156mi-a /mja/contraction of îmi + a
157prin /prin/through; by, by means of
158s-o /so/contraction of să + o
159înainte /ɨ.naˈin.te/before
160văd [vəd]to see
161mergem [ˈmerd͡ʒem]to walk
162unul [ˈu.nul]one
163uite [ˈuj.te]to forget
164hai [haj]let's
165loc /lok/place, location
166nimeni [ˈnimenʲ]no one, nobody
167toată /ˈto̯a.tə/all, the whole
168apoi /aˈpoj/subsequently, afterwards, next, then
169vezi /ˈvezʲ/to see
170dat /ˈdat/given
171întâmplat /ɨn.tɨm.ˈplat/to happen, occur
172fii [fiː]son
173l-am [lam]contraction of îl and am
174naiba /naj.ba/devil, deuce
175nou /now/new
176oameni /ˈo̯a.menʲ/human
177ia /ja/to take
178facem [ˈfat͡ʃem]to do, act
179zi /ˈzi/to say, tell
180acasă /aˈkasə/at home
181multe /ˈmul.te/much
182jos /ʒos/down
183lumea /ˈlume̯a/world
184două /ˈdo.wə/two
185daca [ˈdaka]Dacian
186timpul [ˈtim.pul]time
187această /aˈt͡ʃastə/this
188orice /orʲ.ˈt͡ʃe/any
189oamenii /ˈɔameˌniɪ/human
190auzit [a.uˈzit]to hear
191doi /doj/two
192luat /lwat/to take
193fiecare /fi.eˈka.re/every, each
194peste /ˈpes.te/over
195vrut /ˈvrut/to want
196înapoi /ɨ.naˈpoj/back
197într-o /ɨn.tro/contraction of în + o: in a; into a
198astea /ˈas.te̯a/this
199aia /ˈa.ja/that
200fiu [fiw]to be
201dintre [ˈdin.tre]among
202merge /ˈmer.d͡ʒe/to walk
203lor /lor/their
204trei /ˈtrej/three
205numele [ˈnumele]name
206om /ˈom/human
207cea /t͡ʃe̯a/that
208găsit /ɡəˈsit/to find
209cei /t͡ʃej/that
210doamne /ˈdo̯am.ne/mister, Mr., sir, polite term for a man
211mele /ˈme.le/mine
212te-ai /te̯aj/contraction of te + ai
213i /ˈi/and
214aceasta /aˈt͡ʃe̯as.ta/this
215du-te /ˈdu.te/contraction of du + te
216deja [deˈʒa]already, yet
217ziua /ˈziwa/during the daytime
218duc /ˈduk/to carry, lead, take
219dată /ˈda.tə/given
220parte /ˈpar.te/part
221i-am [jam]îi as dative of el or ea
222vino [ˈvino]to come
223destul /desˈtul/enough, plenty, sufficient
224câteva /ˌkɨteˈva/some, a little, a few
225serios /ˌse.riˈos/serious, earnest
226gata /ˈɡa.ta/readily, willingly
227bani /banʲ/money; coin
228vorbesc [vorˈbesk]to speak
229tatăl [ˈta.təl]father
230aproape [a.ˈpro̯a.pe]near, close, nearby
231vedem [veˈdem]to see
232afară /aˈfa.rə/outside
233dau /ˈdaw/to give
234numai /ˈnu.maj/only
235nostru /ˈnos.tru/our
236adevărat /a.de.vəˈrat/true
237noastră /ˈno̯as.trə/our
238într-un /ɨn.trun/contraction of în + un: in a; into a
239una /ˈuna/one
240vin [vin]to come
241m-a /ma/contraction of mă + a
242eram /jeˈram/to be
243locul /ˈlokul/place, location
244scuze /ˈskuze/sorry
245acesta /aˈt͡ʃes.ta/this
246vine /ˈvi.ne/to come
247repede /ˈre.pe.de/fast, quickly, rapidly
248zis /ˈzis/to say, tell
249fapt [fapt]fact
250ori /orʲ/or
251te-am /te̯am/contraction of te + am
252n-o /no/contraction of nu + o
253putut /puˈtut/past participle of putea able to
254grijă /ˈɡri.ʒə/worry
255tale [ˈta.le]yours
256lucruri /ˈlu.krurʲ/thing; object
257singur /ˈsin.ɡur/single, only, sole
258prima /priˈma/to prevail, to take precedent
259casa /ˈkasa/house, dwelling
260probabil /proˈba.bil/likely, probable
261ajuns [aˈʒuns]to overtake, to catch up
262cam /ˈkam/approximately, a little
263exact /eɡˈzakt/exactly, precisely
264l-a [ la ]contraction of îl and a
265dreptate /drepˈta.te/righteousness, fairness, justice
266simt /simt/to feel
267tocmai /ˈtok.maj/just, precisely, exactly
268noapte /ˈno̯ap.te/night
269cele /ˈt͡ʃe.le/that
270târziu /tɨrˈziw/late
271trecut /treˈkut/to pass through
272zile [ˈzile]day
273facă [ˈfakə]to do, act
274mereu /meˈɾeʊ/always, ever, continuously, constantly
275adică /aˈdikə/videlicet, viz., that is to say, in other words
276partea /ˈpartea/part
277seara /ˈse̯ara/in the evening
278lucrurile [ˈlukrurile]thing; object
279iau [jaw]to take
280unui /ˈu.nuj/of a
281împreună /ɨm.preˈu.nə/together
282plecat /pleˈkat/to leave, depart
283crezut [creˈzut]to believe
284omule /oˈmule/human
285fata [ˈfata]girl
286imediat /i.me.diˈat/immediately
287ne-am /ne̯am/contraction of ne + am
288spre /spre/to, towards
289azi /ˈazʲ/today
290departe /deˈpar.te/far
291aceste [aˈt͡ʃeste]this
292terminat /ter.miˈnat/finished
293început /ɨn.t͡ʃeˈput/to begin, to commence
294trebuia [ˈtre.bu.ja]to be necessary, to need to, to have to
295iubesc [juˈbesk]to love
296m-ai /maj/contraction of mă + ai
297măcar /məˈkar/even
298pierdut /pjerˈdut/to lose
299sub /sub/under, below, beneath, underneath
300copii /koˈpiʲ/child
301frumos /fruˈmos/beautifully, nicely
302banii /ˈbaniɪ/money; coin
303mâine /ˈmɨj.ne̞/tomorrow
304n-ai /naj/contraction of nu + ai
305mi-am /mjam/contraction of îmi + am
306mamă /ˈma.mə/mum, mom, mother
307mi /mi/mi, the note 'E'
308mei /mej/my
309treaba /ˈtreaba/work
310l-ai /laj/contraction of îl + ai
311tată [ˈta.tə]father
312plec /ˈplek/to leave, depart
313sus /ˈsus/up
314păi /pəj/well
315s-ar /sar/contraction of se + ar
316vorba /ˈvorba/talk, talking, speaking
317ăla [ˈə.la]that
318greu /ɡrew/heavy
319vedea /veˈde̯a/to see
320mi-ai /mjaj/contraction of îmi + ai
321dumnezeu /ˌdumneˈzeʊ/alternative letter-case form of Dumnezeu
322tipul /ˈtipul/guy
323desigur /deˈsiɡur/of course; certainly
324drumul /druˈmul/road
325minute /miˈnute/minute
326dracu /ˈdraku/alternative form of dracul
327trebuit /treˈbwit/to be necessary, to need to, to have to
328dai /ˈdaj/to give
329murit [muˈrit]to die
330ajuta /a.ʒuˈta/to help
331mie /ˈmi.e/thousand
332femeie [fe.ˈme.je]woman
333idee /iˈde.e/idea
334copil /koˈpil/child
335gândit [ɡɨnˈdit]to think
336ultima [ˈul.ti.ma]ultimate, final, last
337ale /ˈa.le/of
338moment /moˈment/the time, the right moment
339tip /ˈtip/guy
340i-a [ja]îi as dative of el or ea
341primul /ˈpri.mul/first
342aceea /atˈʃeɪa/that
343pus [pus]to put
344sper [sper]to hope
345noastre /ˈno̯astre/our
346data /ˈdata/an instance, occasion, time
347merg /merɡ/to walk
348pic /pik/little
349s-au /saw/contraction of se and au
350dus [dus]to carry, lead, take
351seama /ˈseama/account
352erau [(j)eˈraw]to be
353bune [ˈbu.ne]good
354imi [imʲ]to dirty, besmirch, make dirty with mud or dung
355lua /ˈlwa/to take
356urmă /ˈur.mə/footprint, track
357tare /ˈta.re/strongly
358griji /ˈɡriʒʲʲ/worry
359cazul /ˈkazul/case, circumstance, situation
360vreo /vre̯o/some, any
361problema /proˈblema/problem
362buna [ˈbu.na]good
363nu-l /nul/contraction of nu + îl
364cauza /kaˈuza/cause
365între /ɨn.tre/between
366ajunge /aˈʒun.d͡ʒe/to overtake, to catch up
367duci [dut͡ʃʲ]to carry, lead, take
368ce-i /t͡ʃej/contraction of ce + îi
369camera /ˈkameˌɾa/room
370ajutor [aʒuˈtor]help!
371mort [mort]dead
372noaptea /ˈno̯ap.te̯a/at night
373vorbim [vorˈbim]to speak
374corect /koˈrekt/correct
375întotdeauna /ˌɨntotdeaˈuna/always
376minunat /ˌminuˈnat/wonderful
377încercat /ˌɨntʃerˈkat/tried
378ele /ˈje.le/they
379poftim /pofˈtim/please!, please?, pardon!, I beg your pardon, pardon me,…
380ucis /utˈʃis/to murder
381ore /ˈoɾe/hour
382pune /ˈpu.ne/to put
383vreodată /vreoˈdatə/ever
384fiul /ˈfiʊl/son
385ciudat /t͡ʃuˈdat/strange, unusual, weird
386unei /ˈu.nej/of a
387probleme /proˈbleme/problem
388problemă /proˈble.mə/problem
389vorbit [vorˈbit]to speak
390adus /aˈdus/brought
391familia [faˈmi.li.a]family
392luni /ˈlunʲ/moon
393vii /vij/to come
394altă /ˈal.tə/other, another
395cap /ˈkap/head
396cer /t͡ʃer/to request, to ask for
397ales [aˈles]to choose, to select
398crede [ˈkre.de]to believe
399cale /ˈka.le/avenue
400te-a /te̯a/contraction of te + a
401nicio /ˈni.t͡ʃʲo/no, none of, not any
402casă [ˈka.sə]house, dwelling
403duce /ˈdu.t͡ʃe/to carry, lead, take
404dă-mi /dəmʲ/contraction of dă + îmi
405bucur /ˈbukur/to delight, to cheer, to indulge
406uitat /uɪˈtat/to forget
407cunosc /kuˈnosk/to know
408acel /aˈt͡ʃel/that
409încredere /ɨn.ˈkre.de.re/trust, faith
410caz /ˈkaz/case, circumstance, situation
411singură /ˈsiŋɡuˌɾə/single, only, sole
412joc /ʒok/to play
413oricum /orʲˈkum/anyhow, no matter how, in any way, however
414mergi /merd͡ʒʲ/to walk
415altceva /al(t).t͡ʃeˈva/something else
416primit [priˈmit]to receive, to get
417asemenea /aˈse.me.ne̯a/likewise
418lume /ˈlu.me/world
419ochii /ˈokiɪ/eye
420acord /aˈkord/accord
421cinci /t͡ʃint͡ʃʲ/five
422fată [ˈfa.tə]girl
423veni /veˈni/to come
424patru /ˈpa.tru/four
425iei [jej]to take
426lăsat /ləˈsat/to leave
427telefon /ˌteleˈfon/telephone
428prins /prins/to catch
429fratele /fraˈtele/brother
430simplu [ˈsimplu]simple
431asta-i /ˈas.taj/contraction of asta + e
432salut /saˈlut/hello! greetings!
433prieten /priˈe.ten/friend
434omul /ˈo.mul/human
435dragă /ˈdra.ɡə/dear, sweetie
436i-ai /jaj/îi as dative of el or ea
437important [im.porˈtant]important
438găsi /ɡəˈsi/to find
439lângă /ˈlɨn.ɡə/beside, next to, by, near, close to, alongside
440grozav /ɡroˈzav/very, bloody, extremely
441doamnă /ˈdo̯am.nə/lady, polite term for a woman, madam, ma'am
442câte /ˈkɨ.te/in groups of, in series of
443vina /ˈvina/guilt, fault
444zici /ˈzitʃʲ/to say, tell
445vorbi /vor.ˈbi/to speak
446dolari /doˈlaɾʲʲ/dollar
447acea /aˈt͡ʃe̯a/that
448pasă /ˈpasə/pass
449mod /ˈmod/mode, fashion, style, way
450ne-a /ne̯a/contraction of ne + a
451uh /ˈuh/obsolete form of uf
452pun [pun]to put
453sunat /suˈnat/called
454ești [jeʃtʲ]to be
455mâna /mɨˈna/hand
456rahat /raˈhat/Turkish delight
457știu [ʃtiu]to know
458pleci [plet͡ʃʲ]to leave, depart
459prieteni [priˈeteniʲ]friend
460odată /oˈda.tə/once, one time
461stau /staw/to stay
462drum /ˈdrum/road
463alte /ˈal.te/other, another
464as /ˈas/ace
465astfel /ˈastfel/thus, in this way, so, like that
466curând /ku.ˈrɨnd/synonym of în curând
467întors /ɨnˈtors/to return, come back
468ora /ˈo.ra/hour
469mi-e /mje/contraction of mi + e
470mic /mik/little, small
471doua /ˈdo.wa/second
472alt /ˈalt/other, another
473începe /ɨnˈtʃe.pe/to begin, to commence
474nouă /ˈno.wə/nine
475de-a /de̯a/contraction of de + a
476singura /ˈsiŋɡuˌɾa/single, only, sole
477gând /ˈɡɨnd/thought, idea
478treabă /ˈtre̯a.bə/work
479trimis /triˈmis/to send
480capul [ˈka.pul]head
481apă /ˈa.pə/water
482copilul /koˈpilul/child
483posibil /poˈsi.bil/possibly
484singurul /ˈsiŋɡurul/single, only, sole
485alo /aˈlo/hello
486noroc [noˈrok]luck; good fortune
487legătură /le.ɡəˈtu.rə/connection, link, correlation, relationship of cause and…
488spate /ˈspate/back
489adevărul /ˌadeˈvərul/truth
490frumoasă [fruˈmo̯asə]beautiful
491aveam [aˈve̯am]to have
492împotriva /ˌɨmpoˈtriva/against
493către /ˈkə.tre/to, toward
494inima /ˈiniˌma/heart
495lăsa /ləˈsa/to leave
496tăi /təj/yours
497niciun /ˈni.t͡ʃʲun/no, none of, not any
498rămâne /rəˈmɨ.ne/to remain, be left, stay behind
499întoarce /ɨn.ˈto̯ar.t͡ʃe/to return, come back
500auzi /aˈuzʲʲ/to hear
501prietenul /priˈetenul/friend
502așa /aˈʃa/so, thus, like that, such
503nume /ˈnu.me/name
504frate [ˈfra.te]brother
505bărbat /bərˈbat/man
506chestia /ˈkes.ti.a/thing, thingy
507astăzi /ˈa.stəzʲ/today
508familie [faˈmi.li.e]family
509las /ˈlas/to leave
510pleca /pleˈka/to leave, depart
511taci [tat͡ʃʲ]to be silent, say nothing
512întâmpla /ˌɨntɨmˈpla/to happen, occur
513spatele /spaˈtele/back
514domnul /ˈdomnul/mister, Mr., sir, polite term for a man
515copiii /koˈpi.iʲ/child
516mers /ˈmers/to walk
517său /səw/his / her
518vreme /ˈvreme/weather
519pace /ˈpat͡ʃe/peace
520mersi [merˈsi]thanks
521ajut [aˈʒut]to help
522fiica /ˈfiɪka/daughter
523an /an/year
524le-am /le̯am/contraction of le + am
525deloc /deˈlok/at all
526motiv [moˈtiv]motive
527pui /puj/to put
528minte /ˈmin.te/mind
529întreb /ɨnˈtreb/to ask
530oră /ˈorə/hour
531perfect [perˈfekt]perfectly, completely
532uita /uɪˈta/to forget
533mari [marʲ]big, large, great
534amândoi /ˌamɨnˈdoj/both
535știi [ʃtiː]to know
536sta /ˈsta/to stay
537jack /ˈʒakk/alternative form of geac
538erai /jeˈraj/to be
539persoană /perˈso̯a.nə/person; individual
540mâinile /myɪˈnʲile/hand
541devreme /deˈvre.me/early
542muncă /ˈmuŋkə/work, labour
543parcă /ˈpar.kə/it’s like, one could say, it’s as if…
544sora /ˈso.ra/sister
545 [fə]to do, act
546gândesc /ɡɨnˈdesk/to think
547rămas /rəˈmas/to remain, be left, stay behind
548fericit /fe.riˈt͡ʃit/happy
549amintesc /a.minˈtesk/to remind
550plac /ˈplak/to please
551sigură /ˈsiɡuˌɾə/sure, certain to be true
552revedere /reveˈdeɾe/seeing again
553mică [ˈmi.kə]little, small
554fiindcă /fiˈind.kə/because
555prost /prost/poorly, badly
556vină /ˈvi.nə/to come
557urma /urˈma/footprint, track
558nebun [neˈbun]crazy, insane
559arma /ˈarma/arm, weapon
560buni /bunʲ/good
561aduc /aˈduk/to bring
562jumătate /ʒu.məˈta.te/half
563sânge /ˈsɨn.d͡ʒe/blood
564intrat [inˈtrat]to enter, go in
565sun /ˈsun/to ring or produce a sound in general
566aud /aˈud/to hear
567acestea /aˈtʃes.te̯a/this
568moarte /ˈmo̯ar.te/dead
569dvs /ˌdeˌveˈse/abbreviation of dumneavoastră
570cunoscut /ku.nosˈkut/known
571numărul /ˈnumərul/number
572restul /ˈrestul/change
573găsesc [ɡəˈsesk]to find
574undeva /un.deˈva/somewhere
575mi-ar /mjar/contraction of îmi + ar
576faptul /ˈfap.tul/fact
577cerut /tʃeˈɾut/to request, to ask for
578asupra [aˈsupra]on
579pa [pa]bye
580aduce /aˈdu.t͡ʃe/to bring
581zic /ˈzik/to say, tell
582doamna /ˈdɔamna/lady, polite term for a woman, madam, ma'am
583drept [drept]rightly, justly
584cumva [kumˈva]somehow
585aflat /aˈflat/to find out, get wind of
586ah /ˈah/ah
587momentul /moˈmentul/the time, the right moment
588vadă [ˈvadə]to see
589jur /ʒur/surroundings, vicinity
590fim [fim]to be
591luăm /luˈəm/to take
592ce-ai /t͡ʃe̯aj/contraction of ce + ai
593vreun /vreˈun/some, any
594vrem [vrem]to want
595ultimul [ˈul.ti.mul]ultimate, final, last
596moartea /ˈmo̯ar.te̯a/death
597echipa /eˈkipa/team
598întâi /ɨnˈtɨj/at first
599care-i /ˈka.rej/contraction of care + îi
600genul /ˈdʒenul/type, sort, kind
601foc /fok/fire, blaze
602 [də]to give
603uneori /u.neˈorʲ/sometimes, occasionally
604altfel /ˈaltfel/otherwise
605stat /stat/to stay
606unele /ˈunele/one
607acela /aˈt͡ʃe.la/that
608înăuntru /ˌɨnəˈuntru/inside, within, in
609deschide /desˈki.de/to open
610pur /pur/pure, clean, clear
611scris [skris]writing
612abia /aˈbja/hardly, barely
613clar [klar]clearly, evidently
614trece /ˈtre.t͡ʃe/to pass through
615dea [de̯a]to give
616schimbat /skimˈbat/changed
617altcineva /alt.t͡ʃi.neˈva/someone else
618prietenii [priˈeteniː]friend
619ii /ij/traditional Romanian embroidered blouse
620devenit /ˌdeveˈnit/to become
621ieri /ˈjerʲ/yesterday
622dori /doˈri/to want, to wish
623aibă /ˈaɪbə/to have
624pământ /pəˈmɨnt/earth, ground
625cameră /ˈkamerə/room
626amice [ aˈmit͡ʃe ]female friend
627tuturor /ˌtutuˈɾor/all, the whole
628sex /seks/gender, sex
629afla /aˈfla/to find out, get wind of
630femei /fe.ˈmej/woman
631frică /ˈfrikə/fear
632sale /ˈsa.le/his/hers
633folosit [foloˈsit]to use, employ
634normal /norˈmal/normally
635liber /ˈli.ber/free, at liberty
636într-adevăr /ˈɨnˌtradeˈvər/indeed
637uit /ˈuɪt/to forget
638lasă /ˈla.sə/to leave
639băiat [bəˈjat]boy
640săptămâni [səptəˈmɨnʲ]week
641l-au /law/contraction of îl + au
642încât /ɨnˈkɨt/that
643multă /ˈmul.tə/much
644război /rəzˈboj/war
645milioane /ˌmiljɔˈane/million
646găsim [ɡəˈsim]to find
647ci /t͡ʃi/but; so that; on the contrary, opposite
648ideea /iˈdeea/idea
649biroul /biˈɾoʊl/bureau
650închisoare /ɨn.kiˈso̯a.re/prison, jail
651v-am /vam/contraction of vă + am
652exista [eɡ.zisˈta]to exist
653regula /re.ɡuˈla/rule
654pat /ˈpat/bed
655plus /ˈplus/plus, and
656întâlnit [ɨntɨlˈnit]to meet
657muri /muˈri/to die
658amuzant /ˌamuˈzant/funny
659zice /ˈzi.t͡ʃe/to say, tell
660spital [spiˈtal]hospital
661jurul /ˈʒurul/surroundings, vicinity
662lovit [loˈvit]to hit; to strike
663spună /ˈspunə/to say
664suficient /ˌsu.fi.t͡ʃiˈent/sufficiently
665trage /ˈtra.d͡ʒe/to pull, draw, drag
666doctor /ˈdok.tor/doctor
667plăcere /pləˈt͡ʃe.re/pleasure
668draga /ˈdraɡa/to dredge
669alea /ˈa.le̯a/that
670domnilor /domˈnʲilor/mister, Mr., sir, polite term for a man
671direct /diˈrekt/directly
672petrecere /peˈtre.t͡ʃe.re/party; feast; celebration
673oricine /orʲˈt͡ʃi.ne/anyone, anybody
674plăcut /pləˈkut/to please
675felul /ˈfe.lul/sort, type, kind
676gura /ˈɡu.ra/mouth
677ochi /okʲ/eye
678ucide /uˈtʃi.de/to murder
679traducerea /traˈdutʃeˌɾea/translation
680telefonul /ˌteleˈfonul/telephone
681special /spetˈʃjal/special
682munca /ˈmunka/work, labour
683omorât /ˌomoˈɾɨt/killed
684încerca /ɨn.t͡ʃerˈka/to try, to attempt
685dispărut /ˌdispəˈɾut/missing
686voastră [ˈvo̯as.trə]yours
687întâlnire /ˌɨntɨlˈniɾe/meeting
688unii /ˈuniɪ/one
689complet /komˈplet/completely
690dragoste /ˈdra.ɡo.ste/love
691zece /ˈze.t͡ʃe/ten
692povestea /poˈves.te̯a/story, yarn, tale
693sincer /ˈsin.t͡ʃer/sincerely
694dreapta /ˈdreapta/right
695scrie [ˈskri.e]to write
696opri /oˈpri/to stop the movement of something
697unu /ˈu.nu/one
698obicei /ˌobitˈʃeɪ/habit
699dumneavoastră [dum.ne̯aˈvo̯as.trə]you
700viitoare /viɪˈtɔaɾe/future
701vechi /vekʲ/old
702fugi /fuˈd͡ʒi/to run
703minut [miˈnut]minute
704însă /ˈɨn.sə/but, yet, however
705afaceri /aˈfatʃeɾʲˌʲ/business
706plăcea /pləˈt͡ʃa/to please
707mâncare /mɨnˈka.re/food
708ajung /aˈʒuŋɡ/to overtake, to catch up
709picioare /piˈt͡ʃo̯a.re/leg
710anul /ˈanul/year
711schimb /skimb/to modify, to alter
712întrebare [ɨntreˈbare]question
713aer /ˈa.jer/air
714atâta /a.ˈtɨ.ta/Paragogic form of atât
715puternic /puˈter.nik/strong
716furat [fuˈrat]stealing
717intra /inˈtra/to enter, go in
718ajutorul /ˌaʒuˈtorul/help, assistance
719cafea /kaˈfe̯a/coffee
720vad /ˈvad/ford
721promit [proˈmit]to promise
722poveste /poˈves.te/story, yarn, tale
723gândeam [ɡɨnˈde̯am]to think
724deoarece /de.o̯a.reˈt͡ʃe/since, because
725lucrez [luˈkrez]to work
726luptă /ˈluptə/to battle
727film /ˈfilm/movie, film
728întrebat /ˌɨntreˈbat/to ask
729prietene /priˈe.te.ne/friend
730cat /kat/floor
731anume /aˈnume/namely, precisely, exactly
732mamei /ˈmameɪ/mum, mom, mother
733plece [ˈplet͡ʃe]to leave, depart
734mână /ˈmɨ.nə/hand
735mor [mor]to die
736vedere /veˈde.re/sight
737iubito /juˈbito/vocative singular of iubită
738seară /ˈse̯arə/evening
739pana /ˈpana/feather
740dăm [dəm]to give
741întrebări /ˌɨntreˈbəɾʲʲ/question
742inca /ˈinka/alternative form of incas
743dreptul /ˈdreptul/right
744lupta /lupˈta/to battle
745apa /ˈa.pa/water
746caut /kaˈut/to search, seek
747voie /ˈvo.je/will
748lucrat /lu.ˈkrat/to work
749săptămână [səptəˈmɨnə]week
750le-a /le̯a/contraction of le + a
751doctore [ˈdoktore]indefinite plural
752personal /per.soˈnal/personally
753agent [aˈdʒent]agent
754tom /ˈtom/volume
755dracului /ˈdra.ku.luj/Used as an intensifier or filler: the hell
756femeia /feˈme.ja/woman
757super /ˈsuper/superbly
758fete [ˈfe.te]girl
759puterea /puˈteɾea/strength
760birou /biˈrow/bureau
761pregătit /pre.ɡəˈtit/prepared
762adaptarea /ˌadapˈtaɾea/adaptation
763mesaj /meˈsaʒ/message
764prietena /priˈe.te.na/friend
765meargă /ˈme̯ar.ɡə/to walk
766doresc /doˈɾesk/to want, to wish
767dor /ˈdor/wistfulness, melancholy, nostalgia, longing; a feeling of…
768cui /kuj/whose
769absolut /ab.soˈlut/absolutely
770acele /aˈt͡ʃe.le/that
771persoane /perˈsɔane/person; individual
772accident /ˌaktʃiˈdent/accident
773fiind /fiˈind/to be
774crimă /ˈkrimə/major crime, offence, or wrongdoing; felony
775evident /ˌeviˈdent/obvious
776mi-au /mjaw/contraction of îmi + au
777simte /ˈsimte/to feel
778pierde /ˈpjerde/to lose
779oamenilor /ˈɔameˌnʲilor/human
780ordine /ˈor.di.ne/order, command
781domnului /ˈdomnuluɪ/mister, Mr., sir, polite term for a man
782spunem /ˈspunem/to say
783schimba /skimˈba/to modify, to alter
784noua /ˈno.wa/new
785stare /ˈsta.re/status, standing, situation, position, condition
786mici [mit͡ʃʲ]little, small
787continuă /konˈti.nu.ə/to continue
788rând /rɨnd/row
789salvat [salˈvat]to save
790ce-a /t͡ʃe̯a/contraction of ce + a
791băiatul /bəˈjatul/boy
792trimite [triˈmi.te]to send
793plan /ˈplan/plane
794speriat /spe.riˈat/frightened, scared
795folosi /foloˈsi/to use, employ
796urăsc [uˈrəsk]to hate
797planul /ˈplanul/plane
798fiule /ˈfiʊle/son
799m-au /maw/contraction of mă + au
800suna /suˈna/to ring or produce a sound in general
801închis /ɨŋˈkis/to close
802foame /ˈfo̯a.me/hunger
803citit /t͡ʃiˈtit/to read
804secret /seˈkret/secret, hidden
805omor /oˈmor/murder
806clipă /ˈklipə/moment, instant, second, blink of an eye
807mulțumesc [mult͡suˈmesk]thank you
808privire /priˈviɾe/look
809masă /ˈma.sə/table
810alta /ˈalta/another one
811fetele [ˈfetele]girl
812armă [ˈarmə]arm, weapon
813cere /ˈt͡ʃe.re/to request, to ask for
814carte /ˈkar.te/book
815află /ˈaflə/to find out, get wind of
816femeile [ feˈmej.le ]woman
817teamă /ˈteamə/fear
818rapid /raˈpid/quickly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily, promptly, expeditiously
819bea /be̯a/to drink
820mii /mij/thousand
821zona [ˈzo.na]zone
822potrivit /po.triˈvit/according to
823asculta /as.kulˈta/to listen
824vostru /ˈvos.tru/your
825atent /aˈtent/attentive
826oprit [oˈprit]to stop the movement of something
827primi /priˈmi/to receive, to get
828dintr-o /din.tro/contraction of din + o: from a, out of a
829tatălui [ˈta.tə.luj]father
830băut /bəˈut/to drink
831dragostea [ˈdra.ɡo.ste̯a]love
832cartea /ˈkarte̯a/book
833alături /aˈlə.turʲ/by, next to
834mintea /ˈmintea/mind
835lumina /luˈmina/light
836masa /ˈmasa/table
837că-i /kəj/contraction of că + îi
838echipă /eˈkipə/team
839arme [ˈarme]arm, weapon
840ocupat [okuˈpat]to occupy, take up
841cina [t͡ʃiˈna]dinner, supper
842gură /ˈɡu.rə/mouth
843droguri /ˈdro.ɡurʲ/plural of drog drugs
844baie /ˈbaje/bathroom
845cuvânt [kuˈvɨnt]word
846oară /ˈo̯arə/a time, instance
847stea /ste̯a/to stay
848deschis [desˈkis]openly
849dormi /dorˈmi/to sleep
850putere /puˈte.re/strength
851dna /ˈdna/Direcția Națională Anticorupție
852precum /preˈkum/as
853răspunde /rəs.ˈpun.de/to respond, reply, answer
854răspuns [ɾəˈspuns]to respond, reply, answer
855intre [ˈintre]to enter, go in
856pericol /peˈri.kol/danger, hazard
857începem /ɨnˈt͡ʃe.pem/to begin, to commence
858ies /ˈjes/to exit, to get out
859nebunie /neˈbunje/insanity
860săptămâna /ˌsəptəˈmɨna/week
861uită /ˈuɪtə/third-person singular simple perfect indicative of uita
862bravo /ˈbravo/bravo
863rost /ˈrost/order
864iubit [juˈbit]to love
865puteam [puˈte̯am]to be able to; can, could, may
866n-are /ˈna.re/contraction of nu + are; it does not have
867plin /plin/full
868altul /ˈaltul/another one
869fericită /ˌfeɾitˈʃitə/happy
870lună /ˈlu.nə/moon
871fugit /fu.ˈd͡ʒit/to run
872cealaltă /tʃeaˈlaltə/the other
873decis /detˈʃis/determined
874continua /kon.ti.nuˈa/to continue
875modul /moˈdul/mode, fashion, style, way
876încep /ɨnˈt͡ʃep/to begin, to commence
877interesant [in.te.reˈsant]interesting
878petrece [peˈtre.tʃe]to party
879celălalt /ˈt͡ʃe̞.lə.lalt/the other
880control /konˈtrol/control
881căzut /kəˈzut/fallen
882rănit /rəˈnit/injured
883secunde /seˈkunde/second
884tem [tem]to fear
885punct /punkt/point
886tati /ˈtati/father
887noul /ˈnoʊl/new
888henry /ˈhenri/henry
889totdeauna /ˌtotdeaˈuna/always, ever, all the time, at all times
890crescut /kresˈkut/grown, grown-up
891tras /ˈtras/pulling
892scoate /ˈsko̯a.te/to remove, take out, subtract, bring out, pull out, throw…
893calea [ˈka.le̯a]avenue
894supărat /ˌsupəˈɾat/angry
895doamnelor /dɔamˈnelor/lady, polite term for a woman, madam, ma'am
896promis /proˈmis/promised
897regele [ˈre.d͡ʒe.le]king
898conduce /konˈdu.t͡ʃe/to rule, lead
899scăpat /skəˈpat/to drop
900acestui [aˈt͡ʃestuj]this
901sens /ˈsens/sense, meaning
902vorbească [vorˈbe̯as.kə]to speak
903luna /ˈlu.na/moon
904grija /ˈɡriʒa/worry
905cină [ˈt͡ʃinə]dinner, supper
906chestii [ˈkes.tij]plural of chestie — things
907ajutat /ˌaʒuˈtat/to help
908vede [ˈvede]to see
909băiete /bəˈjete/boy
910imposibil /ˌim.poˈsi.bil/impossibly
911diferit /di.feˈrit/different, dissimilar, distinct
912doare [ˈdo̯are]to hurt, ache
913vremea /ˈvremea/weather
914aseară [aˈse̯arə]last night
915acestei [aˈt͡ʃestej]this
916rece [ˈret͡ʃe]cold
917n-au /naw/contraction of nu + au
918permite /perˈmi.te/to permit, allow
919picioarele /piˈt͡ʃo̯a.re.le/leg
920avocat /a.voˈkat/lawyer, attorney, barrister
921printre /ˈprin.tre/among
922prinde /ˈprinde/to catch
923negru /ˈne.ɡru/black
924serviciu /serˈvi.t͡ʃju/employment, work
925v-a /va/contraction of vă + a
926merită /ˈme.ri.tə/to deserve, to merit
927rămân /rəˈmɨn/to remain, be left, stay behind
928cuvinte [kuˈvin.te]word
929persoana /perˈsɔana/person; individual
930hotel /hoˈtel/hotel
931periculos /ˌpe.ri.kuˈlos/dangerously
932atac [aˈtak]attack
933legătura /ˌleɡəˈtuɾa/connection, link, correlation, relationship of cause and…
934petrecut /ˌpetreˈkut/happened
935indiferent /ˌin.di.feˈrent/regardless
936opt /opt/eight
937general /d͡ʒe.neˈral/general
938proastă [ˈpro̯as.tə]simple, simple-minded
939unde-i /ˈun.dej/contraction of unde + îi
940distrus /disˈtrus/destroyed
941termina /ter.miˈna/to finish, complete
942scos /ˈskos/to remove, take out, subtract, bring out, pull out, throw…
943numit [nuˈmit]known as
944aflu /ˈaflu/to find out, get wind of
945viitor /vi.iˈtor/future
946părea /pəˈre̯a/to look
947par /ˈpar/to look
948propria /ˈproprja/own
949moară /ˈmo̯a.rə/to die
950afacere /aˈfa.t͡ʃe.re/business
951care-l /ˈka.rel/contraction of care + îl
952aruncat /ˌaɾunˈkat/throw, cast, hurl
953ascuns [asˈkuns]to hide, to conceal
954trec /ˈtrek/to pass through
955doctorul /ˈdoktorul/doctor
956încet /ɨnˈt͡ʃet/slowly
957baza /baˈza/base
958aur /ˈa.ur/gold
959apărut /ˌapəˈɾut/to appear, show up, turn up, emerge
960folosesc [foloˈsesk]to use, employ
961cuvântul [kuˈvɨn.tul]word
962voastre /ˈvo̯as.tre/your
963dorit /doˈrit/to want, to wish
964succes /suktˈʃes/success
965mâncat [mɨnˈkat]to eat
966arăta [a.rəˈta]to show
967devine [deˈvine]to become
968le-ai /le̯aj/contraction of le + ai
969câine /ˈkɨj.ne/dog
970dv /ˌdeˈve/abbreviation of dumneavoastră
971ăia /ˈə.ja/that
972voia /voˈja/will
973motivul /moˈtivul/motive
974închide [ɨnˈki.de]to close
975lumii /ˈlumiɪ/world
976jocul /ˈʒokul/game, play
977sângele /ˈsɨn.d͡ʒe.le/blood
978pierd /ˈpjerd/to lose
979familiei /ˌfamiˈlieɪ/family
980cumpărat /ˌkumpəˈɾat/to buy, purchase
981moartă [ˈmo̯ar.tə]dead
982nava /ˈnava/ship
983i-au [jaw]îi as dative of el or ea
984diseară [ diˈse̯arə ]tonight
985mori [morʲ]to die
986nenorocit /ˌne.no.roˈt͡ʃit/displeased
987avion /aˈvjon/aeroplane
988incredibil /in.kreˈdi.bil/incredible
989real [reˈal]real
990născut /nəˈskut/born
991locuri /loˈkurʲ/place, location
992intru /ˈintru/to enter, go in
993deveni /de.veˈni/to become
994doilea /ˈdoj.le̯a/second
995secundă /seˈkundə/second
996 /aʃ/would, should
997ne-au /ne̯aw/contraction of ne + au
998slujbă /ˈsluʒ.bə/divine service
999lista /ˈlista/to put on a list
1,000bate /ˈba.te/to beat

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