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Romanian Lessons

Learning Romanian can help you communicate with other people who speak Romanian. Thefollowing courses will provide you with some help based on the lessons you choose. Here is a list of

what we offer:

1- Plural Lesson

While in English, the plural is formed by adding (s) to the singular. In Romanian, to form the plural of nouns we have to differentiate first between masculine, feminine and neuter nouns:

a. Plural of masculine nouns:

a). nouns ending in –e,-i or –u replace the –e, -i or –u with –i:

burete becomes bureti (sponge)

leu becomes lei (lion)

b). nouns ending in –iu form the plural in –ii:

camionagiu becomes camionagii (carter)

c). nouns ending in a consonant form the plural by adding –i after the consonant, which it modifiesdepending on the case:

pas becomes paşi (step)

d). nouns ending in –ă form the plural in –i:

popă becomes popi (priest)

e). irregular plural: soră becomes surori (sister)

b. Plural of feminine nouns:

a). feminine nouns ending in –a form the plural in –ale:

tarla becomes tarlale (strip ground)

b). feminine nouns ending in –ea form the plural in –ele:

cafea becomes cafele (coffee)

c). the only feminine noun ending in –i forms the plural in –le:

zi becomes zile (day)

d). –uri appears at some feminine noun plurals:

ceartă-certuri (fight)

e). feminine nouns with singular ending in –e which define abstract notions or lifeless objects form the plural in –i:

pădure becomes păduri (forest)

f). feminine nouns ending in –ie preceded by a consonant form the plural in –ii:

bestie becomes bestii (beast)

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g). feminine nouns ending in –ie preceded by a vocal form the plural in one –i:

baie becomes băi (bathroom)

h). feminine nouns ending in -că or –gă form the plural in –i:

fabricaă becomes fabric (factory)

c. Plural of neuter nouns:

a). neuter nouns ending in –e form the plural in –e:

nume is still nume (names)

b). neuter nouns naming objects and which have one of the following endings: -ar, -er, -or, -sor, -tor,form the plural in –e:

dictionary becomes dictionare (dictionary )

c). neuter nouns ending in –ent, -ment form the plural in –e:

accent becomes accente (accent)

d). most of the neuter nouns ending in –aj form the plural in –e:

bagaj becomes bagaje (luggage)

e). neuter nouns ending in –ăt and –et form the plural in –e

lacăt becomes lacăte (lock)

f). neuter nouns ending in –u preceded by 2 consonants, the second one being –r, form the plural in –e:

teatru becomes teatre (theater)

g). neuter nouns ending in –ism form the plural in –e:

liberalism becomes liberalisms (liberalism)

h). neuter nouns ending in –iu form the plural in –ii:concediu becomes concedii (vacation)

i). neuter nouns ending in –o, ou form the plural in –uri:

radio becomes radiouri (radios)

2- Adverbs Lesson

While in English adverbs are usually formed by adding (-ly) to adjectives. In Romanian adverbs arewords on their one:

-adverbs of time: acum (now), apoi (then), azi (today), etc.

- adverbs of place: acasa (home), aici (here), acolo (there), etc.- adverbs of manner: bine (well), doar (just), foarte (very), etc.

- adverbs of affirmation: bineinteles (of course), sigur (sure), etc.

- adverbs of negation: nici (neither), dimpotriva (on the contrary).

3- Adjectives Lesson

While in English an adjective doesn’t change when the noun changes, in Romanian an adjectiveshould agree in gender and number with the noun. For example:



a) Masculine to feminine example:

Acesta este baiatul meu mic (this is my little son) becomes: Aceasta este fata mea mica (this is my littledaughter)

As you can see from the example above, the adjective comes after the noun and also takes thefeminine form.

b) Singular to plural example:Aceasta este pisica mea alba (this is my white cat) becomes: Acestea sunt pisicile mele albe (these aremy white cats).

As you can see from the example above, the adjective comes after the noun and also takes theplural form.

4- Numbers Lesson

In Romanian numbers from 1 to 20 are unique and therefore need to be memorized individually. Numbers from 21 and upwards are formed by using the following pattern: for example 21 can be

formed by using 20 + 1 while connecting them. 22 = douazeci si doi. 45 can be formed by using 40 + si+ 5 while connecting them: 45 = Patruzeci si cinci.

5- Articles Lesson

Definite Article:

Unlike English, which has only one definite article “the", Romanian has 4 definite articles:

Ul (masculine singular), baiatul (the boy)

A (masculine singular) fata (the girl)

I (masculine plural) baietii (the boys)

Le (feminine plural) casele (the houses)

Indefinite Article:

While we have (a / an / some) in English as indefinite articles, we also have un/ o. unii/ unele inRomanian .

In general, whenever (a, an) are used in English you, you need to use (un) or (o) to say the equivalentin Romanian.

Un (masculine singular), un baiat (a boy)

O (masculine singular) o casa (a house)

Unii (masculine plural) unii baieti (some boys)

Unele (feminine plural) Unele case (some houses)

Example: cartile pe care le am sunt intr-o casa la un baiat (The books I have are in a house of a friend)



6- Verbs Lessons

There are 8 moods a verb can be put into:

1. Indicative. It has 7 times:

a. Present: Citesc o carte – I am reading a book

b. Imperfect: Citeam o carte – I was reading a book

c. Simple perfect: Citi o carte – I read a book

d. Compound perfect: Am citit o carte – I have read a book

e. Future in the past: Aveam sa citesc o carte – I was going to read a book

f. Future: Voi citi o carte- I will read a book

g. Future perfect: Voi fi citit o carte - I will have read a book 2. Subjunctive:

a. Present: Sa citesc o carte – To read a book

b. Past: Sa fi citit o carte – To have read a book

3. Optative and conditional:

a. Present: As citi o carte – I would read a book

b. Past: As fi citit o carte – I would have read a book.

4. Imperative: Citeste! – Read! (only used in the second person)

5. Infinitive: A citi o carte – To read a book

6. Participle: past: Citit (M,sg), citita (F, sg), cititi (M, pl), citite (F, pl) – read

7. Gerund: citind o carte – Reading a book

8. Supine: de citit o carte – to read a book.

7- Asking a Question Lesson

In Romanian there are 3 ways of asking a question to get a yes or no answer, and they are the

following:-Verb + pronoun: Unlike English, the auxiliaries do and does are not used. Are ea timp liber? (Doesshe have free time?)

- Pronoun + verb: Only the intonation makes the sentence interrogative: Ea are timp liber? (Does shehave free time?)

-Finally you can also make a question by adding a tag question to the end of a statement. Ella tienetiempo liber, nu?

Ella tiene tiempo libre, nu-i asa? (She has free time, doesn’t she)



8- Negation Lesson

In Romanian, negation can be made simply by placing "No" before the main verb. But sometimes adouble negative is required. "No" is the most common negative.

Nu pot sa o fac ( I can't do this).Nu au nimic de facut (they don't have anything to do – Double Negative).

Nu imi place (I don't like it)

9- Feminine Lesson

You recognize feminine nouns:

a. Nouns ending in –a, -ea, -ia, -i:

Zi (day); catea (dog)

b. Nouns ending in –ă, except for popă (priest), tată (father):

c. Nouns ending in –are, -ere, -ire: aparare (defense), cadere (fall)

d. Nouns ending in –ătate, -etate, -itate: bunătate (goodness), varietate (variety)

e. Nouns ending in –iune (except for tăaciune (coal): natiune (nation)

f. Nouns ending in –ie (except for tataie (grandpa): baie (bathroom)

Note that some words cannot change into feminine; instead a whole new word should be used,

example: Barbat (man), Femeie (woman).

10- Pronouns Lesson

In English personal pronouns are (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they), and (me, you, him, her, it, us, you,them), In Romanian, the personal pronouns are:

Eu… (I), tu… (you), el … (he), ea… (she),

Noi … (we), ei … (they masc.), ele… (they fem.)

Examples: eu invat (I learn), tu inveti (you learn), el invata (he learns), ea invata (she learns),

Dumneavoastra invatati (you learn [polite]), noi invatam (we learn), voi invatati (you learn [plural,friendly]), ei invata (they learn-M), ele invata (they learn-F), dumneavoastra invatati (you learn[plural, polite]).

Reflexive pronouns

Pe mine/\ma (me), pe tine/te (you), pe el/pe ea il/o (him, he), pe noi/ne (us), pe voi/va (you), pe ei/ii (them):



Examples: Te iubesc (I love you).

Possessive Pronouns:

Al meu (mine masc.), a mea (mine fem.), ai mei (mine, plural masc.), ale mele (mine, plural fem.), al

tau/a ta (yours), a lui, a ei (his, hers), al nostru-M, a noastra-F (ours), al vostru-M, a voastra-F

(yours), al lor (theirs).Demonstrative Pronouns:

Pronouns of proximity: acesta –M, sg – this; aceasta –F, Sg - that

Acestia – M,pl – these; acestea – F, Pl – these

Pronouns of remoteness: acela – M,sg – that; aceea – F,sg - that

Aceia – M, pl – those, acelea – F, pl – those

Intensive pronouns:

Insumi –M,N sg-myself

Insămi – F, sg – myself

Insuţi – M, N sg – yourself

Insăti – F, sg – yourself

Inşine – M, pl – Ourselves

Insene – F, N, pl – Ourselves

Inşiva – M, pl – Yourselves

Inseva – F, N pl – Yourselves

Inşişi – M, pl – themsemves

Inseşi – F, N pl - themselves

Relative and Interrogative pronouns:

Cine? –who?

a/al/ai/ale cui? – whose, to whom?

Care?-which?

Pe care? – which/whom?

Ce? – which/whom?

a/al/ai/ale carui/a carei/a caror?- whose? To whom?

Verbs

Learning the Romanian Verbs is very important because its structure is used in every dayconversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Romanianlanguage. But first we need to know what the role of Verbs is in the structure of the grammar in



Romanian.

Romanian verbs are words that convey action (bring, read, walk, run), or a state of being (exist, stand).In most languages a verb may agree with the person, gender, and/or number of some of its arguments,such as its subject, or object.

Grammar Tips:

- Present Tense

In Romanian, only one tense (Present) corresponds to four structures in English: Present TenseSimple, Present Tense Progressive, Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Progressive.

There are five main categories of verbs in terms of the verbs ending at the infinitive mood. Verbendings: -a, -ea, -e, -i, -î. The stem endings at present simple are different for each verb category.For example:

-a: A a teptș a (to wait)

Eu a tept, tu a tepș ș ți, el/ea a teaptș ă, noi a teptș ăm, voi a teptș a iț , ei/ele a teaptș ă

-ea: A vedea (to see)

Eu văd, tu vezi, el/ea vede, noi vedem, voi vede iț , ei/ele văd

-e: A face (to wait)

Eu fac, tu faci, el/ea face, noi facem, voi face iț , ei/ele fac

-i: A gândi (to think)

Eu gândesc, tu gânde tiș , el/ea gânde teș , noi gândim, voi gândi iț , ei/ele gândesc

-î: A hotăr î (to decide)Eu hotăr ăsc, tu hotăr ă tiș , el/ea hotăr ă teș , noi hotăr âm, voi hotăr â iț , ei/ele hotăr ăsc

- Past Tense

In Romanian as well as in English the simple past tense (imperfect) is used to describe past events.The structure contains an auxiliary corresponding to each person and the participle of the notionalverb. The auxiliary forms are: eu am, tu ai, el/ea a, noi am, voi a i, ei/ele auț . Example:

eu am plecat, tu ai plecat, el/ea a plecat, noi am plecat, voi a iț plecat, ei/ele au plecat (I left, you

left, etc.)

- Future Tense

To form the future in Romanian it’s very easy. It is made up of an auxiliary corresponding to each person and the infinitive form of the notional verb: eu voi, tu vei, el/ea va, noi vom, voi ve iț , ei/ele

vor. Example:



eu voi merge, tu vei merge, el/ea va merge, noi vom merge , voi ve iț merge, ei/ele vor merge

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English Romanian Phrases

Greeting Salutare,primire

Hi! Hei,alo,salut,buna

Good morning! Buna dimineata

Good afternoon! Buna ziua

Good evening! Buna seara

Welcome! (to greet someone) Bine ai venit(singular)or bine a-ti venit(pl)Hello my friend! Buna pritene

How are you? (friendly) Ce faci or cum esti?

How are you? (polite) Ce faceti?

I'm fine, thank you! Bine,multumesc

And you? (friendly) Tu?

And you? (polite) Dumneavoastra?

Good Bine

Not so good Nu prea bine

Long time no see Nu ne-am vazut de multI missed you Imi este dor de tine

What's new? Ce mai este nou?

Nothing new Nimic nou

Thank you (very much)! Multumesc(mult)

You're welcome! (for "thank you") Cu placere

My pleasure Placerea este a mea

Come in! (or: enter!) Intra

Make yourself at home! Simtete ca acasa

Farewell Expressions Expresie de ramas bun

Have a nice day! La revedere

Good night! Noapte buna

Good night and sweet dreams! Noapte buna si vise placute

See you soon! Pe curind

See you tomorrow! Pe miine

Good bye! Adio

Have a good trip! Sa ai drum bun

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I have to go Trebuie sa plec

I will be right back! Vin imediat

Holidays and Wishes Doresti cuiva

Good luck! Noroc bun

Happy birthday! La multi aniHappy new year! An nou fericit

Merry Christmas! Craciun fericit

Happy Easter Paste fericit

Happy Mother's Day! Ziua mamei

Congratulations! Felicitari or bravo

Enjoy! (or: bon appetit) Pofta buna

Bless you (when sneezing) Noroc

Best wishes! Urari bune

Cheers! (or: to your health) Noroc

Accept my best wishes Urari de bine

How to Introduce Yourself Introducere

What's your name? Cum te cheama?

Do you like it here? Iti place aici?

Romania is a beautiful country Romania este o tara frumoasa

What do you do for a living? Unde lucrezi?

I'm a (teacher/ student/ engineer) Sint (invatator,student/inginer)

Do you speak (English/ Romanian)? Vorbiti engleza/romineste?

Just a little Putin

I like Romanian Imi place romineste

I'm trying to learn Romanian Incerc sa invat romineste

It's a hard language Este o limba grea

It's an easy language Este o limba usoara

Oh! That's good! O, ce bine

Can I practice with you? Putem sa practicam impreuna?

I will try my best to learn O sa incerc mult

How old are you? Citi ani aveti/ce virsta aveti?

I'm (twenty one, thirty two) years old Am (douazeci si unu,treizeci si doi)de ani

It was nice talking to you! Mi-a facut placere

It was nice meeting you! Imi pare bine sa va cunosc

Mr.../ Mrs. .../ Miss... Domn/doamna/domnisoara

This is my wife Asta este sotia mea

This is my husband Asta este sotul meu

Romance and Love Phrases Romanta

Are you free tomorrow evening? Esti libera miine?




I would like to invite you to dinner As dori sa va invit la cina

You look beautiful! (to a woman) Arata-ti bine

You have a beautiful name Aveti un nume frumos

Can you tell me more about you? Imi puteti spune despre dumneavoastra?

Are you married? Sinte-ti maritata?Can I have your phone number? Imi pute-ti da numarul de telefon?

Can I have your email? Imi pute-ti da e-mail?

Do you have any pictures of you? Aveti poza cu dumneavoastra?

Do you have children? Aveti copii?

Would you like to go for a walk? Vreti sa mergeti la o plimbare?

I like you Imi place de tine

I love you Te iubesc

You're very special! Sinte-ti foarte speciala

You're very kind!Sinte-ti foarte cumsecade/draguta/o persoana foarte detreaba

I'm very happy Sint foarte fericit/bucuros

Would you marry me? Vreti sa va casatoriti cu mine?

I'm just kidding Glumesc

I'm serious Serios

My heart speaks the language of love Sint indragostit

Solving a Misunderstanding A clarifica situatia

Sorry! (or: I beg your pardon!) Ce a-ti spus

Sorry (for a mistake) Imi cer scuze/va rog sa ma iertati

No problem! Nu-i problema

Can you repeat please? Repetati va rog?

Can you speak slowly? Puteti vorbi incet?

Can you write it down? Puteti scrie jos?

Did you understand what I said? Ai inteles?

I don't understand! Nu inteleg

I don't know! Nu stiu

What's that called in Romanian? Cum se spune in romineste?

What does that word mean in English? Ce inseamna in engleza?

How do you say "thanks" in Romanian? Cum spui thank you in romaneste?What is this? Ce este sta?

My Romanian is bad Nu prea stiu romineste

Don't worry! Nu va ingrijorati

I agree with you Sint de acord

Is that right? Este corect?

Is that wrong? Este gresit?

What should I say? Ce sa spun?




I just need to practice Imi trebuie practica

Your Romanian is good Vorbiti bine romineste

I have an accent Am accent

You don't have an accent Nu am accent

Asking for Directions Intrebari de ajutorExcuse me! (before asking someone) Scuze

I'm lost M-am pierdut

Can you help me? Ma puteti ajuta?

Can I help you? Cu ce sa va ajut?

I'm not from here Nu sint de aici

How can I get to (this place, this city)? Cum pot sa ajung aici?

Go straight Dute drept

Then Dupa aceea

Turn left Luati la stinga/intoarceti la stinga

Turn right Intoarceti la dreapta

Can you show me? Puteti sa-mi aratati?

I can show you! Va pot arata

Come with me! Vino cu mine

How long does it take to get there? Cit dureaza pina acolo?

Downtown (city center) In centru

Historic center (old city) Centrul istoric

It's near here Este aproape

It's far from here Este departe de aici

Is it within walking distance? Putem merge pe jos?

I'm looking for Mr. Smith Caut pe domnul smith

One moment please! Asteptati va rog

Hold on please! (when on the phone) Stati asa putin

He is not here El nu este aici

Airport Aeroport

Bus station Statie de autobuz

Train station Gara

Taxi Taxiu

Near Aproape

Far Departe

Emergency Survival Phrases Fraze de urgenta si supravetuire

Help! Ajutor

Stop! Oprestete

Fire! Foc

Thief! Hot




Run! Fugi

Watch out! (or: be alert!) Atentie

Call the police! Suna la politie

Call a doctor! Suna la doctor

Call the ambulance! Suna ambulantaAre you okay? Esti bine?

I feel sick Imi este rau/nu ma simpt bine

I need a doctor Imi trebuie un doctor

Accident Accident

Food poisoning Otravire cu mincare stricata

Where is the closest pharmacy? Unde este farmacia?

It hurts here Doare aici

It's urgent! Este urgent

Calm down! Linistestete/calmeazate

You will be okay! O sa fii bine

Can you help me? Ajuta-ma?

Can I help you? Cu ce sa va ajut?

Hotel Restaurant Travel Phrases Fraze pentru restaurant si turism

I have a reservation (for a room) Am facut rezervatie(pentru o camera)

Do you have rooms available? Aveti camere valabile?

With shower / With bathroom Cu dus/cu baie

I would like a non-smoking room Vreau o camera pentru nefumatori

What is the charge per night? Cit costa pe noapte?

How much will it cost? Cit costa?

A table for (one / two) please! Masa pentru(o persoana/doua persoane)

Is this seat taken? Sta cineva aici?

I'm vegetarian Sint vegetarian

I don't eat pork Nu maninc pork

I don't drink alcohol Nu beau

What's the name of this dish? Cum se numeste mincarea asta?

Waiter / waitress! Chelner/ospatar

Can we have the check please? Plata,va rog/ vrem sa platim?

It is very delicious! Este foarte gustos

I don't like it Nu-mi place

Shopping Expressions Expresii la cumparaturi

How much is this? Cit costa asta?

I'm just looking Numai ma uit

I don't have change Nu am rest sa va dau

This is too expensive Asta este prea scump




Expensive Scump

Cheap Ieftin

Daily Expressions Epresii generale

What time is it? Cit este ceasul?

It's 3 o'clock Este ora 3Give me this! Da-mi asta

Are you sure? Esti sigur?

Take this! (when giving something) Poftim

It's freezing (weather) Este foarte frig

It's cold (weather) Este frig

It's hot (weather) Este cald

Do you like it? Iti place?

In The Morning Dimineata

In the evening Seara

At Night Noaptea

Hurry up! Grabestete

Cuss Words (polite)

This is nonsense! (or: this is craziness) Nu are nici-un sens

My God! (to show amazement) Ce frumos

Oh gosh! (when making a mistake) Scuze

It sucks! (or: this is not good) Nu-i bine

What's wrong with you? Ce e cu tine?

Are you crazy? Ai inebunit?

Get lost! (or: go away!) Du-te de aici

Leave me alone! Lasa-ma in pace

I'm not interested! Nu ma intereseaza

Writing a Letter

Dear John Draga john

My trip was very nice Excursia/calatoria/voiajul a fost frumos

The culture and people were very interesting Oamenii si cultura lor au fost foarte interesante

I had a good time with you Am petrecut un timp bun impreuna

I would love to visit your country again As vrea sa vizitez tara ta incodata

Don't forget to write me back from time totime

Sa nu uiti sa-mi scrii din cind in cind

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