100 advanced Romanian words
100 Romanian words worth knowing, picked from the topics Grammar, Everyday life, Fields and translated into English.
Grammar 18 words
| Romanian | English |
|---|---|
| nega | to deny |
| îndrăzni | to dare |
| jura | to swear |
| moale | soft |
| copt | ripe |
| uzat | worn out |
| intenționat | on purpose |
| deodată | suddenly |
| de îndată | at once |
| pe scurt | briefly |
| în afară de | except |
| pe toată durata | throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration |
| nimeni | no oneFormal or legal register |
| sine | oneselfReflexive pronoun, simple form |
| asemenea | such |
| își pune | to put on |
| recapitula | to go over |
| lua în considerare | to think of |
Everyday life 58 words
| Romanian | English |
|---|---|
| alo | helloOn the phone, when picking up |
| intrați | come in |
| nepoliticos | ill mannered |
| milă | mile |
| uncie | ounce |
| volt | volt |
| data | to date |
| Paște | Easter |
| urgent | urgent |
| geană | eyelash |
| auz | hearing |
| fesă | buttock |
| otită | ear infection |
| angină | throat infection |
| anemie | anaemia |
| noră | daughter in lawWife of one’s son |
| văduv | widower |
| frate mai mic | younger sibling |
| viclean | cunning |
| încăpățânat | stubborn |
| vorbăreț | talkative |
| cearșaf | sheet |
| gard viu | hedge |
| hotă | cooker hood |
| tăia cu fierăstrăul | to saw |
| piuliță | nut |
| bulon | bolt |
| șiret | shoelace |
| parka | parka |
| șlapi | flip flops |
| kiwi | kiwi |
| cimbru | thyme |
| curmală | date |
| răzătoare | grater |
| prăji | to fry |
| pana | to coat in breadcrumbs |
| timbru | stamp |
| cărucior | trolley |
| chioșc | newsstand |
| hală | market hall |
| canalizare | sewer |
| merge de-a lungul | to go along |
| cric | jack |
| capotă | bonnet |
| hublou | porthole |
| casă de vacanță | holiday cottage |
| arvună | deposit payment |
| bagaj | luggage |
| mal abrupt | riverbankSlope along the side of a river |
| îngheța | to freeze |
| chiciură | frost coating |
| algă | seaweed |
| behăi | to bleat |
| stârc | heron |
| kaki | khaki |
| ocru | ochre |
| spam | spam |
| emoji | emoji |
Fields 24 words
| Romanian | English |
|---|---|
| cretă | chalk |
| radieră | eraser |
| muncă temporară | temporary work |
| motiva | to motivate |
| stivuitorist | forklift driver |
| vânzător de vinuri | wine merchant |
| gard | hurdle |
| judo | judo |
| pion | piece |
| carusel | merry go round |
| mim | mime |
| trac | stage fright |
| axiomă | axiom |
| pahar de laborator | beaker |
| cotă | quota |
| gunoi | rubbish |
| deviz | quote |
| crah bursier | market crash |
| mărturisire | confession |
| alibi | alibi |
| urnă | ballot box |
| lobby | lobby |
| scoop | scoop |
| viral | viral |
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