Romanian vocabulary: verb patterns
To need, to be about to, to remember: the Romanian verb phrases that keep coming back in conversation.
Here are 100 Romanian words on “Verb patterns”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 38 words
| Romanian | English |
|---|---|
| avea dreptul să | to be allowed to |
| servi la | to be used for |
| își reproșa | to blame oneself |
| apela la | to call upon |
| continua să | to carry on doing |
| alege să | to choose to |
| reveni | to come back |
| intra | to come in |
| se lipsi de | to do without |
| se aștepta la | to expect |
| completa | to fill in |
| avea dificultăți în a | to find it hard to |
| termina de | to finish doing |
| uita să | to forget to |
| se urca | to get on |
| da naștere la | to give rise to |
| proceda | to go about it |
| reintra | to go back inside |
| ieși cu | to go out with |
| trece prin | to go through |
| tocmai | to have just done |
| ajuta să | to help to |
| comunica | to inform of |
| învăța să | to learn to |
| se ocupa | to look afterTake charge of |
| se uita la | to look at |
| căuta | to look for |
| fi atent la | to pay attention to |
| o scoate la capăt | to pull through |
| suporta | to put up with |
| își da seama | to realiseBecome aware of something |
| își reveni | to recover |
| conta pe | to rely on |
| își aduce aminte | to remember |
| se apuca de | to start doing |
| se opri | to stop |
| scoate | to take off |
| pricepe | to work out |
Level 2: medium 36 words
| Romanian | English |
|---|---|
| accepta să | to agree to |
| se interesa de | to be interested in |
| fi obligat să | to be obliged to |
| fi mândru de | to be proud of |
| conștientiza | to become aware of |
| se calma | to calm down |
| recupera | to catch up |
| se produce | to come about |
| decide să | to decide to |
| visa la | to dream of |
| încuraja să | to encourage to |
| se îmbrăca | to get dressed |
| greși | to get it wrong |
| se căsători | to get married |
| se pregăti să | to get ready to |
| se scula | to get up |
| abandona | to give up |
| distribui | to hand out |
| se distra | to have fun |
| reține | to hold back |
| avea intenția să | to intend to |
| îngriji | to look afterSee to someone’s well-being |
| se hotărî | to make up one’s mind |
| pune la loc | to put away |
| amâna | to put off |
| da dovadă de | to show evidence of |
| se despărți | to split up |
| înceta să | to stop doing |
| aborda | to tackle |
| ține cont de | to take into account |
| reflecta la | to think over |
| avea încredere în | to trust |
| respinge | to turn down |
| stinge | to turn off |
| se folosi de | to use |
| se trezi | to wake up |
Level 3: hard 26 words
| Romanian | English |
|---|---|
| risca să | to be likely to |
| se feri de | to be wary of |
| se preocupa de | to care about |
| da peste | to come across |
| merita să | to deserve to |
| se dedica | to devote oneself to |
| adormi | to fall asleep |
| obliga să | to force to |
| se supăra | to get angry |
| se plictisi | to get bored |
| recapitula | to go over |
| se răni | to hurt oneself |
| insista asupra | to insist on |
| invita să | to invite to |
| aștepta cu nerăbdare | to look forward to |
| căuta în dicționar | to look up |
| își bate joc | to make fun |
| se descurca | to manage |
| se opune | to oppose |
| își pune | to put on |
| regreta | to regret |
| bănui | to suspect |
| se însărcina cu | to take charge of |
| angaja | to take on |
| lua în considerare | to think of |
| se dezbrăca | to undress |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Romanian words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.
- Which words should I start with?
- With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
- How can I remember this Romanian vocabulary?
- By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
- Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?
- Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.
These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Romanian vocabulary on iPhone.
