100 essential Romanian verbs
100 Romanian words worth knowing, picked from the topics Core verbs and translated into English.
Core verbs 100 words
| Romanian | English |
|---|---|
| spune | to say |
| citi | to read |
| râde | to laugh |
| ucide | to kill |
| vedea | to see |
| fi | to be |
| ajuta | to help |
| merge | to go |
| avea | to have |
| crea | to create |
| face | to do |
| termina | to finish |
| juca | to play |
| plăti | to pay |
| ține | to hold |
| trage | to pull |
| veni | to come |
| trăi | to live |
| crede | to believe |
| trebui | to have to |
| da | to give |
| intra | to enter |
| câștiga | to win |
| păstra | to keep |
| mânca | to eat |
| pune | to put |
| urca | to go up |
| muri | to die |
| deschide | to open |
| vorbi | to speak |
| pleca | to leave |
| trece | to pass |
| gândi | to think |
| pierde | to lose |
| purta | to carryHave on you, carry around |
| înapoia | to give back |
| rămâne | to stayNot change place or state |
| ști | to knowHave a piece of information or a skill |
| servi | to serve |
| ieși | to go out |
| urma | to follow |
| cădea | to fall |
| vinde | to sell |
| scrie | to write |
| evita | to avoid |
| cumpăra | to buy |
| adăuga | to add |
| chema | to call |
| sosi | to arrive |
| opri | to stop |
| schimba | to change |
| alege | to choose |
| număra | to countWork out how many there are |
| deveni | to becomeChange from one state to another |
| trimite | to send |
| încerca | to try |
| lăsa | to leave behind |
| arăta | to show |
| obține | to obtain |
| uita | to forget |
| putea | to be able to |
| lua | to take |
| se întoarce acasă | to go home |
| reveni | to come back |
| zâmbi | to smile |
| găsi | to find |
| vrea | to want |
| asculta | to listen |
| aștepta | to waitBe patient, let time pass |
| căuta | to look for |
| întreba | to ask |
| apăra | to defend |
| împiedica | to prevent |
| auzi | to hear |
| împărți | to share |
| proteja | to protect |
| pregăti | to prepare |
| primi | to receive |
| privi | to watch |
| răspunde | to answer |
| folosi | to use |
| învăța | to learn |
| ajunge la | to reach |
| începe | to start |
| cunoaște | to be familiar withBe familiar with someone or something |
| continua | to continue |
| explica | to explain |
| permite | to allow |
| se alătura | to join |
| regăsi | to find again |
| înțelege | to understand |
| sfătui | to advise |
| construi | to build |
| întâlni | to meet |
| lucra | to work |
| se întreba | to wonder |
| își aminti | to recall |
| își aduce aminte | to remember |
| iubi | to love |
| bea | to drink |
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