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100 essential Romanian verbs

100 Romanian words worth knowing, picked from the topics Core verbs and translated into English.

Core verbs 100 words

RomanianEnglish
spuneto say
citito read
râdeto laugh
ucideto kill
vedeato see
fito be
ajutato help
mergeto go
aveato have
creato create
faceto do
terminato finish
jucato play
plătito pay
țineto hold
trageto pull
venito come
trăito live
credeto believe
trebuito have to
dato give
intrato enter
câștigato win
păstrato keep
mâncato eat
puneto put
urcato go up
murito die
deschideto open
vorbito speak
plecato leave
treceto pass
gândito think
pierdeto lose
purtato carryHave on you, carry around
înapoiato give back
rămâneto stayNot change place or state
știto knowHave a piece of information or a skill
servito serve
ieșito go out
urmato follow
cădeato fall
vindeto sell
scrieto write
evitato avoid
cumpărato buy
adăugato add
chemato call
sosito arrive
oprito stop
schimbato change
alegeto choose
numărato countWork out how many there are
devenito becomeChange from one state to another
trimiteto send
încercato try
lăsato leave behind
arătato show
obțineto obtain
uitato forget
puteato be able to
luato take
se întoarce acasăto go home
revenito come back
zâmbito smile
găsito find
vreato want
ascultato listen
așteptato waitBe patient, let time pass
căutato look for
întrebato ask
apărato defend
împiedicato prevent
auzito hear
împărțito share
protejato protect
pregătito prepare
primito receive
privito watch
răspundeto answer
folosito use
învățato learn
ajunge lato reach
începeto start
cunoașteto be familiar withBe familiar with someone or something
continuato continue
explicato explain
permiteto allow
se alăturato join
regăsito find again
înțelegeto understand
sfătuito advise
construito build
întâlnito meet
lucrato work
se întrebato wonder
își amintito recall
își aduce aminteto remember
iubito love
beato drink

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