Romanian vocabulary: weather and nature
Sun, rain, snow, wind, but also the sea, the mountains and the forest: weather and landscapes in Romanian.
Here are 100 Romanian words on “Weather and landscapes”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 39 words
| Romanian | English |
|---|---|
| altitudine | altitude |
| plajă | beach |
| briză | breeze |
| coastă | coast |
| răcoros | cool |
| grad | degree |
| est | east |
| câmp | field |
| pădure | forest |
| defileu | gorge |
| golf | gulfLarge inlet of the coast where the sea reaches inland |
| deal | hill |
| lac | lake |
| peisaj | landscape |
| zonă de joasă presiune | low pressure area |
| blând | mild |
| trecătoare | mountain pass |
| natură | nature |
| nord | north |
| ocean | ocean |
| podiș | plateau |
| presiune | pressure |
| ploaie | rain |
| curcubeu | rainbow |
| stâncă | rock |
| nisip | sand |
| mare | sea |
| mal | shoreEdge of a river or lake |
| cer | sky |
| sud | south |
| izvor | spring |
| furtună | storm |
| soare | sun |
| se înnora | to cloud over |
| val | waveRising and falling movement of the water surface |
| vreme | weather |
| vest | west |
| vânt | wind |
| crâng | wood |
Level 2: medium 36 words
| Romanian | English |
|---|---|
| avalanșă | avalanche |
| barometru | barometer |
| canion | canyon |
| peșteră | cave |
| nor | cloud |
| ciclon | cyclone |
| secetă | drought |
| dună | dune |
| erupție | eruption |
| inundație | flood |
| ceață | fog |
| glacial | freezing |
| îngheț | frost |
| rafală | gust |
| grindină | hail |
| caniculă | heatwave |
| versant | hillside |
| uragan | hurricane |
| junglă | jungle |
| fulger | lightning |
| trăsnet | lightning strike |
| pajiște | meadow |
| pâclă | mist |
| râpă | ravine |
| strâmtoare | strait |
| pârâu | stream |
| vijelie | thunderstorm |
| maree | tide |
| sufla | to blow |
| se însenina | to brighten up |
| se răcori | to cool down |
| se topi | to melt |
| ploua | to rain |
| se încălzi | to warm up |
| tornadă | tornado |
| climă tropicală | tropical climate |
Level 3: hard 25 words
| Romanian | English |
|---|---|
| anticiclon | anticyclone |
| climă aridă | arid climate |
| înnorat | cloudy |
| crater | crater |
| estuar | estuary |
| chiciură | frost coating |
| poiană | glade |
| banchiză | ice floe |
| aisberg | iceberg |
| lagună | lagoon |
| auroră boreală | northern lights |
| peninsulă | peninsula |
| ploios | rainy |
| recif | reef |
| mal abrupt | riverbankSlope along the side of a river |
| troian | snowdrift |
| fulg de zăpadă | snowflake |
| stepă | steppe |
| rafală de ploaie | sudden shower |
| înseninare | sunny spell |
| smârc | swamp |
| cădea grindină | to hail |
| ninge | to snowVerb, the falling of flakes |
| ultraviolet | ultraviolet |
| vântos | windy |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Romanian words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 38 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.
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