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Core Romanian Words

First Romanian words for beginners, with the gender, the definite form and the plural of every noun in the notes. Chosen following the A1 topics of the Institutul Limbii Române course programme.

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  • People

    soră

    sister

  • Places

    office / desk

    birou

  • Everyday actions

    a mânca

    to eat

  • Things around you

    name / surname

    nume

  • Describe things

    vechi

    old (of things)

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You start with People, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: People

    Start here11 cards

  2. Section 2: Places

    10 cards

  3. Section 3: Time and routine

    11 cards

  4. Section 4: Everyday actions

    12 cards

  5. Section 5: Things around you

    10 cards

  6. Section 6: Describe things

    11 cards
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In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1People11 cards

om
person / human being
bărbat
man
femeie
woman
copil
child
familie
family
mamă
mother
tată
father
frate
brother
soră
sister
prieten
friend
profesor
teacher

2Places10 cards

casă
house / home
apartament
flat / apartment
școală
school
magazin
shop
birou
office / desk
oraș
town / city
stradă
street
gară
railway station
cameră
room
țară
country

3Time and routine11 cards

zi
day
săptămână
week
an
year
oră
hour
azi
today
mâine
tomorrow
ieri
yesterday
dimineață
morning
seară
evening
acum
now
timp
time

4Everyday actions12 cards

a fi
to be
a avea
to have
a merge
to go / to work (of a machine)
a veni
to come
a mânca
to eat
a bea
to drink
a vorbi
to speak
a cumpăra
to buy
a locui
to live (somewhere)
a lucra
to work
a vrea
to want
a ști
to know

5Things around you10 cards

apă
water
cafea
coffee
pâine
bread
bani
money
telefon
phone
mașină
car
carte
book
nume
name / surname
cheie
key
vreme
weather

6Describe things11 cards

mare
big / large
mic
small / little
nou
new
vechi
old (of things)
bun
good
rău
bad
frumos
beautiful / nice
scump
expensive / dear
ieftin
cheap
cald
warm / hot
rece
cold

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Time and routine

dimineață

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Published September 28, 2026