Astfel terminăm repede.

Astfel means something like thus, in this way, or so in a slightly more formal sense.

In everyday speech, Romanians often use așa instead:

• Astfel terminăm repede.
• Așa terminăm repede.

Both are correct, but astfel sounds a bit more formal, careful, or written.

Terminăm is the 1st person plural form of the verb a termina = to finish.

Here is the pattern in the present tense:

• eu termin = I finish
• tu termini = you finish
• el/ea termină = he/she finishes
• noi terminăm = we finish
• voi terminați = you all finish
• ei/ele termină = they finish

So the ending -ăm tells you the subject is we.

Romanian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed.

So:

• Terminăm repede already means we finish quickly
• Noi terminăm repede also works, but noi is usually added only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity

This is different from English, where you normally must say we.

Grammatically, terminăm is present tense.

Depending on context, present tense in Romanian can sometimes refer to the future, especially in informal speech, but by itself learners should understand terminăm as we finish / we are finishing.

If you clearly want future, Romanian often uses:

• o să terminăm = we will finish
• vom termina = we will finish

Repede is an adverb, and it means quickly / fast.

It describes how the action happens:

• terminăm repede = we finish quickly

Unlike adjectives, adverbs do not change for gender or number, so repede always stays the same.

Yes. Romanian word order is fairly flexible, though some versions sound more natural in certain contexts.

The basic sentence:

• Astfel terminăm repede.

Other possible orders:

• Terminăm repede astfel. — possible, but less natural in many situations
• Terminăm astfel repede. — sounds less usual
• Repede terminăm astfel. — possible only in special emphasis contexts

The original order is natural because astfel introduces the method first: in this way, we finish quickly.

Yes, very often.

• Așa terminăm repede. = This way we finish quickly.
• Astfel terminăm repede. = Thus / In this way we finish quickly.

The difference is mainly tone:

• așa = more common, conversational
• astfel = more formal, more written, sometimes more elegant

The letter ă is a very common Romanian vowel. It is a short, neutral sound, similar to the a in English sofa for many speakers.

Approximate pronunciation:

• astfel ≈ AHST-fel
• terminăm ≈ ter-mee-NUM
• repede ≈ RE-pe-de

A few notes:

• In terminăm, the final ăm has that neutral ă sound
• Romanian spelling is quite consistent, so once you learn ă, it becomes easier to recognize

It can work in both ways, depending on context.

Examples:

• Terminăm munca. = We finish the work.
• Filmul se termină. = The movie ends.

So a termina can mean:

• to finish something
• to end / to come to an end

In Astfel terminăm repede, it most naturally means we finish quickly.

Romanian usually uses repede much more naturally in everyday speech.

You may also see:

• rapid as an adjective: un tren rapid
• rapid or rapidly-type meanings in more formal styles, but repede is the normal, common choice here

So:

• Terminăm repede sounds natural
• Terminăm rapid is possible, but a bit more formal or stylistically marked depending on context