Spunem la revedere înainte să plecăm.

Spunem is the 1st person plural present tense of a spune (to say / to tell).

• eu spun = I say
• noi spunem = we say

So the ending -em tells you the subject is we. In this sentence, it is a normal present-tense statement.

Romanian often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

So:

• Spunem = we say
• Noi spunem = we say, but with extra emphasis

You would add noi only if you want contrast or emphasis, for example:

• Noi spunem la revedere, ei pleacă fără să spună nimic.
  We say goodbye; they leave without saying anything.

La revedere is a fixed Romanian expression meaning goodbye.

Literally, it is related to the idea of seeing each other again:

• revedere = seeing again / meeting again

But for learners, the best approach is to treat la revedere as a single chunk meaning goodbye, not as something you build word by word each time.

It is a standard, polite, very common farewell.

Yes, this is a normal Romanian way to express to say goodbye.

You can think of la revedere as the words being said, so:

• spunem la revedere = we say goodbye

A very common alternative is:

• ne luăm la revedere = we say goodbye / we take our leave

That version often sounds especially natural in many contexts. But spunem la revedere is perfectly understandable and correct.

Because înainte să is a common structure meaning before (someone) does something.

So:

• înainte = before
• înainte să plecăm = before we leave

After să, Romanian normally uses the subjunctive form of the verb.

Here, plecăm is part of the subjunctive construction because it comes after să:

• să plecăm = that we leave / for us to leave / we leave

In English, you usually would not translate it as a separate subjunctive. You just naturally say before we leave.

Important point: in Romanian, some subjunctive forms look the same as present-tense forms. Here:

• plecăm = we leave
• să plecăm = that we leave / before we leave

The word să is what tells you it is subjunctive.

Yes. That is another very common way to say before leaving / before we leave.

So you can say:

• Spunem la revedere înainte să plecăm.
• Spunem la revedere înainte de a pleca.

Both are natural.

A useful difference:

• înainte să plecăm explicitly says before we leave
• înainte de a pleca is a little more compact, closer to before leaving

When the subject is the same in both parts of the sentence, înainte de a + infinitive is especially common.

By itself, it most naturally sounds like a general statement or habit:

• We say goodbye before we leave.

Romanian present tense is often used this way.

Depending on context, it could also refer to a specific situation in the present or near future, but without extra context, a habitual meaning is the most natural reading.

Not normally.

If you want let’s say goodbye, Romanian usually uses să:

• Să spunem la revedere înainte să plecăm. = Let’s say goodbye before we leave.

Without să, spunem is normally understood as we say, not let’s say.

Yes. Romanian word order is fairly flexible.

You can also say:

• Înainte să plecăm, spunem la revedere.

The meaning stays the same. The difference is mainly one of emphasis or rhythm.

• Starting with Spunem... focuses first on the main action.
• Starting with Înainte să plecăm... highlights the time relationship first.

Romanian can leave that unsaid if it is clear from context.

This sentence just gives the general action: we say goodbye before leaving. It does not specify the person or people receiving the goodbye.

If you want to add that, Romanian can do so, for example:

• Îi spunem la revedere Mariei înainte să plecăm.
  We say goodbye to Maria before we leave.

Or with a plural recipient:

• Le spunem la revedere înainte să plecăm.
  We say goodbye to them before we leave.

It is neutral to polite. It is very standard and appropriate in most situations.

Compared with other farewells:

• la revedere = standard, polite, normal
• pa = informal, like bye
• ne vedem = see you

So the sentence sounds natural and polite, not overly stiff, but a bit more formal than a casual pa.