Călătorim către nord.

Călătorim is the 1st person plural form of the verb a călători, meaning to travel.

So călătorim = we travel or we are traveling.

The ending -im is what tells you the subject is we.

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

So:

• Călătorim către nord. = We travel north / We are traveling toward the north.
• Noi călătorim către nord. = also correct, but noi adds emphasis, like we in we are the ones traveling north.

This is called a pro-drop language feature.

Către means toward, towards, or in the direction of.

In this sentence, it shows movement in the direction of the north:

• către nord = toward the north

It is a very natural preposition for direction.

Yes. Spre nord is also very common and natural.

Both can mean toward the north:

• Călătorim către nord.
• Călătorim spre nord.

In many everyday situations, they are very close in meaning.
A learner can usually treat them as near-equivalents here.

Because here nord is being used as a direction, not as a specific, definite noun.

• către nord = toward north / toward the north
• nordul = the north as a definite noun, such as a region or area

For example:

• Nordul României = the north of Romania
• Mergem spre nord = We are going north

So in directional expressions, Romanian often uses the bare form: nord.

Yes. Călătorim is in the present tense.

Romanian present tense often covers both:

• we travel
• we are traveling

So without extra context, Călătorim către nord can mean either a general action or something happening now.

Context tells you which meaning is intended.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

kuh-luh-toh-REEM KUH-treh nord

More carefully:

• că sounds like a short neutral vowel, similar to the a in sofa
• lă has that same ă sound
• ri in -rim is clearly pronounced
• către is roughly KUH-treh
• nord is pronounced much like nord with a rolled or tapped Romanian r

The letter ă is important here. It does not sound like a full English a.

The normal word order here is:

verb + prepositional phrase

• Călătorim = verb
• către nord = direction phrase

This is a neutral, standard way to say it.

Romanian word order is somewhat flexible, but Călătorim către nord is the most straightforward version.

Yes, but the meaning or emphasis may change slightly.

For example:

• Către nord călătorim.

This is understandable, but it sounds more marked or emphatic, as if you are stressing the direction.

For most learners, Călătorim către nord is the best default order.

The infinitive is a călători = to travel.

Some useful present-tense forms are:

• eu călătoresc = I travel / I am traveling
• tu călătorești = you travel
• el/ea călătorește = he/she travels
• noi călătorim = we travel
• voi călătoriți = you all travel
• ei/ele călătoresc = they travel

So călătorim is the we form of a călători.

Not exactly.

• călătorim means we travel
• mergem means we go / we are going

Both can sometimes fit similar situations, but călătorim focuses more on traveling as a journey, while mergem is broader and more general.

So:

• Călătorim către nord. = We are traveling toward the north.
• Mergem spre nord. = We are going north.

Both are natural, but they are not perfect substitutes in every context.