Eu nu vorbesc română.

Yes. In Romanian, the verb ending often shows the subject clearly, so vorbesc already means I speak.

That means:

• Vorbesc română. = I speak Romanian.
• Eu vorbesc română. = I speak Romanian.

Adding eu is usually optional. It is often used for:

• emphasis: I speak Romanian
• contrast: I don’t speak Romanian, but someone else does
• clarity, if needed in context

So in Eu nu vorbesc română, eu is not required, but it is perfectly natural.

Romanian usually makes a sentence negative by putting nu directly before the verb.

So:

• vorbesc = I speak
• nu vorbesc = I do not speak / I don’t speak

This is different from English, which needs do not in the present tense. Romanian does not use a separate word like do here.

Examples:

• Vorbesc engleză. = I speak English.
• Nu vorbesc engleză. = I do not speak English.

Vorbesc is the 1st person singular present tense form of the verb a vorbi, which means to speak.

So:

• a vorbi = to speak
• vorbesc = I speak

Some present tense forms of a vorbi are:

• eu vorbesc = I speak
• tu vorbești = you speak
• el/ea vorbește = he/she speaks
• noi vorbim = we speak
• voi vorbiți = you all speak
• ei/ele vorbesc = they speak

Because limbă (language) is a feminine noun in Romanian: limba română = the Romanian language.

When the noun limbă is omitted, the adjective stays in the feminine form:

• limba română = the Romanian language
• română = Romanian

Compare:

• român = Romanian man / Romanian (masculine)
• română = Romanian woman / Romanian (feminine), and also the Romanian language

So in vorbesc română, the word for the language appears as română.

In Romanian, names of languages are normally written with a lowercase letter, unlike in English.

So Romanian writes:

• română
• engleză
• franceză

English writes:

• Romanian
• English
• French

This is completely normal Romanian spelling.

No. After a vorbi when you mean to speak a language, Romanian normally uses the language name directly, with no preposition.

So:

• vorbesc română = I speak Romanian
• vorbește engleză = he/she speaks English

A native English speaker may expect something like speak in Romanian, but that is a different idea in English too. Romanian usually just says a vorbi română for knowing/using the language.

Yes, absolutely. That is very natural and common.

• Nu vorbesc română. = I don’t speak Romanian.
• Eu nu vorbesc română. = I don’t speak Romanian.

The version without eu is often more neutral. The version with eu may sound a little more explicit or emphatic, depending on context.

Romanian word order is fairly flexible, but the most neutral order here is:

• Eu nu vorbesc română.

You may also hear:

• Nu vorbesc română.
• Română nu vorbesc. — possible, but marked for emphasis or contrast
• Eu română nu vorbesc. — also possible in special contexts

For learners, the safest default is:

• (Eu) nu vorbesc română.

A rough pronunciation is:

• română ≈ ro-MUH-nuh, but not exactly

The two special vowels are important:

• ă = a short, relaxed vowel, like the a in sofa
• â = a close central vowel, a sound English does not really have

Very roughly:

• ro = like ro in romance
• mâ = a central vowel sound, not a normal English a or u
• nă = nuh with a very short final vowel

You do not need perfect pronunciation at first, but it is good to notice that ă and â are different letters and different sounds.

It is neutral and works in both formal and informal situations.

You can use Nu vorbesc română or Eu nu vorbesc română:

• with a stranger
• while traveling
• in class
• in conversation

If you want to sound a bit more polite, you might add something like:

• Scuze, nu vorbesc română. = Sorry, I don’t speak Romanian.
• Îmi pare rău, nu vorbesc română. = I’m sorry, I don’t speak Romanian.

But the basic sentence itself is not rude.

For languages, yes, a vorbi is the normal and best verb to learn first.

Examples:

• Vorbesc română. = I speak Romanian.
• Vorbești engleză? = Do you speak English?

Romanian also has related verbs like:

• a spune = to say/tell
• a zice = to say
• a discuta = to discuss

But for speaking a language, a vorbi is the standard choice.

Usually, nu vorbesc română is understood as I don’t speak Romanian in the general sense: you do not know or use the language.

Romanian present tense can sometimes cover both I speak and I am speaking, depending on context, but with a language name like română, the normal interpretation is about language ability, not a temporary action happening right now.

So learners should mainly understand it as:

• I don’t speak Romanian.