Sper să ajungem la timp la ședință.

Because Romanian very often uses the subjunctive after verbs that express a wish, hope, intention, or desire.

So:

• sper = I hope
• să ajungem = that we arrive / for us to arrive

In natural English, we usually just say I hope we arrive..., but Romanian commonly builds this with să + verb.

So Sper să ajungem... literally feels like I hope that we may arrive..., though the best English translation is simply I hope we get there / arrive....

Because ajungem matches the subject we.

The verb a ajunge means to arrive / to get to. Its relevant forms include:

• ajung = I arrive
• ajungi = you arrive
• ajunge = he/she arrives
• ajungem = we arrive
• ajungeți = you all arrive
• ajung = they arrive

In this sentence, the speaker hopes we will arrive, so Romanian uses ajungem.

Because the two verbs have different subjects:

• Sper → subject is I
• ajungem → subject is we

So the sentence means:

• I hope
• that we arrive / get there
• on time
• to the meeting

This kind of subject change is completely normal in Romanian.

It can mean both, depending on context.

In this sentence, să ajungem la ședință can be understood as:

• to arrive at the meeting
• to get to the meeting

Both are natural translations.

Romanian a ajunge is a very common verb and is often broader than English arrive. It can mean reaching a place, point, result, or state.

La timp means on time.

So:

• a ajunge la timp = to arrive on time

It refers to not being late.

Depending on context, English sometimes distinguishes between on time and in time, but Romanian la timp most often corresponds to on time in a sentence like this one.

Because these are two separate expressions:

• la timp = on time
• la ședință = to/at the meeting

The first la is part of the fixed phrase la timp.
The second la introduces the destination or event: la ședință.

So even though the same word appears twice, it is doing two different jobs in the sentence.

Yes. Ședință commonly means meeting, especially in work, school, office, or official contexts.

Examples:

• ședință de lucru = work meeting
• ședință la birou = meeting at the office

Depending on context, it can also mean session.

So in this sentence, la ședință most naturally means to the meeting.

A rough English-friendly pronunciation is:

sheh-DEEN-tsuh

A few useful points:

• ș sounds like English sh
• e is like e in set
• din has a clear ee sound
• ț sounds like ts
• ă is a short central vowel, often approximated as uh

So: șe-din-ță.

No. In Romanian, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb ending already shows the subject.

So:

• ajungem already means we arrive

That is why noi is usually unnecessary.

You could add noi for emphasis:

• Sper să ajungem noi la timp la ședință.

But that sounds marked, as if you are stressing we specifically.

Yes, that is also possible.

There is a nuance:

• Sper să ajungem... is the very common structure with the subjunctive after a spera
• Sper că ajungem... uses că
  • indicative and can sound a bit more like I hope / I expect that we’re arriving on time

In many everyday situations, both are acceptable, but sper să ajungem is a very standard and natural way to express hope.

The given word order is natural:

• Sper să ajungem la timp la ședință.

But Romanian word order is fairly flexible, so you may also hear:

• Sper să ajungem la ședință la timp.

Both are understandable. The version with la timp before la ședință often feels slightly smoother here, but neither is wrong.

Word order changes can affect emphasis more than basic meaning.

Yes. Sper is present tense, first person singular, from a spera = to hope.

In English, depending on context, it can translate as:

• I hope
• I’m hoping

Romanian simple present often covers both meanings.

Usually yes, or at least not yet completed from the speaker’s point of view.

Sper să ajungem la timp la ședință normally means the speaker is talking about an upcoming arrival at a meeting, or about getting there before it is too late.

So the sentence naturally points toward a future result, even though Romanian uses present-form verbs in this construction.