Where you live
A garsonieră is a one-room flat — the classic first home in a Romanian city. Most people live in a bloc (apartment building), on the parter (ground floor) or on an etaj.
| I live in a studio apartment. | Locuiesc într-o garsonieră. |
| We live on the ground floor. | Locuim la parter. |
| The grandparents live on the ground floor, and we live on the second floor. | Bunicii locuiesc la parter, iar noi la etajul doi. |
Rooms and furniture
Livingul is the modern word for the living room (you already know sufrageria). After în and la the article drops: în living, la parter. When you need the bathroom in a café, ask for toaleta.
| In the evening we sit in the living room. | Seara stăm în living. |
| The phone is on the nightstand. | Telefonul este pe noptieră. |
| Where is the restroom, please? | Unde este toaleta, vă rog? |
Full and empty
Plin (full) is regular. Gol (empty) changes its vowel in the feminine and loses its l in the masculine plural:
| m. | f. | m. pl. | f. pl. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full | plin | plină | plini | pline |
| empty | gol | goală | goi | goale |
Plin de means full of.
| The bottle is empty, but the glass is full. | Sticla este goală, dar paharul este plin. |
| The closet is full of clothes. | Dulapul este plin de haine. |
Paper and dishes
Hârtia is paper as a material, and hârtia igienică is toilet paper. A vas is a pot or a dish; in the plural, vasele are the dishes.
| We have to buy toilet paper. | Trebuie să cumpărăm hârtie igienică. |
| The pot of soup is on the stove. | Vasul cu supă este pe aragaz. |
| I put the dishes in the cupboard. | Am pus vasele în dulap. |
Într-un, într-o
În + un / o is always written as one word with a hyphen: într-un, într-o (and dintr-un, printr-o the same way).
| I live in a studio apartment. | Locuiesc într-o garsonieră. |
| I put the paper in a cupboard. | Pun hârtia într-un dulap. |
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