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Navigating an airport in a new language might seem daunting, but a handful of specialized vocabulary will get you smoothly from check-in to your final destination. In this lesson, we will focus on the essential terms for your flight and how to talk about your travel timeline.

### Take-off and Landing

The two most important events of any flight are taking off and landing. In Romanian, the verbs are **a decola** (to take off) and **a ateriza** (to land). Their noun equivalents—often used when talking about the phases of the flight—are **decolarea** (the take-off) and **aterizarea** (the landing).

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When discussing travel plans and schedules, you will often need to say "as soon as". In Romanian, this is the phrase **imediat ce**.

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### Navigating the Airport

As you move through the airport, you will pass through **terminalul** (the terminal), go through **controlul vamal** (customs control), and wait at **poarta** (the gate). If you are not on a direct flight, you might also have **o escală** (a layover).

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To talk about things that happen *during* these stages, use the phrase **în timpul** (during). Because it requires the genitive case, the noun that follows it will change its ending. For a feminine noun like *escala* (the layover), it becomes *escale***i**.

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### In the Air: People and Conditions

Once on board, your flight is managed by **pilotul** (the pilot) and **stewardesa** (the flight attendant). You might also experience the occasional **turbulență** (turbulence).

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When linking two nouns together to show possession or association (like "the voice *of the* pilot" or "the take-off *of the* plane"), Romanian uses the genitive case. Masculine and neuter nouns generally add **-lui** to the end of their definite forms (like *avion***ului** or *pilot***ului**).

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At the Airport

adjective

adverb

adverbial phrase

auxiliary

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The verb to be and definite articles (a fi, -ul, -le)

Feminine definite articles (-a, -ua)

Indefinite articles (un, o)

Negative sentences (nu)

Question words (ce, unde, cine)

The verb to have (a avea)

Masculine plural nouns (-i, -ii)

Feminine plural nouns (-e, -i, -le)

Neuter plural nouns (-uri, -e, -le)

Adjectives and agreement

Present tense of regular -a verbs

Present tense of -a verbs with suffix (-ez)

Present tense of regular -i and -î verbs

Present tense of -i and -î verbs with suffix (-esc / -ăsc)

Present tense of -ea and -e verbs

Reflexive pronouns (mă, te, se, ne, vă)

Accusative prepositions (în, la, pe, din, cu)

Likes and dislikes (îmi place)

Possessive adjectives (meu, tău, său)

Third-person possessives (lui, ei, lor)

Possessive articles (al, a, ai, ale)

Formal politeness (dumneavoastră)

Demonstrative adjectives (acest, acel)

Numbers 1 to 10

The number two (doi, două)

Numbers 11 to 20

Counting by tens to 100

Quantifying large numbers (de)

The subjunctive (să)

Third-person subjunctive (să)

Direct object pronouns (îl, o, îi, le)

Personal direct objects (pe)

Days of the week

Telling time (e ora...)

Months of the Year (January to June)

Months of the Year (July to December)

The Four Seasons

Weather Conditions

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Basic Body Parts: Upper Body

Basic Body Parts: Limbs

Everyday Clothing

Basic Foods: Groceries

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Around Town

Getting Around

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A Colorful World

Common Animals

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Jobs and Careers

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Describing people (tânăr, bătrân, înalt)

Asking when and why (când, de ce, care)

Hello and goodbye (bună ziua, la revedere)

Coming and going (intra, sta, trece)

Where is it? (sub, lângă, între)

Knowing and thinking (știu că, cred că)

Sorry, welcome, congratulations (îmi pare rău, la mulți ani)

Introducing yourself (mă numesc, sunt din România)

How much and how many (puțin, prea, doar)

Can and may (pot merge, pot să merg)

If and whether (dacă)

At school and university

Irregular verbs in the present (vrea, lua, da, bea, sta)

Free time and sport

How much is it? (cât costă, câți, câte)

Before and after (înainte, după, până)

At the doctor (mă doare)

Meals of the day (micul dejun, prânzul, cina)

At the restaurant

Ability and permission (a putea să)

Obligation and necessity (trebuie să)

Desires and intentions (a vrea să)

Impersonal statements (se)

Adverbs of frequency (adesea, uneori)

Conjunctions for reasons and links (pentru că, deci)

Stressed accusative pronouns (pe mine, pe tine)

Indefinite pronouns (cineva, ceva)

Negative pronouns and double negation (nimeni, nimic)

The past tense auxiliary (am, ai, a)

The past tense (am, ai, a)

Regular past participles (-at, -it)

Regular past participles (-ut, -s, -t)

Negative past tense (nu am)

Question	Answer
to take off	decola
I will sleep as soon as we take off.	O să dorm imediat ce o să decolăm.
the terminal	terminalul
customs	vamal
The new terminal has a very fast customs control.	Noul terminal are un control vamal foarte rapid.
the layover	escala
the gate	poarta
We have a long layover to wait at gate nine.	Avem o escală lungă de așteptat la poarta nouă.
the flight attendant	stewardesa
the turbulence	turbulența
The flight attendant told us that there will be a turbulence.	Stewardesa ne-a spus că o să fie o turbulență.
the take-off	decolarea
the landing	aterizarea
I prefer the take-off, but I hate the landing.	Prefer decolarea, dar urăsc aterizarea.
to land	ateriza
The plane took off late and landed early.	Avionul a decolat târziu și a aterizat devreme.
As soon as the landing started, the flight attendant sat down.	Imediat ce a început aterizarea, stewardesa s-a așezat.
During the layover, we walked through the old terminal.	În timpul escalei, ne-am plimbat prin terminalul vechi.
There was a terrible turbulence after the take-off of the plane.	A fost o turbulență groaznică după decolarea avionului.
After the customs control, we ran towards our gate.	După controlul vamal, am alergat spre poarta noastră.
The gate is in the other terminal.	Poarta este în celălalt terminal.
The flight attendant knows that the plane will take off immediately.	Stewardesa știe că avionul o să decoleze imediat.
Where will we land for the layover?	Unde o să aterizăm pentru escală?
I am not afraid of the take-off or the landing of the plane.	Nu mi-e teamă de decolarea sau aterizarea avionului.
I forgot about the turbulence during the customs control.	Am uitat de turbulență în timpul controlului vamal.
As soon as the customs control finishes, we go to the gate.	Imediat ce se termină controlul vamal, mergem la poartă.
I think that the landing was perfect.	Cred că aterizarea a fost perfectă.
We are waiting at the gate of the terminal.	Așteptăm la poarta terminalului.
the pilot	pilotul
The pilot knows that a turbulence is coming.	Pilotul știe că urmează o turbulență.
As soon as the pilot landed, the passengers rejoiced.	Imediat ce pilotul a aterizat, pasagerii s-au bucurat.
The voice of the pilot was calm.	Vocea pilotului a fost calmă.
the escalator	scările rulante
The escalator isn't working today.	Scările rulante nu funcționează azi.
Take the escalator down to customs.	Coborâți cu scările rulante la controlul vamal.
With my heavy suitcase, I took the escalator up.	Cu valiza grea, am urcat pe scările rulante.

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