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### Board Game Basics and "Before"

When explaining the rules of a board game, you will often need to talk about pieces like the die (**zarul**), the playing card (**cartonașul**), and the pawn (**pionul**).

To state that one action must happen *before* another, use the phrase **înainte să**. 

Because **înainte să** ends with the conjunction **să**, the verb that follows it must take the subjunctive mood. This is the same verb form you already use when saying you want, need, or can do something.

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### Different Subjects in "Before" Clauses

The verb immediately following **înainte să** conjugates to match whoever (or whatever) is performing that specific action. Often, this is the player being instructed, but it can also be an event, such as a match or a competition beginning.

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When playing, you will place your pieces on the board (**tabla**).

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### Planning Your Moves

Let's add the noun for the move (**mutarea**), the verb to move (**a muta**), and the token (**jetonul**) to our vocabulary. Notice how **înainte să** works seamlessly with both direct commands and statements of obligation.

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### Scores, Turns, and Opponents

Finally, a good player tracks the score (**punctajul**), respects the current turn (**tura**), and greets their opponent (**adversarul**). 

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Before clauses (înainte să)

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

Rooms in a House

Basic Body Parts: Upper Body

Basic Body Parts: Limbs

Everyday Clothing

Basic Foods: Groceries

Fruits and Vegetables

Around Town

Getting Around

Setting the Table

A Colorful World

Common Animals

In the Wild

Jobs and Careers

Everyday Tech

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
the die	zarul
Roll the die before you choose the direction.	Aruncați zarul înainte să alegeți direcția.
the playing card	cartonașul
Draw the playing card before you read the rule.	Trageți cartonașul înainte să citiți regula.
Hide the playing card before the match begins.	Ascundeți cartonașul înainte să înceapă meciul.
the pawn	pionul
Choose the pawn that you prefer to use.	Alegeți pionul pe care preferați să îl folosiți.
Put the pawn on the table before you roll the die.	Puneți pionul pe masă înainte să aruncați zarul.
the board (blackboard)	tabla
Put the pawn on the board before the competition begins.	Puneți pionul pe tablă înainte să înceapă concursul.
Clean the board before you place the playing card.	Curățați tabla înainte să puneți cartonașul.
the move	mutarea
Think carefully before you make the move.	Gândiți-vă bine înainte să faceți mutarea.
Plan the move before you touch the pawn.	Planificați mutarea înainte să atingeți pionul.
to move (something)	muta
You must roll the die before you move the pawn.	Trebuie să aruncați zarul înainte să mutați pionul.
He always moves the playing card before he reads the rule.	El mută mereu cartonașul înainte să citească regula.
the token	jetonul
Each player receives the token before starting.	Fiecare jucător primește jetonul înainte să înceapă.
Move the token on the board before you do anything else.	Mutați jetonul pe tablă înainte să faceți altceva.
the score	punctajul
Check the score before you move the token.	Verificați punctajul înainte să mutați jetonul.
the turn	tura
Wait for the turn to end before you speak.	Așteptați să se termine tura înainte să vorbiți.
We find out the score before the turn begins.	Noi aflăm punctajul înainte să înceapă tura.
the opponent	adversarul
Greet the opponent before the turn begins.	Salutați adversarul înainte să înceapă tura.
Respect the opponent that you have today.	Respectați adversarul pe care îl aveți astăzi.