Chinese (Mandarin)

Spanish

English

Hindi

Arabic (Modern Standard)

Portuguese

Bengali

Russian

Japanese

Punjabi

German

Javanese

Malay

Telugu

Vietnamese

Korean

French

Marathi

Tamil

Urdu

Turkish

Italian

Chinese, Yue / Cantonese

Thai

Gujarati

Chinese, Jin

Chinese, Min Nan

Dari

Farsi

Polish

Pashto

Kannada

Chinese, Xiang

Malayalam

Sundanese

Hausa

Odia

Burmese

Chinese, Hakka

Ukrainian

Bihari, Bhojpuri

Tagalog

Yoruba

Bihari, Maithili

Uzbek

Sindhi

Amharic

Fula

Romanian

Oromo

Igbo

Azerbaijani

Chinese, Gan

Dutch

Kurdish, Central

Kurdish, Northern

Kurdish, Southern

Malagasy

Lahnda, Saraiki

Nepali

Sinhalese

Chittagonian

Zhuang

Khmer

Turkmen

Assamese

Madurese

Somali

Marwari

Bihari, Magahi

Haryanvi

Hungarian

Chhattisgarhi

Greek

Chewa

Dakhini

Akan, Twi

Akan, Fante

Kazakh

Chinese, Min Bei

Sylheti

Zulu

Czech

Kinyarwanda

Marwari, Dhundhari

Haitian Creole

Chinese, Min Dong

Ilocano

Quechua

Kirundi

Swedish

Hmong

Shona

Uyghur

Hiligaynon

Mossi

Xhosa

Belarusian

Balochi

In spoken Romanian, conversational markers guide the flow of dialogue without changing the literal meaning of a sentence. When complaining about minor daily annoyances, two very common phrases help you structure your story, dismiss trivialities, or wrap up a thought.

### Dismissing Details: "Mă rog"

The phrase **mă rog** (literally "I pray") is used much like "whatever" or "anyway" in English. It signals that a detail doesn't matter, or shows slight resignation before moving on from a complaint.

{{item:1150045}}

### Moving On: "În fine"

The marker **în fine** (literally "in the end", borrowed from the French *enfin*) functions much like "anyway" or "well". It is the perfect tool for wrapping up a thought or transitioning past a minor annoyance, such as finding a crumb (**firimitura**).

{{item:1150048}}

### Dealing with Grumpy People

These markers are heavily used when venting about people who pester (**a sâcâi**) or grumble (**a bombăni**). If you are dealing with an insufferable (**nesuferit**) person, you can use these conversational tools to brush off their behavior and cut your story short.

{{item:1150050}}

{{item:1150053}}

### Household Annoyances

You can apply the exact same markers to inanimate nuisances, such as a broken faucet (**robinetul**) or a blocked drain (**scurgerea**). Use the verb **a curge** (to leak / to flow) to describe plumbing issues, and then use your new conversational markers to quickly move past the frustration.

{{item:1150056}}

{{item:1150058}}

Conversational markers (mă rog, în fine)

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
to slam	trânti
anyway / whatever	mă rog
She slammed the door; whatever, it doesn't matter now.	Ea a trântit ușa; mă rog, nu contează acum.
the crumb	firimitura
anyway / well	în fine
There were some crumbs on the table, but, anyway, I cleaned everything.	Erau niște firimituri pe masă, dar, în fine, am curățat totul.
to pester / to annoy	sâcâi
That noise was pestering me, but, whatever, I fell asleep.	Mă sâcâia acel zgomot, dar, mă rog, am adormit.
insufferable	nesuferit
to grumble	bombăni
The insufferable neighbor grumbled something, but, anyway, I ignored him.	Vecinul nesuferit a bombănit ceva, dar, în fine, l-am ignorat.
the faucet	robinetul
to leak / to flow	curge
The faucet in the bathroom was always leaking; anyway, I fixed it yesterday.	Robinetul din baie curgea mereu; mă rog, l-am reparat ieri.
the drain	scurgerea
The drain got blocked; well, I cleaned it before I left.	Scurgerea s-a blocat; în fine, am curățat-o înainte să plec.
My colleague was grumbling because of a crumb. Whatever...	Colega mea bombănea din cauza unei firimituri. Mă rog...
The insufferable client was annoying me. Anyway, he left.	Clientul nesuferit mă sâcâia. În fine, a plecat.
Since the faucet was leaking, Maria slammed the door; anyway, she was upset.	Din moment ce robinetul curgea, Maria a trântit ușa; mă rog, era supărată.
The water was leaking from the drain, but, anyway, I wasn't in the mood for cleaning.	Apa curgea din scurgere, dar, în fine, nu aveam chef de curățenie.
by the way	apropo
By the way, did you fix the faucet?	Apropo, ai reparat robinetul?
here is, here are	iată
Here are the keys you were looking for!	Iată cheile pe care le căutai!
Here's why the faucet is leaking!	Iată de ce curge robinetul!
damn it!	la naiba
Damn it, I forgot the keys!	La naiba, am uitat cheile!
Damn it, the drain is blocked!	La naiba, s-a blocat scurgerea!
the devil	dracul
To hell with this insufferable neighbor!	Să-l ia dracul pe vecinul acesta nesuferit!
The devil isn't as black as he's painted.	Nu e dracul chiar atât de negru.
great, awesome (informal)	super
By the way, yesterday's party was awesome!	Apropo, petrecerea de ieri a fost super!
Great, I finished the cleaning!	Super, am terminat curățenia!

Contributors