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Keeping your home spotless is easier when you know exactly what tools to ask for and what chores need to be done. In this lesson, we will master the essential vocabulary for deep cleaning.

### Floors and Carpets

Let's start with the floors. One of the heaviest but most useful tools you will use is **aspiratorul** (the vacuum cleaner). The verb for using it is **a aspira** (to vacuum).

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For hard floors, vacuuming might not be enough. You will often need to wash them using **mopul** (the mop).

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### Sweeping and Dusting

If you are just sweeping up a quick mess, you will need to gather the dirt on **fărașul** (the dustpan).

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To clean dry surfaces like tables and shelves, you will wipe away the dust using **cârpa** (the cloth).

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### Scrubbing Tiles

Sometimes wiping isn't enough, and you have to use the verb **a freca** (to scrub) to remove tough stains.

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When cleaning a bathroom or kitchen, you will encounter two specific Romanian words for ceramic tiles. The language distinguishes between them based on where they are installed: floor tiles are called **gresia**, while wall tiles are called **faianța**.

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### The Final Touches

After scrubbing or washing with soap, the next step is **a clăti** (to rinse) to remove the suds.

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Finally, to get rid of the smell of strong cleaning solutions and bring in fresh breeze, it is always a good idea to open the windows. The verb for this is **a aerisi** (to air out).

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Deep Cleaning the House

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

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Setting the Table

A Colorful World

Common Animals

In the Wild

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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 vacuum cleaner	aspiratorul
Bring it to me, please! The vacuum cleaner is very heavy.	Adu-mi-l, te rog! Aspiratorul este foarte greu.
Thanks to this vacuum cleaner, the apartment is clean.	Datorită acestui aspirator, apartamentul este curat.
to vacuum	aspira
The woman who is vacuuming the rug is my colleague.	Femeia care aspiră covorul este colega mea.
Why don't you want to vacuum the car today?	De ce nu vrei să aspiri mașina azi?
the mop	mopul
My friend left the mop in the small bathroom.	Prietenul meu a lăsat mopul în baia mică.
Please clean the floor with the mop.	Te rog să cureți podeaua cu mopul.
the dustpan	fărașul
Sweep up the garbage and put it on the blue dustpan!	Mătură gunoiul și pune-l pe fărașul albastru!
I am looking for the dustpan that was next to the door.	Caut fărașul care era lângă ușă.
the cloth	cârpa
Bring it to me immediately, I need the clean cloth!	Adu-mi-o imediat, am nevoie de cârpa curată!
The man wipes the dust from the table with a soft cloth.	Bărbatul șterge praful de pe masă cu o cârpă moale.
to scrub	freca
She scrubs the stain until it disappears.	Ea freacă pata până când dispare.
Do not scrub too hard, because you destroy the material.	Nu freca prea tare, pentru că distrugi materialul.
the floor tiles	gresia
I washed the floor tiles in the kitchen with a lot of water.	Am spălat gresia din bucătărie cu multă apă.
Be careful, the tile floor is slippery and you can fall!	Ai grijă, gresia este alunecoasă și poți să cazi!
the wall tiles	faianța
My husband cleans the wall tiles in the bathroom every weekend.	Soțul meu curăță faianța din baie în fiecare weekend.
Thanks to the new solution, the wall tiles are very clean.	Datorită soluției noi, faianța este foarte curată.
to rinse	clăti
You must rinse the plate well.	Trebuie să clătești bine farfuria.
The boy washes the sponge, and the girl rinses it in the sink.	Băiatul spală buretele, iar fata îl clătește în chiuvetă.
to air out	aerisi
It is good to air out the room every morning.	E bine să aerisim camera în fiecare dimineață.
I opened the window in order to air out the apartment.	Am deschis fereastra ca să aerisesc apartamentul.
the order (tidiness, arrangement)	ordinea
After the cleaning, there's finally order in the house.	După curățenie, în sfârșit e ordine în casă.
Mom likes order in the kitchen.	Mamei îi place ordinea în bucătărie.
I put things in order before the guests came.	Am pus lucrurile în ordine înainte să vină musafirii.

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