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### Navigating Your Devices

Modern life requires modern vocabulary. Many of the words you will use for technology in Romanian are neuter nouns. In the singular, they behave just like masculine nouns, taking the suffix **-ul** to mean "the" (such as *ecranul* for "the screen" or *calculatorul* for "the computer").

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Feminine tech words, like *baterie* (battery) and *aplicație* (application), take the standard feminine definite article **-a** at the end of the word.

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### This and That

When pointing out specific devices, you will use demonstrative adjectives before the noun. Because neuter nouns act like masculine nouns in the singular, they use the masculine forms **acest** (this) and **acel** (that).

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For feminine nouns, use **această** (this) and **acea** (that).

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### Connecting, Charging, and Downloading

When talking about the internet or applications, you will often need action words. Notice how the verbs for "to charge" (*a încărca*) and "to download" (*a descărca*) share a common root.

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Finally, no tech lesson is complete without checking your signal.

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Everyday Tech

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

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)

Past tense with reflexive verbs (m-am, s-a)

Question	Answer
the screen	ecranul
This screen is very big.	Acest ecran este foarte mare.
I do not see the screen well.	Nu văd bine ecranul.
the battery	bateria
This battery is new.	Această baterie este nouă.
I must buy a battery.	Trebuie să cumpăr o baterie.
the internet	internetul
The internet is not good there.	Internetul nu este bun acolo.
He uses the internet now.	El folosește internetul acum.
the computer	calculatorul
I want that computer.	Vreau acel calculator.
The computer is on the desk.	Calculatorul este pe birou.
the password	parola
I do not have the password.	Nu am parola.
She writes the password slowly.	Ea scrie parola încet.
the application	aplicația
This application is very good.	Această aplicație este foarte bună.
I cannot find the application on the phone.	Nu pot să găsesc aplicația pe telefon.
to charge	încărca
I must charge the battery today.	Trebuie să încarc bateria astăzi.
Are you charging it now?	O încarci acum?
to download	descărca
I want to download a document.	Vreau să descarc un document.
He is downloading the application quickly.	El descarcă aplicația repede.
the connection	conexiunea
The connection is not good.	Conexiunea nu este bună.
We are losing the connection here.	Pierdem conexiunea aici.
the cable	cablul
Where is the cable for the computer?	Unde este cablul pentru calculator?
That cable is old.	Acel cablu este vechi.
the email	e-mailul
I am writing an email.	Scriu un e-mail.
Do you have my email?	Ai e-mailul meu?
to send	trimite
I'll send you an email tomorrow.	Îți trimit un e-mail mâine.
I am sending a message.	Trimit un mesaj.
to receive	primi
I receive many emails.	Primesc multe e-mailuri.
Are you getting the message?	Primești mesajul?
the information	informația
The information is on the internet.	Informația este pe internet.
I am looking for information on the internet.	Caut informații pe internet.
the envelope	plicul
I put the letter in the envelope.	Pun scrisoarea în plic.
The envelope is on the desk.	Plicul este pe birou.
dear	drag
Dear friends, I am sending you a picture.	Dragi prieteni, vă trimit o poză.
Dear Mom, I am well.	Dragă mamă, sunt bine.
love, (closing a letter)	cu drag
Love, Maria.	Cu drag, Maria.
Love, your mother.	Cu drag, mama ta.

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