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### Rodents and Moths

Learn to talk about common household pests like rats (**șobolanul**) and moths (**molia**), as well as the damage they do when they gnaw (**roade**).

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### Biting Bugs

Other pests are a nuisance to people and pets, such as fleas (**puricele**) and bedbugs (**ploșnița**).

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### Infestations and Sprays

When pests multiply (**se înmulți**), a single bug quickly becomes an infestation (**infestarea**). Often, the first line of defense is an insect spray (**sprayul**).

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### Professional Pest Control

If the problem becomes too severe, it's time to call the exterminator (**exterminatorul**) for professional pest control (**deratizarea**).

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Household Pests

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

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Around Town

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A Colorful World

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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
the rat	șobolanul
They say the rat entered through the cellar.	Cică șobolanul a intrat prin pivniță.
to gnaw	roade
The rats keep gnawing the television's cable.	Șobolanii tot rod cablul televizorului.
the moth	molia
The moths had damaged Maria's jacket.	Moliile îi deterioraseră jacheta Mariei.
The mouse is gnawing the kitchen furniture.	Șoarecele roade mobila din bucătărie.
the flea	puricele
Our dog has fleas, so we are washing him.	Câinele nostru are purici, așa că îl spălăm.
They say Radu has never seen a flea.	Cică Radu nu a văzut niciodată un purice.
the bedbug	ploșnița
How many bedbugs do you keep finding in this bed?	Câte ploșnițe tot găsești în acest pat?
No one sleeps anywhere when there is a bedbug.	Nimeni nu doarme nicăieri când există o ploșniță.
the infestation	infestarea
They say the cockroach infestation had worsened.	Cică infestarea cu gândaci se agravase.
Could you stop the infestation in the bathroom?	Ați putea să opriți infestarea din baie?
the spray	sprayul
Where did you put the insect spray?	Unde ai pus sprayul pentru insecte?
Elena used the spray, but the moths still aren't leaving.	Elena a folosit sprayul, dar moliile tot nu pleacă.
to multiply	se înmulți
The bedbugs had multiplied very fast.	Ploșnițele se înmulțiseră foarte repede.
They say the mice multiply around the end of autumn.	Cică șoarecii se înmulțesc pe la sfârșitul toamnei.
the exterminator	exterminatorul
Might the exterminator have come when we were absent?	O fi venit exterminatorul când noi am lipsit?
The exterminator had assured us that the infestation disappeared.	Exterminatorul ne asigurase că infestarea a dispărut.
the pest control	deratizarea
Pest control for the building will cost quite a lot.	Deratizarea blocului va costa destul de mult.
We must do the pest control because the rats are multiplying.	Trebuie să facem deratizarea pentru că șobolanii se înmulțesc.

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