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### What's your name?

Romanian asks your name with a reflexive verb, **se numi** (to be called), or with **chema** (to call): *how do they call you?*

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To a stranger or an older person, use the formal *vă*: *Cum vă numiți?* When you meet someone, say **îmi pare bine** — *pleased to meet you*.

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A man may also say **încântat**, a woman **încântată** — *delighted*.

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### Where are you from?

Ask with **de unde** (where from) and answer with **din** (from) and the country. Country names keep their own form: *din România*.

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**Român** is both the noun *a Romanian* and the adjective *Romanian*. The language is **româna** — *limba română*.

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### I am a student

A profession or nationality after *a fi* takes **no article at all** — not *un*, not *-ul*. English says *a student*; Romanian says simply *student*.

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| | |
|---|---|
| țara | the country |
| limba | the language |
| România | Romania |
| român | Romanian |

Introducing yourself (mă numesc, sunt din România)

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)

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
to be called	se numi
What is your name?	Cum te numești?
My name is Maria.	Mă numesc Maria.
What is your name, madam?	Cum vă numiți, doamnă?
My name is Ana.	Numele meu este Ana.
I am a student.	Sunt student.
She is a teacher.	Ea este profesoară.
to call (cum te cheamă = what's your name)	chema
What's your name?	Cum te cheamă?
My name is Andrei.	Mă cheamă Andrei.
pleased to meet you	îmi pare bine
My name is Ion. Pleased to meet you!	Mă numesc Ion. Îmi pare bine!
Pleased to meet you, madam.	Îmi pare bine, doamnă.
Romania	România
I am from Romania.	Sunt din România.
Romanian	român
My friend is Romanian.	Prietenul meu este român.
Are you Romanian?	Sunteți român?
the country	țara
Romania is a beautiful country.	România este o țară frumoasă.
Which country are you from?	Din ce țară ești?
the language	limba
Romanian is a beautiful language.	Româna este o limbă frumoasă.
What languages do you speak?	Ce limbi vorbești?
where from	de unde
Where are you from?	De unde ești?
Where does the teacher come from?	De unde vine profesorul?
delighted (pleased to meet you)	încântat
Pleased to meet you, sir!	Încântat, domnule!
Pleased to meet you, madam!	Încântată, doamnă!

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