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### High-Frequency Irregular Commands

When giving urgent instructions to a single person (the informal *tu*), a few common Romanian verbs use short, irregular forms for the affirmative command.

Here are three essential, punchy commands:

| Verb | Command | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| a veni | vino | Come! |
| a duce | du | Take! / Lead! |
| a face | fă | Do! / Make! |

To attach an object pronoun (like "do your" or "do for me"), add it to the end of the verb with a hyphen (**fă-ți**, **fă-mi**).

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### Zi and Stai

Two more crucial short commands:

| Verb | Command | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| a zice | zi | Say! / Tell! |
| a sta | stai | Stay! / Sit! / Wait! |

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### Negative Commands

Negative commands to a single person are completely regular: just use **nu** followed by the infinitive (dropping the "a"). 

For example, "don't stay" is **nu sta**, and "don't say" is **nu zice**. The irregular short forms are *only* used for positive commands.

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### Plural Commands

When addressing a group (the plural *voi*), commands are also regular. Just use the standard present tense form.

So, *stai* becomes **stați**, and *fă* becomes **faceți**. Attached pronouns still use a hyphen (**faceți-vă** for "do your"). Negative group commands simply add **nu** in front of the verb.

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Irregular commands (vino, du, fă...)

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
here (direction)	încoace
Come here, if you want to help me!	Vino încoace, dacă vrei să mă ajuți!
the shade	umbra
Come into the shade, the sun is too strong.	Vino la umbră, soarele este prea puternic.
the work	treaba
Come here and do your work!	Vino aici și fă-ți treaba!
aside	deoparte
Take the chair aside, please.	Du scaunul deoparte, te rog.
the favor	favoarea
Do me a favor, not him!	Fă-mi mie o favoare, nu lui!
idly; for nothing, in vain	degeaba
Don't sit idly, do something!	Nu sta degeaba, fă ceva!
to say	zice
the nonsense	prostia
Tell the truth, don't talk nonsense!	Zi adevărul, nu zice prostii!
Tell me, why don't you come here?	Zi-mi, de ce nu vii încoace?
well-behaved	cuminte
Be good there, if you have to wait.	Stai cuminte acolo, dacă trebuie să aștepți.
calm	liniștit
Stay calm, I am bringing you the coffee.	Stai liniștit, îți aduc ție cafeaua.
Don't sit in the shade for nothing!	Nu stați la umbră degeaba!
Leave the nonsense aside and do your work!	Lăsați prostiile deoparte și faceți-vă treaba!
Do him a favor and behave yourself.	Fă-i o favoare și stai cuminte.
Stay calm and don't say anything!	Stai liniștit și nu zice nimic!
wait! / stay!	stai
Wait a moment!	Stai puțin!
Stay here, I'm coming right away!	Stai aici, vin imediat!
look! (here)	uite
Look, my house is over there!	Uite, acolo este casa mea!
Here is the key!	Uite cheia!

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