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### Wishing someone well

**Însănătoșire grabnică!** (literally *a speedy recovery*) is the Romanian *get well soon!*, said or written to someone who is ill. To send the wish to a third person, use *a dori* with the dative: *îi dorim tatălui tău însănătoșire grabnică*.

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### How do you like it?

*Mi se pare* gives your impression. Turn it into a question with **cum ți se pare …?** (literally *how does … seem to you?*), and ask for a first reaction to something concrete: a film, a flat, an idea. To someone you call *dumneavoastră*, say *cum vi se pare?* *Ce părere ai?* asks for a considered opinion.

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### For instance, to be precise

**De pildă** means the same as *de exemplu*, with a slightly more literary sound. **Mai precis** narrows down what you just said, exactly like *mai exact*.

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### Reacting

**A se mira** (to be surprised) is reflexive: *mă mir*, *te miri*, *s-a mirat*. What surprises you follows with *că*. **Ieșit din comun** (out of the ordinary) agrees like an adjective: *un talent ieșit din comun*, *o zi ieșită din comun*.

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**Pardon** is a light *sorry*: when you bump into someone, squeeze past, or correct a slip in mid-sentence.

| you want to | say |
|---|---|
| get past someone, correct a slip | **pardon**, *scuze*, *scuzați* (formal) |
| apologize properly | *îmi pare rău*, *îmi cer scuze* |

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### We'll see, who's to blame, what's best

**Mai vedem** (we'll see) leaves a decision open. Don't mix it up with *ne vedem* (see you). **A fi de vină** is *to be to blame*.

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**Preferabil** is an adjective (*preferable*, with the dative for *to*) and also an adverb (*preferably*). To give advice, use **e de preferat** + *să* + the subjunctive (it's best to).

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Opinions and reactions (cum ți se pare, mă mir, mai vedem)

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
get well soon!	însănătoșire grabnică
I heard you're sick. Get well soon!	Am auzit că ești bolnav. Însănătoșire grabnică!
We wish your father a speedy recovery!	Îi dorim tatălui tău însănătoșire grabnică!
— Mom is in the hospital. — I'm sorry! I hope she gets well soon!	— Mama e la spital. — Îmi pare rău! Însănătoșire grabnică!
how do you like …?, how does … seem to you?	cum ți se pare
How do you like my new apartment?	Cum ți se pare noul meu apartament?
— How do you like the movie? — It seems a bit long to me.	— Cum ți se pare filmul? — Mi se pare cam lung.
What do you make of my idea?	Cum ți se pare ideea mea?
for instance (slightly literary)	de pildă
I like winter sports, skiing for instance.	Îmi plac sporturile de iarnă, de pildă schiul.
You could read something light, a magazine for instance.	Poți să citești ceva ușor, de pildă o revistă.
Some fruits, bananas for instance, are very sweet.	Unele fructe, de pildă bananele, sunt foarte dulci.
to be precise, more specifically	mai precis
See you on the weekend, Saturday evening to be precise.	Ne vedem în weekend, mai precis sâmbătă seara.
I live in the north of the country, in a village to be precise.	Locuiesc în nordul țării, mai precis într-un sat.
We moved two years ago, in March to be precise.	Ne-am mutat acum doi ani, mai precis în martie.
we'll see (still undecided)	mai vedem
— Are you coming over tomorrow? — I don't know, we'll see.	— Vii mâine la noi? — Nu știu, mai vedem.
We're not buying the car for now. We'll see.	Deocamdată nu cumpărăm mașina. Mai vedem.
— Are we going to the seaside this summer? — We'll see, it depends on the money.	— Mergem la mare vara asta? — Mai vedem, depinde de bani.
excuse me; sorry, I mean (correcting yourself)	pardon
Sorry, I didn't see you!	Pardon, nu v-am văzut!
See you Monday, sorry, I mean Tuesday.	Ne vedem luni, pardon, marți.
Excuse me, can I get by?	Pardon, pot să trec?
to be surprised, to be amazed	se mira
I'm surprised he hasn't called yet.	Mă mir că nu a sunat încă.
Everyone was surprised when she won.	Toată lumea s-a mirat când a câștigat.
I'm not surprised you're tired.	Nu mă mir că ești obosit.
out of the ordinary, exceptional	ieșit din comun
She has an extraordinary talent.	Are un talent ieșit din comun.
There's nothing out of the ordinary here.	Nu e nimic ieșit din comun aici.
It was an extraordinary day.	A fost o zi ieșită din comun.
to be to blame	fi de vină
Nobody is to blame.	Nu e nimeni de vină.
Who is to blame for the accident?	Cine e de vină pentru accident?
I'm the one to blame, not him.	Eu sunt de vină, nu el.
preferable; preferably	preferabil
Come in the morning, preferably early.	Veniți dimineața, preferabil devreme.
For me, the train is preferable to the bus.	Pentru mine, trenul e preferabil autobuzului.
A simple solution is preferable.	O soluție simplă e preferabilă.
it's best to, it's preferable (+ subjunctive)	e de preferat
It's best to book a table.	E de preferat să rezervați o masă.
It's better not to drive at night.	E de preferat să nu conduci noaptea.
Before the exam, it's best to get a good night's sleep.	Înainte de examen, e de preferat să dormi bine.

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