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### Asking "Who"

In Romanian, forming a question with a question word is straightforward. You simply start the sentence with the question word, keep the normal word order, and raise your pitch at the end of the sentence. There are no helper words like "do" or "does" to worry about.

Let's start with the word **cine** (who). We will also learn our first profession: **profesorul** (the teacher).

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### Asking "Where" and Describing People

To ask about locations, we use the question word **unde** (where).

Before we look at some examples, it is important to know that Romanian nouns referring to people often change their endings based on whether the person is male or female. You already know **profesorul** (the male teacher), but for a female teacher, you use **profesoara**. Similarly, we have **studentul** (the male student) and **studenta** (the female student).

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### Asking "What"

To ask about objects or abstract concepts, use the question word **ce** (what).

We will practice this with a few common objects: **dicționarul** (the dictionary) and **televizorul** (the television). You can use your new question words alongside the location words you already know to talk about things around you.

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Question words (ce, unde, cine)

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)

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)

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

Question	Answer
who	cine
Who is there?	Cine este acolo?
Who is he?	Cine este el?
the teacher	profesorul
He is the teacher.	El este profesorul.
where	unde
Where is the teacher?	Unde este profesorul?
Who is the woman?	Cine este femeia?
the teacher	profesoara
The woman is the teacher.	Femeia este profesoara.
Where is the teacher?	Unde este profesoara?
the student	studentul
The boy is the student.	Băiatul este studentul.
Where is the student now?	Unde este studentul acum?
the student	studenta
The girl is the student.	Fata este studenta.
The student is at home.	Studenta este acasă.
what / how (exclamatory, + adjective)	ce
What is here?	Ce este aici?
What is there?	Ce este acolo?
the dictionary	dicționarul
Where is the dictionary?	Unde este dicționarul?
The dictionary is very big.	Dicționarul este foarte mare.
the television	televizorul
Where is the television?	Unde este televizorul?
The television is not here.	Televizorul nu este aici.
the pen	pixul
Where is the pen?	Unde este pixul?
The pen is here, but the pencil is there.	Pixul este aici, dar creionul este acolo.

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