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### Getting Your Desk Ready

To stay organized, you will need the right tools on your desk. 

In Romanian, the definite article "the" attaches directly to the end of the noun. For many feminine nouns, this takes the form of an *-a* at the end of the word. You will see this with words like the eraser (**radiera**) and the ruler (**rigla**).

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### Fastening Pages Together

When grouping documents, you might reach for the stapler (**capsatorul**) or the paperclip (**agrafa**). 

Notice how masculine and neuter words often get the ending *-ul* to mean "the", while feminine words like **agrafa** use the *-a* ending.

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### Printing and Punching

Modern offices rely on machines like the printer (**imprimanta**) and the hole punch (**perforatorul**). Of course, a printer is useless without ink (**cerneala**).

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### The Pencil Case

For smaller writing supplies, you will want a pencil case (**penarul**). Inside, you might store your marker (**markerul**) or the glue (**lipiciul**).

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### Taking Notes

Finally, whether you are planning your week or jotting down ideas, you will need the planner (**agenda**) and a pocket notebook (**carnetul**).

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Stationery & Office Supplies

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

Getting Around

Setting the Table

A Colorful World

Common Animals

In the Wild

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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
the eraser	radiera
the ruler	rigla
I would like the eraser and the ruler, please.	Aș vrea radiera și rigla, te rog.
the stapler	capsatorul
On this desk there is no stapler.	Pe acest birou nu este niciun capsator.
the paperclip	agrafa
Do you use this stapler or that paperclip?	Folosești acest capsator sau acea agrafă?
the printer	imprimanta
the ink	cerneala
The new printer has no ink at all.	Imprimanta nouă nu are cerneală deloc.
The blue ink for the printer is expensive.	Cerneala albastră pentru imprimantă este scumpă.
the hole punch	perforatorul
I take the hole punch, and you take the ruler.	Eu iau perforatorul, iar tu iei rigla.
the glue	lipiciul
the pencil case	penarul
The boy puts the glue in his pencil case.	Băiatul pune lipiciul în penarul său.
the marker	markerul
That small pencil case has a marker and an eraser.	Acel penar mic are un marker și o radieră.
That red marker is next to the glue.	Acel marker roșu este lângă lipici.
the planner	agenda
The colleague writes the schedule in her planner.	Colega scrie programul în agenda ei.
the notebook (small / pocket)	carnetul
The planner and the notebook are on my desk.	Agenda și carnetul sunt pe biroul meu.
Do you prefer to use their notebook?	Preferi să folosești carnetul lor?
Where is the paperclip? Under the hole punch.	Unde este agrafa? Sub perforator.