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### Subtitles and Dubbing

Watching shows in the digital age means having choices. One of the first decisions you make when starting a foreign series is whether to turn on the subtitles (*subtitrarea*) or to watch a dubbed (*dublat*) version.

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### Avoiding Spoilers

If you are behind on a popular series, you have to navigate the internet carefully to avoid ruining the plot. Romanian has adopted the English word "spoiler" directly (*spoilerul*). If you already know what happens, be careful not to reveal (*a dezvălui*) the ending to others!

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### Binge-Watching and Playback

When you find a great show, it is hard to stop. While English uses the phrase "binge-watching," in Romanian you can describe watching multiple episodes continuously (*încontinuu*). If you do need to take a break, you can pause the show and resume (*a relua*) it later.

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### Taking Control

To save time during your TV marathon, you might want to skip the intro (*introducerea*). But to do that, you first need to figure out where you put the remote control (*telecomanda*)!

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### Hooked on Exclusive Content

Streaming platforms try to draw you in with exclusive (*exclusiv*) content that you cannot watch anywhere else. Sometimes, a really well-made series can even cause a funny kind of "addiction" (*dependență*).

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Streaming and Binge-Watching

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
the subtitle	subtitrarea
I prefer to watch the series with subtitles.	Prefer să mă uit la serial cu subtitrare.
The subtitles are too small and I can't read them.	Subtitrarea este prea mică și nu o pot citi.
dubbed	dublat
I don't like dubbed films either.	Nici mie nu îmi plac filmele dublate.
Is this documentary dubbed in Romanian?	Acest documentar este dublat în română?
the spoiler	spoilerul
Please don't read spoilers on the internet.	Te rog să nu citești spoilere pe internet.
I hate spoilers because they ruin the episode.	Urăsc spoilerele pentru că distrug episodul.
to reveal	dezvălui
Do not reveal the ending to the one who hasn't watched!	Nu dezvălui sfârșitul celui care nu s-a uitat!
He promised not to reveal the secret.	El a promis să nu dezvăluie secretul.
to resume	relua
We will resume the film after dinner.	O să reluăm filmul după cină.
Press the button to resume the episode.	Apasă butonul ca să reiei episodul.
continuously	încontinuu
She watched three seasons non-stop over the weekend.	Ea a urmărit trei sezoane încontinuu în weekend.
They talk non-stop about that new series.	Ei vorbesc încontinuu despre acel serial nou.
the introduction	introducerea
I always skip the intro to save time.	Sar mereu peste introducere ca să câștig timp.
The intro of this series is very long.	Introducerea acestui serial este foarte lungă.
the remote control	telecomanda
Where did you put the remote?	Unde ai pus telecomanda?
The remote fell under the couch.	Telecomanda a căzut sub canapea.
the addiction	dependența
This excellent series causes addiction.	Acest serial excelent provoacă dependență.
Her addiction to this comedy is funny.	Dependența ei de această comedie este amuzantă.
exclusive	exclusiv
This new documentary is exclusive.	Acest documentar nou este exclusiv.
I bought a subscription for the exclusive content.	Am cumpărat un abonament pentru conținutul exclusiv.
the translation	traducerea
The translation of the subtitles is very bad.	Traducerea subtitrării este foarte proastă.
Who did the translation of this documentary?	Cine a făcut traducerea acestui documentar?
Sometimes the translation changes the meaning of the joke.	Uneori, traducerea schimbă sensul glumei.
the print media	presa scrisă
Young people don't read the print media anymore.	Tinerii nu mai citesc presa scrisă.
Grandpa only reads the print media.	Bunicul citește doar presa scrisă.
Because of the internet, the print media is slowly disappearing.	Din cauza internetului, presa scrisă dispare încet.

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