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### Placing Your Bets

Let's get ready for game night! We will start by learning the basic terms for the round (**runda**) and the bet (**pariul**).

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When things get serious, you will need the word for the stake (**miza**) and the verb to bet (**paria**). Note that the adverb **și**, when placed right before a past tense verb, can mean "actually" or "already."

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### Cards and Bluffs

When playing cards, you want to hold on to the ace (**asul**) and the trump card (**atuul**). Both of these are masculine or neuter nouns taking the definite article **-ul**.

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Of course, if you don't have good cards, you can always rely on the bluff (**cacialmaua**). Because the base noun ends in a vowel, its definite form takes the **-a** suffix.

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### High Risks

Finally, let's talk about the consequences of bad behavior at the table. You will need the verbs to risk (**risca**) and to cheat (**trișa**). You will often see these verbs paired with the informal future tense structure **o să** in conditional "if/then" statements to warn opponents about their actions.

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Tabletop Games

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)

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Present tense of regular -a verbs

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Reflexive pronouns (mă, te, se, ne, vă)

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Likes and dislikes (îmi place)

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The past tense auxiliary (am, ai, a)

The past tense (am, ai, a)

Regular past participles (-at, -it)

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Negative past tense (nu am)

Question	Answer
the round	runda
the bet	pariul
The round started and he accepted my bet.	Runda a început și mi-a acceptat pariul.
to bet	paria
the stake	miza
He actually bet the whole stake.	El a și pariat toată miza.
the ace	asul
the trump card	atuul
He already played the ace, so his trump card was red.	A și jucat asul, deci atuul său a fost roșu.
the bluff	cacialmaua
He discovered my bluff.	El mi-a descoperit cacialmaua.
to cheat (games, exams)	trișa
to risk	risca
If you cheat, you will risk everything.	Dacă o să trișezi, o să riști totul.
The stake for this round is very big.	Miza pentru această rundă este foarte mare.
Did she already play the ace or the bluff?	Ea a și jucat asul sau cacialmaua?
She saw his bet and already used the trump card.	Ea i-a văzut pariul și a și folosit atuul.
I will not risk betting the car!	Nu o să risc să pariez mașina!
She promised me that she will never cheat.	Ea mi-a promis că nu o să trișeze niciodată.
If you win this round, I will bet again.	Dacă o să câștigi această rundă, o să pariez din nou.
If the stake is small, I will risk everything.	Dacă miza o să fie mică, o să risc totul.
If he cheats, I will not pay the bet.	Dacă el o să trișeze, eu nu o să plătesc pariul.