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### Asking the Time

To ask for the time in Romanian, you literally ask "How much is the clock?". You will use the word **cât** (how much).

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### On the Hour

To state the time, start with **E ora** (It is the hour) followed by the number. When the time is exactly on the hour, you can add **fix** (sharp or exact). Note that for the number two, Romanian uses the feminine form **două** when telling time.

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When stating that an event happens *at* a specific time, use the preposition **la**. Let's look at an example using **programul** (the schedule) and the verb **începe** (to start).

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### Quarters and Halves

To say it is past the hour, use **și** (and). For 15 minutes past, use **un sfert** (a quarter).

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For 30 minutes past, use **jumătate** (half).

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To count down to the next hour, such as saying a quarter *to* the hour, use the word **fără** (without).

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### Times of Day

Romanian does not use AM and PM. To clarify the time, simply add the time of day after the hour, such as **seara** (in the evening) or **noaptea** (at night). Here we will also see the verb **se termină** (to end).

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Telling time (e ora...)

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

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
how much / how many	cât
What time is it?	Cât e ceasul?
sharp / exact / fixed	fix
It is two o'clock sharp.	E ora două fix.
the schedule	programul
to start	începe
The new schedule starts at exactly three o'clock.	Programul nou începe la ora trei fix.
the quarter	sfertul
It is a quarter past four.	E ora patru și un sfert.
the half	jumătatea
It is half past five.	E ora cinci și jumătate.
without / to (telling time)	fără
It is a quarter to six.	E ora șase fără un sfert.
the evening	seara
What time does the party start in the evening?	La ce oră începe petrecerea seara?
to end	se termina
the night / at night	noaptea
The party ends at half past ten at night.	Petrecerea se termină la ora zece și jumătate noaptea.
How much does the ticket for the new movie cost?	Cât costă biletul pentru filmul nou?
The boy reads the novel without a dictionary.	Băiatul citește romanul fără dicționar.
I work here in the evening and you work at night.	Eu lucrez aici seara și tu lucrezi noaptea.
The schedule is very important for the project.	Programul este foarte important pentru proiect.
The school ends at two o'clock sharp.	Școala se termină la ora două fix.

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