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### The bride and groom

**Mirele** (the groom) declines like *fratele*: *un mire*, *mirele*. **Mireasa** (the bride) is *o mireasă*, plural *mirese*. Together, the couple are *mirii*. They are people, so as direct objects they take **pe** and a doubling pronoun, and the noun after *pe* drops its article.

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### The nași

A Romanian church wedding needs **nașii**: usually an older married couple, **nașul** and *nașa*, who stand with the bride and groom. One word covers both roles: the *naș* who sponsors a wedding and the godfather at a christening — and the wedding nași are often asked to christen the couple's first child too.

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### Customs

The bride throws her **buchet**, and a favorite game at the party is *furatul miresei*: friends "steal" the bride, and the groom's side has to buy her back.

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### Engaged, in love

**Logodit** (engaged) agrees like any adjective: *logodit, logodită, logodiți*. **Dragostea** is love; *din dragoste* is *out of love*.

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### Turning one: a împlini

**A împlini** (an *-esc* verb) means to complete or fulfill. With years it means *to turn*: *împlinesc treizeci de ani* (I'm turning thirty). For your age now you still say *am treizeci de ani*.

| | a împlini |
|---|---|
| eu | **împlinesc** |
| tu | **împlinești** |
| el, ea | **împlinește** |
| past | **am împlinit** |

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### Falling in love, and wishing the couple well

**A se îndrăgosti de** someone is to fall in love with them; in the past it keeps its reflexive pronoun: *m-am îndrăgostit*, *ne-am îndrăgostit*, *s-au îndrăgostit*. At a wedding, guests wish the newlyweds **casă de piatră!**, literally "a house of stone": a home that lasts.

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Weddings and christenings (mireasa, nașul, botezul)

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)

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The Four Seasons

Weather Conditions

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Basic Body Parts: Upper Body

Basic Body Parts: Limbs

Everyday Clothing

Basic Foods: Groceries

Fruits and Vegetables

Around Town

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A Colorful World

Common Animals

In the Wild

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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 groom	mirele
The groom is wearing a black suit.	Mirele poartă un costum negru.
the bride	mireasa
The groom is waiting for the bride at the church.	Mirele o așteaptă pe mireasă la biserică.
The bride is wearing a white dress.	Mireasa poartă o rochie albă.
At the wedding, the friends steal the bride.	La nuntă, prietenii o fură pe mireasă.
the godfather (also: the best man)	nașul
Our godparents helped us a lot.	Nașii noștri ne-au ajutat foarte mult.
Who is your godfather?	Cine este nașul tău?
the christening	botezul
The christening is on Sunday, at the church.	Botezul este duminică, la biserică.
I went to my nephew's christening.	Am fost la botezul nepotului meu.
the bouquet	buchetul
The groom bought the bride a bouquet of flowers.	Mirele i-a cumpărat miresei un buchet de flori.
The bride throws the bouquet.	Mireasa aruncă buchetul.
The girl who catches the bouquet will be the next bride.	Fata care prinde buchetul va fi următoarea mireasă.
engaged (to be married)	logodit
My sister is engaged.	Sora mea este logodită.
They're engaged, but they aren't married.	Ei sunt logodiți, dar nu sunt căsătoriți.
We've been engaged for a year.	Suntem logodiți de un an.
the love	dragostea
They got married for love.	S-au căsătorit din dragoste.
It's a love story.	Este o poveste de dragoste.
Their love is very strong.	Dragostea lor este foarte puternică.
the baby	bebelușul
The godfather holds the baby at the christening.	Nașul îl ține pe bebeluș la botez.
The baby cries all night.	Bebelușul plânge toată noaptea.
to turn (an age); to fulfill	împlini
The baby has turned one.	Bebelușul a împlinit un an.
Tomorrow I turn thirty.	Mâine împlinesc treizeci de ani.
I've made my dream come true.	Mi-am împlinit visul.
to fall in love (de = with)	se îndrăgosti
I fell in love with her.	M-am îndrăgostit de ea.
We fell in love on vacation.	Ne-am îndrăgostit în vacanță.
congratulations! (wish to newlyweds: a lasting home)	casă de piatră
We got married! — Congratulations!	— Ne-am căsătorit! — Casă de piatră!
A happy home and lots of children!	Casă de piatră și mulți copii!

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