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Vorbesc puțin română.

Vorbesc puțin română.
I speak a little Romanian.
From Lesson 38:How much and how many (puțin, prea, doar)·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Vorbesc puțin română.

Where is the word for "I" in this sentence?
In Romanian, you usually do not need to say the subject pronoun like eu (I) because the verb ending already tells you who is doing the action. Vorbesc means "I speak" (it can also mean "they speak", but context usually makes it obvious when you are talking about yourself).
Why is it just română instead of limba română?
When talking about speaking a language, Romanians often use just the feminine adjective as a shortcut. Saying vorbesc română is perfectly natural, just like saying "I speak Romanian" in English. You can also say vorbesc limba română (I speak the Romanian language), which means exactly the same thing.
Does the word puțin (a little) change to match the feminine word română?
Not here! In this sentence, puțin is acting as an adverb describing how much you speak (modifying the verb vorbesc), rather than describing the noun română. Adverbs in Romanian never change their form, so it stays puțin.
I sometimes see românește instead of română when people talk about speaking the language. What is the difference?
Românește is an adverb that literally means "in the Romanian way" or "in the Romanian language." Both vorbesc română and vorbesc românește are correct and native speakers use them interchangeably to mean "I speak Romanian."

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