Lenguia | 1000 Most Common Romanian Words with Audio

Why these 1,000 words matter

Romanian vocabulary is astonishingly top-heavy: the 100 most frequent words make up about half of everything you will ever hear or read, and the top 1,000 cover roughly 85% of everyday speech. Learn these first and most sentences around you turn from noise into language.

The list below is ranked by how often each word actually occurs in spoken Romanian — dictionary forms, with concise English translations, the part of speech, the CEFR level at which learners typically meet the word, and audio for every word in a female and a male voice. Show the top 250, 500 or all 1,000, and flip to A–Z when you want to look something up.

#	Word	Translation	Part of speech	Level
1	și	and	conjunction	A1
2	de	of; from	preposition	A1
3	la	at; to	preposition	A1
4	în	in; into	preposition	A1
5	cu	with	preposition	A1
6	un	a; an (masc.)	article	A1
7	o	a; an (fem.)	article	A1
8	este	is	verb	A1
9	nu	no; not	adverb	A1
10	se	oneself; himself (reflexive)	pronoun	A1
11	că	that (subordinator)	conjunction	A1
12	pe	on; onto	preposition	A1
13	ce	what; which	pronoun	A1
14	mai	more; still	adverb	A1
15	care	which; who (relative)	pronoun	A1
16	să	to (subjunctive particle)	particle	A1
17	pentru	for	preposition	A1
18	din	from; of; out of	preposition	A1
19	eu	I	pronoun	A1
20	tu	you (sing.)	pronoun	A1
21	el	he; it	pronoun	A1
22	ea	she; it	pronoun	A1
23	noi	we	pronoun	A1
24	voi	you (pl.)	pronoun	A1
25	ei	they (masc.); her; of her	pronoun	A1
26	ele	they (fem.)	pronoun	A1
27	ca	as; like	conjunction	A1
28	dar	but	conjunction	A1
29	sau	or	conjunction	A1
30	dacă	if; whether	conjunction	A1
31	am	I have (auxiliary)	verb	A1
32	fi	to be	verb	A1
33	avea	to have	verb	A1
34	face	to do; to make	verb	A1
35	mi	to me (clitic)	pronoun	A1
36	îl	him; it (clitic)	pronoun	A1
37	îmi	to me; my	pronoun	A1
38	putea	to be able; can	verb	A1
39	vrea	to want	verb	A1
40	când	when	adverb	A1
41	cum	how; as	adverb	A1
42	așa	so; thus; like this	adverb	A1
43	aici	here	adverb	A1
44	acum	now	adverb	A1
45	bine	well; good	adverb	A1
46	foarte	very	adverb	A1
47	tot	all; still; whole	adverb	A1
48	toată	all; whole (fem.)	adjective	A1
49	da	yes	interjection	A1
50	merge	to go; to walk	verb	A1
51	spune	to say; to tell	verb	A1
52	după	after; behind	preposition	A1
53	până	until; up to	preposition	A1
54	fără	without	preposition	A1
55	prin	through; by	preposition	A1
56	peste	over; across	preposition	A1
57	între	between; among	preposition	A1
58	despre	about; concerning	preposition	A1
59	sub	under; below	preposition	A1
60	ști	to know	verb	A1
61	vedea	to see	verb	A1
62	chema	to call; to be named	verb	A1
63	veni	to come	verb	A1
64	trebui	to must; to need	verb	A2
65	om	man; person; human	noun	A1
66	zi	day	noun	A1
67	an	year	noun	A1
68	timp	time; weather	noun	A1
69	fel	kind; way; manner	noun	A1
70	lucru	thing; work	noun	A1
71	mult	much; a lot	adverb	A1
72	puțin	little; few; a bit	adverb	A1
73	unde	where	adverb	A1
74	atât	so much; that much	adverb	A1
75	acolo	there	adverb	A1
76	astfel	thus; in this way	adverb	A2
77	apoi	then; next	adverb	A1
78	chiar	even; really	adverb	A1
79	doar	only; just	adverb	A1
80	numai	only	adverb	A1
81	nici	neither; nor; not even	conjunction	A1
82	deja	already	adverb	A1
83	încă	still; yet; more	adverb	A1
84	aproape	almost; near	adverb	A1
85	departe	far	adverb	A1
86	împreună	together	adverb	A1
87	mereu	always	adverb	A1
88	niciodată	never	adverb	A1
89	câte	how many (fem./neut.)	determiner	A1
90	cât	how much; as much as	adverb	A1
91	câți	how many (masc.)	determiner	A2
92	cine	who	pronoun	A1
93	ale	of the (fem. pl. possessive)	article	A2
94	lui	his; to him; of him	pronoun	A1
95	lor	their; theirs; to them	pronoun	A1
96	meu	my; mine (masc.)	pronoun	A1
97	mea	my; mine (fem.)	pronoun	A1
98	său	his; her; its (masc.)	pronoun	A1
99	tău	your; yours (masc.)	pronoun	A1
100	nostru	our; ours (masc.)	pronoun	A1
101	acest	this (masc.)	determiner	A1
102	această	this (fem.)	determiner	A1
103	acel	that (masc.)	determiner	A1
104	acea	that (fem.)	determiner	A2
105	aceasta	this one (fem.)	pronoun	A1
106	acesta	this one (masc.)	pronoun	A1
107	asta	this; that (colloq.)	pronoun	A1
108	aceea	that one (fem.)	pronoun	A2
109	ăsta	this one (masc., colloq.)	pronoun	A2
110	te	you (clitic)	pronoun	A1
111	mă	me (clitic)	pronoun	A1
112	ne	us (clitic)	pronoun	A1
113	vă	you (pl. clitic)	pronoun	A1
114	le	them; to them (clitic)	pronoun	A1
115	îi	to him; them (clitic)	pronoun	A1
116	ți	to you (clitic)	pronoun	A1
117	ăla	that one (masc., colloq.)	pronoun	A2
118	însă	however; but	conjunction	A2
119	totuși	yet; nevertheless	adverb	A2
120	deci	so; therefore	conjunction	A2
121	fiindcă	because	conjunction	A2
122	deoarece	because; since	conjunction	A2
123	vreun	some; any (masc.)	determiner	A2
124	niște	some; a few	article	A1
125	alt	other; another (masc.)	determiner	A1
126	altă	other; another (fem.)	determiner	A1
127	același	the same (masc.)	determiner	A2
128	fiecare	each; every	determiner	A1
129	câteva	a few (fem.)	determiner	A2
130	mulți	many (masc.)	adjective	A1
131	multe	many (fem.)	adjective	A1
132	prim	first (ordinal)	adjective	A1
133	doi	two (masc.)	number	A1
134	două	two (fem.)	number	A1
135	trei	three	number	A1
136	patru	four	number	A1
137	cinci	five	number	A1
138	șase	six	number	A1
139	șapte	seven	number	A1
140	opt	eight	number	A1
141	nouă	nine; new (fem.)	number	A1
142	zece	ten	number	A1
143	sută	hundred	noun	A1
144	mie	thousand	noun	A1
145	crede	to believe; to think	verb	A1
146	gândi	to think	verb	A1
147	simți	to feel	verb	A2
148	lua	to take	verb	A1
149	uita	to forget; to look (reflexive)	verb	A2
150	pune	to put; to place	verb	A1
151	găsi	to find	verb	A1
152	ajunge	to arrive; to reach; to suffice	verb	A2
153	lăsa	to leave; to let	verb	A1
154	ține	to hold; to keep	verb	A1
155	trece	to pass; to cross	verb	A2
156	rămâne	to stay; to remain	verb	A2
157	primi	to receive	verb	A1
158	auzi	to hear	verb	A1
159	citi	to read	verb	A1
160	scrie	to write	verb	A1
161	vorbi	to speak; to talk	verb	A1
162	întreba	to ask	verb	A1
163	răspunde	to answer; to reply	verb	A2
164	mânca	to eat	verb	A1
165	bea	to drink	verb	A1
166	dormi	to sleep	verb	A1
167	juca	to play	verb	A1
168	iubi	to love	verb	A1
169	plăcea	to please; to like	verb	A1
170	începe	to begin; to start	verb	A1
171	termina	to finish; to end	verb	A1
172	lucra	to work	verb	A1
173	învăța	to learn; to teach	verb	A1
174	înțelege	to understand	verb	A1
175	cunoaște	to know; to be acquainted	verb	A2
176	aduce	to bring	verb	A2
177	pleca	to leave; to depart	verb	A1
178	intra	to enter; to go in	verb	A1
179	ieși	to go out; to exit	verb	A1
180	sta	to stay; to sit; to stand	verb	A1
181	copil	child	noun	A1
182	femeie	woman	noun	A1
183	bărbat	man	noun	A1
184	băiat	boy	noun	A1
185	fată	girl	noun	A1
186	prieten	friend	noun	A1
187	familie	family	noun	A1
188	mamă	mother	noun	A1
189	tată	father	noun	A1
190	frate	brother	noun	A1
191	soră	sister	noun	A1
192	casă	house; home	noun	A1
193	apă	water	noun	A1
194	nume	name	noun	A1
195	oraș	city; town	noun	A1
196	țară	country	noun	A1
197	loc	place; spot	noun	A1
198	parte	part; side	noun	A1
199	viață	life	noun	A1
200	mână	hand	noun	A1
201	cap	head	noun	A1
202	ochi	eye	noun	A1
203	gură	mouth	noun	A1
204	picior	leg; foot	noun	A1
205	inimă	heart	noun	A2
206	corp	body	noun	A2
207	față	face	noun	A1
208	păr	hair	noun	A2
209	ureche	ear	noun	A2
210	nas	nose	noun	A2
211	noapte	night	noun	A1
212	dimineață	morning	noun	A1
213	seară	evening	noun	A1
214	oră	hour; o'clock	noun	A1
215	minut	minute	noun	A1
216	clipă	moment; instant	noun	A2
217	săptămână	week	noun	A1
218	lună	month; moon	noun	A1
219	astăzi	today	adverb	A1
220	ieri	yesterday	adverb	A1
221	mâine	tomorrow	adverb	A1
222	devreme	early	adverb	A2
223	târziu	late	adverb	A2
224	ușă	door	noun	A1
225	fereastră	window	noun	A2
226	cameră	room	noun	A1
227	masă	table; meal	noun	A1
228	scaun	chair	noun	A1
229	pat	bed	noun	A1
230	pâine	bread	noun	A1
231	lapte	milk	noun	A1
232	carne	meat	noun	A1
233	ou	egg	noun	A2
234	cafea	coffee	noun	A1
235	ceai	tea	noun	A1
236	vin	wine	noun	A2
237	mâncare	food; meal	noun	A1
238	fruct	fruit	noun	A2
239	legumă	vegetable	noun	A2
240	sare	salt	noun	A2
241	bani	money	noun	A1
242	muncă	work; labour	noun	A1
243	școală	school	noun	A1
244	carte	book	noun	A1
245	cuvânt	word	noun	A1
246	limbă	language; tongue	noun	A1
247	întrebare	question	noun	A2
248	răspuns	answer	noun	A2
249	poveste	story; tale	noun	A2
250	drum	road; way; journey	noun	A1
251	stradă	street	noun	A1
252	mașină	car; machine	noun	A1
253	tren	train	noun	A2
254	ușor	easy; light; slowly	adjective	A1
255	greu	hard; heavy; difficult	adjective	A1
256	mare	big; large; sea	adjective	A1
257	mic	small; little	adjective	A1
258	nou	new (masc.)	adjective	A1
259	vechi	old (of things)	adjective	A1
260	tânăr	young	adjective	A1
261	bătrân	old (of people)	adjective	A1
262	bun	good	adjective	A1
263	rău	bad; evil	adjective	A1
264	frumos	beautiful; handsome	adjective	A1
265	urât	ugly	adjective	A2
266	lung	long	adjective	A1
267	scurt	short	adjective	A1
268	înalt	tall; high	adjective	A2
269	gata	ready; done	adjective	A1
270	plin	full	adjective	A2
271	gol	empty; naked	adjective	A2
272	cald	warm; hot	adjective	A1
273	rece	cold	adjective	A1
274	curat	clean	adjective	A2
275	murdar	dirty	adjective	A2
276	fericit	happy	adjective	A1
277	trist	sad	adjective	A1
278	obosit	tired	adjective	A2
279	bolnav	sick; ill	adjective	A2
280	sănătos	healthy	adjective	A2
281	adevărat	true; real	adjective	A2
282	important	important	adjective	A2
283	greșit	wrong; mistaken	adjective	A2
284	gând	thought	noun	A2
285	idee	idea	noun	A2
286	problemă	problem	noun	A1
287	motiv	reason; motive	noun	A2
288	lume	world; people	noun	A1
289	țel	goal; aim	noun	B1
290	putere	power; strength	noun	A2
291	muzică	music	noun	A1
292	film	film; movie	noun	A1
293	imagine	image; picture	noun	A2
294	culoare	colour	noun	A1
295	lumină	light	noun	A2
296	foc	fire	noun	A2
297	soare	sun	noun	A1
298	cer	sky; heaven	noun	A2
299	pământ	earth; ground; land	noun	A2
300	aer	air	noun	A2
301	vânt	wind	noun	A2
302	ploaie	rain	noun	A2
303	zăpadă	snow	noun	A2
304	copac	tree	noun	A2
305	floare	flower	noun	A2
306	iarbă	grass	noun	A2
307	munte	mountain	noun	A2
308	râu	river	noun	A2
309	piatră	stone; rock	noun	A2
310	animal	animal	noun	A2
311	câine	dog	noun	A1
312	pisică	cat	noun	A1
313	pasăre	bird	noun	A2
314	pește	fish	noun	A2
315	cal	horse	noun	A2
316	oameni	people	noun	A1
317	persoană	person	noun	A1
318	domn	gentleman; sir; Mr.	noun	A1
319	doamnă	lady; madam; Mrs.	noun	A1
320	copilărie	childhood	noun	B1
321	soț	husband; spouse	noun	A2
322	soție	wife	noun	A2
323	fiu	son	noun	A2
324	fiică	daughter	noun	A2
325	bunic	grandfather	noun	A2
326	bunică	grandmother	noun	A2
327	vecin	neighbour	noun	A2
328	sat	village	noun	A2
329	popor	people; nation	noun	B1
330	stat	state	noun	B1
331	guvern	government	noun	B1
332	lege	law	noun	B1
333	război	war	noun	A2
334	pace	peace	noun	A2
335	dragoste	love	noun	A2
336	prietenie	friendship	noun	B1
337	adevăr	truth	noun	A2
338	sfârșit	end	noun	A2
339	început	beginning; start	noun	A2
340	mijloc	middle; means	noun	A2
341	sfat	advice; counsel	noun	B1
342	ajutor	help; aid	noun	A2
343	grijă	care; worry	noun	A2
344	frică	fear	noun	A2
345	bucurie	joy	noun	A2
346	durere	pain; ache	noun	A2
347	boală	illness; disease	noun	A2
348	moarte	death	noun	A2
349	sânge	blood	noun	A2
350	privi	to look at; to watch; to regard	verb	A2
351	aștepta	to wait; to expect	verb	A1
352	căuta	to look for; to search	verb	A1
353	arăta	to show; to look; to point	verb	A2
354	cere	to ask for; to request	verb	A2
355	ajuta	to help	verb	A1
356	purta	to wear; to carry; to behave	verb	A2
357	duce	to carry; to lead; to go	verb	A2
358	cumpăra	to buy	verb	A1
359	vinde	to sell	verb	A2
360	plăti	to pay	verb	A1
361	costa	to cost	verb	A1
362	deschide	to open	verb	A1
363	închide	to close; to shut	verb	A1
364	opri	to stop	verb	A2
365	porni	to start; to set off	verb	A2
366	schimba	to change	verb	A2
367	pierde	to lose	verb	A2
368	câștiga	to win; to earn	verb	A2
369	alege	to choose; to elect	verb	A2
370	încerca	to try; to attempt	verb	A2
371	reuși	to succeed; to manage	verb	A2
372	conduce	to drive; to lead	verb	A2
373	muri	to die	verb	A2
374	naște	to be born; to give birth	verb	B1
375	trăi	to live	verb	A2
376	crește	to grow; to raise	verb	A2
377	deveni	to become	verb	A2
378	părea	to seem; to appear	verb	A2
379	aminti	to remember; to remind	verb	A2
380	îngrijora	to worry	verb	B1
381	atunci	then; at that time	adverb	A1
382	oricum	anyway; anyhow	adverb	A2
383	poate	maybe; perhaps	adverb	A1
384	sigur	sure; certainly; safe	adverb	A1
385	probabil	probably	adverb	A2
386	desigur	of course	adverb	A2
387	iar	and; again; but	conjunction	A1
388	ori	or; times	conjunction	A2
389	precum	as; just as	conjunction	B1
390	decât	than; only	conjunction	A2
391	contra	against	preposition	B1
392	conform	according to	preposition	B1
393	lângă	next to; beside	preposition	A1
394	spre	towards	preposition	A2
395	dinspre	from (the direction of)	preposition	B1
396	înainte	before; forward; ahead	adverb	A2
397	înapoi	back; backwards	adverb	A2
398	afară	outside; out	adverb	A1
399	înăuntru	inside; indoors	adverb	A2
400	jos	down; below	adverb	A1
401	sus	up; above	adverb	A1
402	stânga	left (side)	noun	A1
403	dreapta	right (side)	noun	A1
404	nord	north	noun	A2
405	sud	south	noun	A2
406	est	east	noun	A2
407	vest	west	noun	A2
408	muncitor	worker	noun	A2
409	profesor	teacher; professor	noun	A1
410	elev	pupil; student	noun	A2
411	student	student (university)	noun	A2
412	medic	doctor; physician	noun	A2
413	doctor	doctor	noun	A1
414	inginer	engineer	noun	A2
415	șef	boss; chief	noun	A2
416	coleg	colleague	noun	A2
417	client	customer; client	noun	A2
418	birou	office; desk	noun	A2
419	firmă	firm; company	noun	A2
420	companie	company	noun	A2
421	magazin	shop; store	noun	A1
422	piață	market; square	noun	A2
423	preț	price	noun	A2
424	bancă	bank; bench	noun	A2
425	spital	hospital	noun	A2
426	restaurant	restaurant	noun	A2
427	hotel	hotel	noun	A2
428	biserică	church	noun	A2
429	clădire	building	noun	A2
430	apartament	apartment; flat	noun	A2
431	grădină	garden	noun	A2
432	curte	yard; court	noun	B1
433	câmp	field	noun	B1
434	pădure	forest; woods	noun	A2
435	ocean	ocean	noun	B1
436	lac	lake	noun	A2
437	insulă	island	noun	B1
438	telefon	telephone	noun	A1
439	calculator	computer	noun	A2
440	internet	internet	noun	A2
441	ziar	newspaper	noun	A2
442	scrisoare	letter	noun	A2
443	mesaj	message	noun	A2
444	veste	news; tidings	noun	B1
445	număr	number	noun	A1
446	literă	letter (of alphabet)	noun	B1
447	pagină	page	noun	A2
448	hârtie	paper	noun	A2
449	creion	pencil	noun	A2
450	cheie	key	noun	A2
451	geantă	bag; handbag	noun	A2
452	haină	coat; garment	noun	A2
453	pantof	shoe	noun	A2
454	cămașă	shirt	noun	A2
455	rochie	dress	noun	A2
456	bucată	piece; bit	noun	A2
457	jumătate	half	noun	A2
458	grup	group	noun	A2
459	rând	row; line; turn	noun	A2
460	situație	situation	noun	B1
461	stare	state; condition; mood	noun	B1
462	caz	case	noun	A2
463	exemplu	example	noun	A2
464	rezultat	result	noun	B1
465	scop	purpose; aim	noun	B1
466	plan	plan	noun	A2
467	proiect	project	noun	B1
468	ordine	order; tidiness	noun	B1
469	sistem	system	noun	B1
470	formă	form; shape	noun	A2
471	tip	type; kind; guy	noun	A2
472	gen	kind; gender; genre	noun	B1
473	mod	way; manner; mode	noun	A2
474	sens	meaning; sense; direction	noun	B1
475	valoare	value; worth	noun	B1
476	dreptate	justice; right	noun	B1
477	libertate	freedom; liberty	noun	B1
478	necesar	necessary	adjective	B1
479	posibil	possible	adjective	A2
480	imposibil	impossible	adjective	B1
481	diferit	different	adjective	A2
482	asemenea	such; likewise	adjective	B1
483	special	special	adjective	A2
484	normal	normal	adjective	A2
485	obișnuit	usual; ordinary	adjective	B1
486	ciudat	strange; odd	adjective	A2
487	liber	free; vacant	adjective	A2
488	ocupat	busy; occupied	adjective	A2
489	gratuit	free (of charge)	adjective	B1
490	scump	expensive; dear	adjective	A2
491	ieftin	cheap	adjective	A2
492	bogat	rich; wealthy	adjective	A2
493	sărac	poor	adjective	A2
494	puternic	strong; powerful	adjective	A2
495	slab	weak; thin	adjective	A2
496	rapid	fast; quick	adjective	A2
497	lent	slow	adjective	B1
498	periculos	dangerous	adjective	B1
499	atent	careful; attentive	adjective	A2
500	liniștit	calm; quiet	adjective	B1
501	clar	clear; obvious	adjective	A2
502	simplu	simple	adjective	A2
503	complicat	complicated	adjective	B1
504	complet	complete; full	adjective	B1
505	întreg	whole; entire	adjective	A2
506	singur	alone; single; only	adjective	A2
507	propriu	own; proper	adjective	B1
508	comun	common; shared	adjective	B1
509	general	general	adjective	B1
510	principal	main; principal	adjective	B1
511	următor	next; following	adjective	A2
512	anterior	previous; former	adjective	B1
513	ultim	last; final	adjective	A2
514	recent	recent	adjective	B1
515	modern	modern	adjective	A2
516	cunoscut	known; well-known	adjective	B1
517	celebru	famous	adjective	B1
518	plăcut	pleasant; nice	adjective	A2
519	minunat	wonderful; marvellous	adjective	A2
520	grozav	great; terrific	adjective	A2
521	teribil	terrible	adjective	B1
522	groaznic	horrible; awful	adjective	B1
523	delicios	delicious	adjective	A2
524	dulce	sweet	adjective	A2
525	amar	bitter	adjective	B1
526	proaspăt	fresh	adjective	B1
527	moale	soft	adjective	B1
528	tare	hard; strong; loud	adjective	A2
529	greșeală	mistake; error	noun	A2
530	succes	success	noun	A2
531	eșec	failure	noun	B1
532	șansă	chance; opportunity	noun	A2
533	noroc	luck; cheers	noun	A2
534	pericol	danger	noun	B1
535	siguranță	safety; certainty	noun	B1
536	nevoie	need	noun	A2
537	dorință	wish; desire	noun	B1
538	vis	dream	noun	A2
539	speranță	hope	noun	B1
540	sentiment	feeling; sentiment	noun	B1
541	emoție	emotion	noun	B1
542	suflet	soul	noun	B1
543	minte	mind	noun	A2
544	memorie	memory	noun	B1
545	atenție	attention	noun	A2
546	efort	effort	noun	B1
547	obicei	habit; custom	noun	B1
548	experiență	experience	noun	B1
549	putință	possibility; ability	noun	B2
550	cauză	cause	noun	B1
551	urmare	consequence; result	noun	B1
552	diferență	difference	noun	B1
553	legătură	connection; link	noun	B1
554	relație	relationship; relation	noun	B1
555	întâlnire	meeting; date	noun	B1
556	vorbă	word; talk	noun	A2
557	glas	voice	noun	B1
558	voce	voice	noun	A2
559	sunet	sound	noun	B1
560	zgomot	noise	noun	B1
561	observa	to notice; to observe	verb	B1
562	considera	to consider	verb	B1
563	presupune	to suppose; to assume	verb	B1
564	recunoaște	to recognize; to admit	verb	B1
565	explica	to explain	verb	A2
566	povesti	to tell; to narrate	verb	A2
567	repeta	to repeat	verb	A2
568	adăuga	to add	verb	B1
569	continua	to continue	verb	A2
570	întâmpla	to happen	verb	A2
571	petrece	to spend (time); to happen	verb	B1
572	folosi	to use	verb	A2
573	construi	to build	verb	B1
574	crea	to create	verb	B1
575	produce	to produce	verb	B1
576	apăsa	to press; to push (down)	verb	B1
577	ridica	to lift; to raise; to rise	verb	A2
578	cădea	to fall	verb	A2
579	arunca	to throw	verb	A2
580	prinde	to catch; to grab	verb	A2
581	atinge	to touch; to reach	verb	B1
582	mișca	to move	verb	A2
583	alerga	to run	verb	A2
584	sări	to jump	verb	A2
585	zbura	to fly	verb	A2
586	înota	to swim	verb	A2
587	dansa	to dance	verb	A2
588	cânta	to sing; to play (music)	verb	A1
589	râde	to laugh	verb	A2
590	plânge	to cry; to weep	verb	A2
591	zâmbi	to smile	verb	A2
592	bucura	to be glad; to rejoice	verb	A2
593	spera	to hope	verb	A2
594	dori	to wish; to desire	verb	A2
595	ura	to hate	verb	B1
596	teme	to fear; to be afraid	verb	B1
597	supăra	to upset; to get angry	verb	B1
598	mulțumi	to thank; to satisfy	verb	A1
599	ierta	to forgive; to excuse	verb	A2
600	saluta	to greet	verb	A2
601	bucătărie	kitchen	noun	A2
602	baie	bathroom; bath	noun	A2
603	perete	wall	noun	A2
604	podea	floor	noun	B1
605	acoperiș	roof	noun	B1
606	scară	stairs; ladder	noun	B1
607	colț	corner	noun	A2
608	oglindă	mirror	noun	B1
609	lampă	lamp	noun	B1
610	farfurie	plate	noun	B1
611	pahar	glass; cup	noun	A2
612	cuțit	knife	noun	A2
613	lingură	spoon	noun	B1
614	furculiță	fork	noun	B1
615	sticlă	bottle; glass	noun	A2
616	cutie	box	noun	A2
617	sac	sack; bag	noun	B1
618	ceas	clock; watch	noun	A2
619	jucărie	toy	noun	B1
620	minge	ball	noun	A2
621	roată	wheel	noun	B1
622	motor	engine; motor	noun	B1
623	avion	airplane	noun	A2
624	vapor	ship; steamer	noun	B1
625	barcă	boat	noun	B1
626	bicicletă	bicycle	noun	A2
627	autobuz	bus	noun	A2
628	gară	railway station	noun	A2
629	aeroport	airport	noun	A2
630	bilet	ticket	noun	A2
631	călătorie	trip; journey	noun	A2
632	vacanță	holiday; vacation	noun	A2
633	hartă	map	noun	A2
634	fier	iron	noun	B1
635	aur	gold	noun	B1
636	argint	silver	noun	B1
637	lemn	wood	noun	A2
638	piele	skin; leather	noun	B1
639	metal	metal	noun	B1
640	plastic	plastic	noun	B1
641	praf	dust; powder	noun	B1
642	nisip	sand	noun	B1
643	gheață	ice	noun	B1
644	fum	smoke	noun	B1
645	gaz	gas	noun	B1
646	ulei	oil	noun	A2
647	zahăr	sugar	noun	A2
648	făină	flour	noun	B1
649	brânză	cheese	noun	A2
650	unt	butter	noun	A2
651	măr	apple	noun	A2
652	cartof	potato	noun	A2
653	roșie	tomato	noun	A2
654	ceapă	onion	noun	B1
655	supă	soup	noun	A2
656	salată	salad	noun	A2
657	prăjitură	cake; pastry	noun	B1
658	gust	taste; flavour	noun	B1
659	miros	smell; scent	noun	B1
660	foame	hunger	noun	A2
661	sete	thirst	noun	A2
662	somn	sleep	noun	A2
663	odihnă	rest	noun	B1
664	sănătate	health	noun	A2
665	medicament	medicine; drug	noun	B1
666	rană	wound	noun	B1
667	febră	fever	noun	B1
668	accident	accident	noun	B1
669	primejdie	peril; danger	noun	B2
670	urgență	emergency; urgency	noun	B1
671	poliție	police	noun	A2
672	soldat	soldier	noun	B1
673	armată	army	noun	B1
674	armă	weapon; gun	noun	B1
675	luptă	fight; struggle	noun	B1
676	victorie	victory	noun	B1
677	rege	king	noun	A2
678	regină	queen	noun	A2
679	președinte	president	noun	B1
680	primar	mayor	noun	B2
681	putred	rotten	adjective	B2
682	gros	thick; fat	adjective	A2
683	subțire	thin; slim	adjective	A2
684	adânc	deep	adjective	B1
685	larg	wide; broad	adjective	B1
686	îngust	narrow	adjective	B1
687	drept	straight; right; law	adjective	A2
688	strâmb	crooked; bent	adjective	B2
689	rotund	round	adjective	B1
690	ascuțit	sharp	adjective	B1
691	uscat	dry	adjective	A2
692	ud	wet	adjective	A2
693	umed	damp; humid	adjective	B1
694	luminos	bright; luminous	adjective	B1
695	întunecat	dark	adjective	B1
696	negru	black	adjective	A1
697	alb	white	adjective	A1
698	roșu	red	adjective	A1
699	verde	green	adjective	A1
700	albastru	blue	adjective	A1
701	galben	yellow	adjective	A1
702	maro	brown	adjective	A2
703	gri	grey	adjective	A2
704	roz	pink	adjective	A2
705	zbate	to struggle; to flutter	verb	B2
706	muta	to move (something); to relocate	verb	B1
707	întoarce	to turn; to return	verb	A2
708	apropia	to approach; to bring near	verb	B1
709	depărta	to move away	verb	B2
710	urca	to climb; to go up	verb	A2
711	coborî	to descend; to go down	verb	A2
712	conta	to matter; to count on	verb	B1
713	însemna	to mean; to signify	verb	B1
714	depinde	to depend	verb	B1
715	permite	to allow; to permit	verb	B1
716	interzice	to forbid; to ban	verb	B1
717	obliga	to force; to oblige	verb	B1
718	hotărî	to decide	verb	B1
719	decide	to decide	verb	B1
720	promite	to promise	verb	A2
721	jura	to swear; to vow	verb	B1
722	minți	to lie; to deceive	verb	B1
723	fura	to steal	verb	B1
724	ucide	to kill	verb	B1
725	bate	to hit; to beat; to knock	verb	A2
726	lovi	to strike; to hit	verb	B1
727	rupe	to break; to tear	verb	A2
728	strica	to spoil; to break	verb	B1
729	repara	to repair; to fix	verb	A2
730	tăia	to cut	verb	A2
731	coase	to sew	verb	B2
732	spăla	to wash	verb	A2
733	curăța	to clean	verb	B1
734	găti	to cook	verb	A2
735	coace	to bake	verb	B2
736	fierbe	to boil	verb	B1
737	îmbrăca	to dress; to put on	verb	A2
738	funcționa	to function; to work	verb	B2
739	odihni	to rest	verb	B1
740	trezi	to wake up	verb	A2
741	scula	to get up; to rise	verb	B1
742	așeza	to sit down; to place	verb	B1
743	culca	to lie down; to put to bed	verb	B1
744	visa	to dream	verb	B1
745	respira	to breathe	verb	B1
746	zări	to glimpse; to catch sight of	verb	B2
747	asculta	to listen; to obey	verb	A1
748	privire	look; gaze	noun	B1
749	pas	step; pace	noun	A2
750	mișcare	movement; motion	noun	B1
751	faptă	deed; act	noun	B1
752	fapt	fact	noun	A2
753	lucrare	work; paper; task	noun	B1
754	sarcină	task; pregnancy	noun	B1
755	datorie	duty; debt	noun	B1
756	guvernare	governance; rule	noun	B2
757	regulă	rule	noun	A2
758	obligație	obligation	noun	B2
759	permisiune	permission	noun	B2
760	hotărâre	decision; resolve	noun	B1
761	alegere	choice; election	noun	B1
762	schimbare	change	noun	B1
763	dezvoltare	development	noun	B2
764	creștere	growth; increase	noun	B1
765	cantitate	quantity; amount	noun	B1
766	calitate	quality	noun	B1
767	măsură	measure; size	noun	B1
768	greutate	weight; difficulty	noun	B1
769	înălțime	height	noun	B1
770	lungime	length	noun	B1
771	distanță	distance	noun	B1
772	viteză	speed	noun	B1
773	căldură	heat; warmth	noun	B1
774	frig	cold	noun	A2
775	vreme	weather; time	noun	A2
776	anotimp	season	noun	B1
777	primăvară	spring	noun	A2
778	vară	summer	noun	A2
779	toamnă	autumn; fall	noun	A2
780	iarnă	winter	noun	A2
781	deseori	often; frequently	adverb	B1
782	adesea	often	adverb	B1
783	uneori	sometimes	adverb	A2
784	rareori	rarely	adverb	B1
785	câteodată	occasionally; now and then	adverb	B1
786	imediat	immediately; at once	adverb	A2
787	brusc	suddenly; abruptly	adverb	B1
788	treptat	gradually	adverb	B2
789	iarăși	again; once more	adverb	B1
790	demult	long ago	adverb	B1
791	curând	soon	adverb	A2
792	îndată	right away; presently	adverb	B2
793	abia	barely; hardly; only just	adverb	B1
794	cumva	somehow; by any chance	adverb	B1
795	undeva	somewhere	adverb	A2
796	nicăieri	nowhere	adverb	B1
797	oriunde	anywhere; wherever	adverb	B1
798	pretutindeni	everywhere	adverb	B2
799	înadins	on purpose; deliberately	adverb	B2
800	degeaba	in vain; for nothing	adverb	B1
801	deget	finger; toe	noun	A2
802	braț	arm	noun	A2
803	umăr	shoulder	noun	B1
804	genunchi	knee	noun	B1
805	spate	back	noun	A2
806	burtă	belly; stomach	noun	B1
807	gât	neck; throat	noun	A2
808	dinte	tooth	noun	A2
809	limbaj	language; speech	noun	B2
810	os	bone	noun	B1
811	creier	brain	noun	B1
812	stomac	stomach	noun	B1
813	aripă	wing	noun	B1
814	coadă	tail; queue	noun	B1
815	blană	fur	noun	B2
816	frunză	leaf	noun	B1
817	rădăcină	root	noun	B1
818	sămânță	seed	noun	B2
819	boabă	grain; berry	noun	B2
820	ramură	branch	noun	B2
821	val	wave	noun	B1
822	nor	cloud	noun	A2
823	stea	star	noun	A2
824	furtună	storm	noun	B1
825	fulger	lightning	noun	B2
826	umbră	shadow; shade	noun	B1
827	deal	hill	noun	B1
828	vale	valley	noun	B1
829	peșteră	cave	noun	B2
830	pod	bridge; attic	noun	A2
831	zid	wall (masonry)	noun	B1
832	gard	fence	noun	B1
833	poartă	gate	noun	B1
834	poziție	position	noun	B1
835	direcție	direction	noun	B1
836	suprafață	surface; area	noun	B2
837	spațiu	space	noun	B1
838	punct	point; dot	noun	A2
839	linie	line	noun	A2
840	centru	centre	noun	A2
841	margine	edge; margin	noun	B1
842	capăt	end; extremity	noun	B1
843	vârf	peak; tip; top	noun	B1
844	fund	bottom	noun	B1
845	gaură	hole	noun	B1
846	urmă	trace; track; footprint	noun	B1
847	semn	sign; mark	noun	A2
848	simbol	symbol	noun	B2
849	model	model; pattern	noun	B1
850	ordin	order; command	noun	B1
851	informație	information	noun	B1
852	cunoștință	knowledge; acquaintance	noun	B2
853	știință	science	noun	B1
854	artă	art	noun	A2
855	istorie	history	noun	A2
856	cultură	culture	noun	B1
857	societate	society	noun	B1
858	natură	nature	noun	A2
859	religie	religion	noun	B1
860	credință	faith; belief	noun	B2
861	tradiție	tradition	noun	B2
862	spirit	spirit; mind; wit	noun	B2
863	economie	economy	noun	B1
864	afacere	business; affair	noun	B1
865	comerț	trade; commerce	noun	B2
866	produs	product	noun	B1
867	serviciu	service; job	noun	B1
868	salariu	salary; wage	noun	B1
869	impozit	tax	noun	B2
870	cheltuială	expense	noun	B2
871	câștig	gain; profit; earnings	noun	B2
872	avere	wealth; fortune	noun	B2
873	sărăcie	poverty	noun	B2
874	folos	benefit; use	noun	B1
875	avantaj	advantage	noun	B1
876	dezavantaj	disadvantage	noun	B2
877	scădea	to decrease; to subtract	verb	B1
878	mări	to enlarge; to increase	verb	B1
879	micșora	to reduce; to diminish	verb	B2
880	împărți	to divide; to share	verb	B1
881	aduna	to gather; to add up	verb	B1
882	strânge	to gather; to tighten; to collect	verb	B1
883	umple	to fill	verb	B1
884	goli	to empty	verb	B2
885	acoperi	to cover	verb	B1
886	ascunde	to hide	verb	A2
887	descoperi	to discover; to uncover	verb	B1
888	căpăta	to obtain; to acquire	verb	B2
889	oferi	to offer	verb	B1
890	împrumuta	to borrow; to lend	verb	B2
891	aparține	to belong	verb	B2
892	conține	to contain	verb	B1
893	lipsi	to be missing; to lack	verb	B1
894	depăși	to exceed; to surpass	verb	B2
895	exista	to exist	verb	B1
896	apărea	to appear	verb	B1
897	dispărea	to disappear	verb	B1
898	întâmpina	to meet; to encounter	verb	B2
899	evita	to avoid	verb	B1
900	rezolva	to solve; to resolve	verb	B1
901	dovedi	to prove	verb	B2
902	demonstra	to demonstrate	verb	B2
903	compara	to compare	verb	B1
904	judeca	to judge	verb	B1
905	critica	to criticize	verb	B2
906	lăuda	to praise	verb	B2
907	măsura	to measure	verb	B1
908	număra	to count	verb	A2
909	socoti	to reckon; to consider	verb	B2
910	calcula	to calculate	verb	B1
911	nota	to note; to grade	verb	B1
912	însemnat	significant; notable	adjective	B2
913	semnala	to signal; to point out	verb	B2
914	exprima	to express	verb	B1
915	descrie	to describe	verb	B1
916	traduce	to translate	verb	B1
917	anunța	to announce	verb	B1
918	vesti	to announce; to herald	verb	B2
919	preveni	to prevent; to warn	verb	B2
920	sfătui	to advise	verb	B2
921	convinge	to convince	verb	B1
922	ruga	to ask; to pray; to beg	verb	A2
923	îndrăzni	to dare	verb	B2
924	insista	to insist	verb	B2
925	renunța	to give up; to renounce	verb	B1
926	accepta	to accept	verb	B1
927	refuza	to refuse	verb	B1
928	nega	to deny	verb	B2
929	admite	to admit	verb	B2
930	aproba	to approve	verb	B2
931	îndoi	to doubt; to bend	verb	B2
932	bănui	to suspect	verb	B2
933	ghici	to guess	verb	B1
934	uimi	to amaze; to astonish	verb	B2
935	mira	to wonder; to be surprised	verb	B1
936	plictisi	to bore; to be bored	verb	B1
937	distra	to entertain; to have fun	verb	B1
938	obișnui	to get used to	verb	B1
939	pregăti	to prepare	verb	A2
940	organiza	to organize	verb	B1
941	gestiona	to manage; to administer	verb	B2
942	participa	to participate	verb	B1
943	colabora	to collaborate	verb	B2
944	lupta	to fight	verb	A2
945	apăra	to defend	verb	B1
946	ataca	to attack	verb	B1
947	învinge	to defeat; to conquer	verb	B2
948	cuceri	to conquer; to win over	verb	B2
949	salva	to save; to rescue	verb	B1
950	proteja	to protect	verb	B1
951	primejdui	to endanger	verb	B2
952	suferi	to suffer	verb	B1
953	răbda	to endure; to be patient	verb	B2
954	îndura	to bear; to withstand	verb	B2
955	vindeca	to heal; to cure	verb	B2
956	îmbolnăvi	to fall ill	verb	B2
957	îngriji	to care for; to look after	verb	B1
958	întâi	first; at first	adverb	A2
959	doilea	second (ordinal)	adjective	A2
960	treilea	third (ordinal)	adjective	A2
961	sfert	quarter	noun	B1
962	pereche	pair; couple	noun	B1
963	duzină	dozen	noun	B2
964	mulțime	crowd; multitude	noun	B1
965	grămadă	pile; heap; a lot	noun	B1
966	total	total	noun	B1
967	rest	rest; remainder; change	noun	B1
968	porție	portion; serving	noun	B2
969	oarecare	some; a certain	determiner	B2
970	oricare	any; whichever	determiner	B1
971	oricine	anyone; whoever	pronoun	B1
972	orice	anything; any	pronoun	A2
973	nimeni	nobody; no one	pronoun	A2
974	nimic	nothing	pronoun	A1
975	ceva	something	pronoun	A1
976	cineva	someone; somebody	pronoun	A2
977	altceva	something else	pronoun	A2
978	altcineva	someone else	pronoun	B1
979	însuși	himself; itself (emphatic)	pronoun	B2
980	ambii	both	determiner	B1
981	întrucât	insofar as; because	conjunction	B2
982	așadar	therefore; so	conjunction	B2
983	totodată	at the same time; also	adverb	B2
984	dimpotrivă	on the contrary	adverb	B2
985	nicidecum	by no means; not at all	adverb	B2
986	anume	namely; specifically	adverb	B2
987	oarecum	somewhat; to some extent	adverb	B2
988	îndeosebi	especially; particularly	adverb	B2
989	negreșit	without fail; certainly	adverb	B2
990	bineînțeles	of course; naturally	adverb	B1
991	firesc	natural; normal	adjective	B2
992	evident	obvious; evident	adjective	B1
993	limpede	clear; limpid	adjective	B2
994	vădit	evident; manifest	adjective	B2
995	nevinovat	innocent	adjective	B2
996	vinovat	guilty	adjective	B1
997	mândru	proud	adjective	B1
998	curajos	brave; courageous	adjective	B1
999	prost	stupid; foolish; bad	adjective	A2
1000	deștept	smart; clever	adjective	A2

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Why learn Romanian words by frequency?

Word frequency is brutally top-heavy: a small core of words does almost all the work in everyday speech. Learning in frequency order front-loads exactly those words, so every hour of study unlocks the largest possible share of real conversations, shows and books — instead of textbook chapter vocabulary you might not meet for months.

How many Romanian words do I need to understand conversations?

The 100 most common Romanian words already cover roughly half of everyday speech, the top 1,000 around 85%, and about 2,500–3,000 words push you past 95%. That last stretch is the long tail — but this list is the highest-value first mile: master it and most sentences you hear will be built from words you know.

What do the CEFR levels next to the words mean?

Each word carries the CEFR level (A1–B2) at which learners typically study it. Most of the top 1,000 is A1–A2 — high frequency and beginner vocabulary largely overlap — with the tail reaching into B1–B2. If the B1 and B2 words in the list feel unfamiliar, that is a normal place for an A2 learner to be.

How was the audio made?

Every word was recorded individually with two studio-grade neural text-to-speech voices — one female, one male — so you can hear each word in isolation and compare pronunciations. Use the voice toggle above the table to switch; the clips are short, natural and free to replay as often as you like.

Is this a list of dictionary forms or word forms?

Romanian verbs are listed in the infinitive without the particle 'a' (fi 'to be', avea 'to have', face 'to do'); nouns appear in the nominative singular indefinite, without the enclitic definite article (-ul/-a).

How should I study this list?

Don't memorize it top to bottom in one go. Work in slices (the Top 250 view is a good first target), listen to every word as you review it, and meet the same words in context as fast as possible — graded stories and podcasts at your level are where frequency vocabulary actually sticks. Spaced-repetition flashcards work well for the concrete nouns and verbs in the tail.

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