Română

Romanian

Romance

FamilyRomance Speakers~24M ScriptLatin CountriesRomania, Moldova (as Moldovan/Romanian), Serbia (Vlach), Ukraine (Bukovina) Official inRomania, Moldova, EU; Serbia + Ukraine recognized regional Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3ron

Romanian (Română) is the easternmost Romance language with ~24M speakers — sole official language of Romania and (as "Moldovan" until 2023, now officially "Romanian") in Moldova; recognized minorities in Serbia (Vlach), Ukraine (Bukovina), and Hungary. The only major standardized Eastern (Balkan-Romance) language — alongside the smaller Aromanian, Megleno-Romanian, and Istro-Romanian — it preserves features lost elsewhere: case system (5 cases including dative), neuter gender (separate from masculine/feminine), and definite-article suffix (-ul, -a). Heavy Slavic substrate/superstrate (~10% of vocabulary) plus Greek, Turkish, Hungarian loanwords. Latin orthography post-1860 (replacing Cyrillic).

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Romanian

Water

apă

apə

Fire

foc

fok

Sun

soare

so̯are

Moon

lună

lunə

Star

stea

ste̯a

Night

noapte

ˈno̯apte

Rain

ploaie

ˈploaje

Snow

zăpadă

zəpadə

Wind

vânt

vɨnt

Earth

pământ

pəˈmɨnt

Stone

piatră

ˈpjatrə

Mountain

munte

ˈmunte

Sea

mare

ˈmare

Mother

mamă

mamə

Father

tată

tatə

Daughter

fiică

ˈfijkə

I

eu

jew

You

tu

tu

We

noi

noj

Name

nume

ˈnume

Person

persoană

persoˈanə

Head

cap

kap

Eye

ochi

okʲ

Ear

ureche

uˈreke

Nose

nas

nas

Mouth

gură

ˈɡurə

Tooth

dinte

ˈdinte

Tongue

limbă

ˈlimbə

Hand

mână

mɨnə

Foot

picior

piˈtʃor

Heart

inimă

inimə

Bone

os

os

Blood

sânge

ˈsɨndʒe

Poop

caca

ˈkaka

Love

iubire

jubire

Tree

copac

kopak

Dog

câine

kɨine

Cat

pisică

pisikə

Fish

pește

ˈpeʃte

Bird

pasăre

ˈpasəre

Butterfly

fluture

ˈfluture

Egg

ou

ow

Bear

urs

urs

Horse

cal

kal

House

casă

kasə

Milk

lapte

ˈlapte

Honey

miere

ˈmjere

Salt

sare

ˈsare

Wine

vin

vin

Rice

orez

oˈrez

Chocolate

ciocolată

tʃokoˈlatə

Iron

fier

fjer

Wheel

roată

ˈroatə

Silk

mătase

məˈtase

Book

carte

ˈkarte

Eat

a mânca

a mɨnka

Drink

a bea

a be̯a

Sleep

a dormi

a dorˈmi

One

unu

unu

Two

doi

doj

Three

trei

trej

Four

patru

ˈpatru

Five

cinci

tʃintʃʲ

Hundred

sută

ˈsutə

Hello

salut

salut

Thank you

mulțumesc

multsumesk

Good

bun

bun

New

nou

now

Red

roșu

ˈroʃu

White

alb

alb

Black

negru

ˈneɡru

Green

verde

ˈverde

Blue

albastru

alˈbastru

Cuckoo

cuc

kuk

Woof

ham ham

ham ham

Cock-a-doodle-doo

cucurigu

kukuˈriɡu

Computer

calculator

kalkulaˈtor

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

ˈwifi

Sushi

sushi

ˈsuʃi

Tea

ceai

tʃe̯aj

Coffee

cafea

kaˈfe̯a

Sugar

zahăr

ˈzahər

Orange

portocală

portoˈkalə

Ninety-nine

nouăzeci și nouă

nowəˈzetʃʲ ʃi ˈnowə

Dopamine

dopamină

dopaˈminə

At sign

coadă de maimuță

ˈko̯adə de majˈmutsə

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Romance

Meaning RomanianAromanianMegleno-RomanianInterlinguaInterlingueSardinianIdo
Water apă /apə/ apã /ˈapə/ apâ /ˈapɨ/ aqua /akwa/ aqua /ˈakwa/ abba /abba/ aquo /ˈakwo/
Fire foc /fok/ foc /fok/ foc /fok/ foco /fɔko/ foy /foj/ fogu /foɣu/ fairo /faˈiro/
Sun soare /so̯are/ soare /ˈso̯are/ soari /ˈsoari/ sol /sɔl/ sole /ˈsole/ sole /sole/ suno /ˈsuno/
Moon lună /lunə/ lunã /ˈlunə/ lunâ /ˈlunɨ/ luna /luna/ lune /ˈlune/ luna /luna/ luno /ˈluno/
Star stea /ste̯a/ steauã /ˈste̯awə/ steauã /ˈste̯awə/ stella /ˈstɛla/ stelle /ˈstele/ isteddu /isˈteɖɖu/ stelo /ˈstelo/
Night noapte /ˈno̯apte/ noapti /ˈnwapti/ noapti /ˈnwapti/ nocte /ˈnokte/ nocte /ˈnokte/ notte /ˈnɔtːe/ nokto /ˈnokto/
Rain ploaie /ˈploaje/ ploai /ˈplo̯ai/ ploai /ploaj/ pluvia /ˈpluvia/ pluvie /ˈpluvie/ proja /ˈproja/ pluvo /ˈpluvo/
Snow zăpadă /zəpadə/ neauã /ˈne̯awə/ neauă /ˈne̯awə/ nive /nive/ nive /ˈnive/ nie /nie/ nivo /ˈnivo/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Romanian
Eu vreau să probez un costum pe care l-am văzut într-un magazin în fața hotelului
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

Yo quiero probame un traje que vi en una tienda frente ar hotel
Eu quero experimentar um terno que vi numa loja em frente ao hotel
Jo vull provar-me un vestit que vaig veure en una botiga davant de l'hotel
Yo quiero probarme un terno que vi en una tienda frente al hotel
Romanian
Eu vreau să probez un costum pe care l-am văzut într-un magazin în fața hotelului

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