Around 1000 words are enough to understand roughly 85% of everyday speech. That is exactly what 1000 Words focuses on: instead of endless grammar tables, you first learn the Romanian vocabulary you will actually meet in real life – nouns, verbs, adjectives and full sentences, each with translation, example sentence and audio.
Learn the way that fits your day: as a video to read along, as an audiobook for your commute or for falling asleep, as an ebook, or with the built-in vocabulary trainer that shows you every word again at the scientifically optimal moment (spaced repetition). Everything is available on the website and in the free app for iOS and Android.
You will start with everyday Romanian words like the food (mâncarea), the drink (băutura), the cup (ceașca) — the vocabulary that appears most often in real conversations.
| English | Romanian | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| the food | mâncarea | The food is delicious. Mâncarea este delicioasă. |
| the drink | băutura | I want a drink. Vreau o băutură. |
| the cup | ceașca | The cup is full. Ceașca este plină. |
| the bottle | sticla | The bottle is empty. Sticla este goală. |
| the plate | farfuria | The plate is clean. Farfuria este curată. |
| the spoon | lingura | I use a spoon. Folosesc o lingură. |
| the fork | furculița | I eat with a fork. Mănânc cu o furculiță. |
| the knife | cuțitul | The knife is sharp. Cuțitul este ascuțit. |
| the breakfast | micul dejun | I eat breakfast. Mănânc micul dejun. |
| the lunch | prânzul | We have lunch at noon. Mănânc prânzul la amiază. |
| the dinner | cina | They eat dinner together. Ei mănâncă cina împreună. |
| the bread | pâinea | I buy bread. Cumpăr pâine. |
| the butter | untul | I put butter on the bread. Pun unt pe pâine. |
| the cheese | brânza | I eat cheese. Mănânc brânză. |
| the milk | laptele | I drink milk. Beau lapte. |
| the coffee | cafeaua | I drink coffee in the morning. Beau cafea dimineața. |
| the tea | ceaiul | I like tea. Îmi place ceaiul. |
| the juice | sucul | I drink juice. Beau suc. |
| the soda | sucul acidulat | I drink soda. Beau suc acidulat. |
| the rice | orezul | I eat rice. Mănânc orez. |
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| to borrow | a împrumuta |
| to buy | a cumpăra |
| to clean | a curăța |
| to close | a închide |
| to cook | a găti |
| to do | a face |
| to drink | a bea |
| to eat | a mânca |
| to find | a găsi |
| to get | a primi |
| She is my friend | Ea este prietena mea |
| They have fun together | Se distrează împreună |
| We eat lunch together | Mâncăm prânzul împreună |
| She smiles a lot | Ea zâmbește mult |
| He tells funny jokes | El spune glume amuzante |
| I visit my friends | Îmi vizitez prietenii |
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With the 1000 most frequent words you understand about 85% of everyday spoken language. That is why 1000 Words focuses exactly on this core vocabulary – organized into nouns, verbs & adjectives and full sentences.
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For beginners and returners (level A1–B1) who want to build a usable Romanian vocabulary fast – without grammar overload, with audio.