These are the 100 most useful Romanian verbs from our 1000-word beginner course - the actions you will hear and talk about every day. Learn them first and you can build real sentences fast.
| # | Verb | Romanian |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | to borrow | a împrumuta |
| 2 | to buy | a cumpăra |
| 3 | to clean | a curăța |
| 4 | to close | a închide |
| 5 | to cook | a găti |
| 6 | to do | a face |
| 7 | to drink | a bea |
| 8 | to eat | a mânca |
| 9 | to find | a găsi |
| 10 | to get | a primi |
| 11 | to give | a da |
| 12 | to grow | a crește |
| 13 | to hang | a agăța |
| 14 | to have | a avea |
| 15 | to keep | a păstra |
| 16 | to let | a lăsa |
| 17 | to live | a trăi |
| 18 | to litter | a arunca gunoi |
| 19 | to make | a face |
| 20 | to open | a deschide |
| 21 | to play | a se juca |
| 22 | to sleep | a dormi |
| 23 | to spend | a cheltui |
| 24 | to start | a începe |
| 25 | to stop | a se opri |
| 26 | to take | a lua |
| 27 | to try | a încerca |
| 28 | to use | a folosi |
| 29 | to wait | a aștepta |
| 30 | to avoid | a evita |
| 31 | to bake | a coace |
| 32 | to fill | a umple |
| 33 | to fit | a se potrivi |
| 34 | to grate | a rade |
| 35 | to lock | a încui |
| 36 | to pack | a împacheta |
| 37 | to pay | a plăti |
| 38 | to pick | a alege |
| 39 | to prepare | a pregăti |
| 40 | to remove | a îndepărta |
| 41 | to search | a căuta |
| 42 | to stay | a rămâne |
| 43 | to wake up | a se trezi |
| 44 | to want | a vrea |
| 45 | to need | a avea nevoie |
| 46 | to put | a pune |
| 47 | to tie | a lega |
| 48 | to unlock | a descuia |
| 49 | to zip | a închide fermoarul |
| 50 | to cut | a tăia |
| 51 | to show | a arăta |
| 52 | to get up | a se scula |
| 53 | to lie down | a se întinde |
| 54 | to empty | a goli |
| 55 | to turn on | a aprinde |
| 56 | to turn off | a stinge |
| 57 | to put on | a se îmbrăca |
| 58 | to wash | a spăla |
| 59 | to take off | a se dezbrăca |
| 60 | to try on | a proba |
| 61 | to pick up | a lua |
| 62 | to melt | a se topi |
| 63 | to rain | a ploua |
| 64 | to snow | a ninge |
| 65 | to smell | a mirosi |
| 66 | to taste | a avea gust |
| 67 | to shine | a străluci |
| 68 | to smoke | a fuma |
| 69 | to snore | a sforăi |
| 70 | to fold | a împături |
| 71 | to dry | a usca |
| 72 | to begin | a începe |
| 73 | to decorate | a decora |
| 74 | to shell | a curăța de coajă |
| 75 | to chew | a mesteca |
| 76 | to buckle | a-și pune centura |
| 77 | to lose | a pierde |
| 78 | to afford | a-și permite |
| 79 | to rest | a se odihni |
| 80 | to conceal | a ascunde |
| 81 | to lend | a împrumuta |
| 82 | to bite | a mușca |
| 83 | to weigh | a cântări |
| 84 | to order | a comanda |
| 85 | to cost | a costa |
| 86 | to become | a deveni |
| 87 | to recycle | a recicla |
| 88 | to warm | a încălzi |
| 89 | to shave | a se bărbieri |
| 90 | to ring | a suna |
| 91 | to hide | a ascunde |
| 92 | to wipe | a șterge |
| 93 | to blend | a amesteca |
| 94 | to bury | a îngropa |
| 95 | to feed | a hrăni |
| 96 | to digest | a digera |
| 97 | to iron | a călca |
| 98 | to disguise | a se degiza |
| 99 | to plant | a planta |
| 100 | to water | a uda |