Romanian · spoken frequency

The phrases you’ll actually hear

The everyday Romanian people really say — greetings, reactions, and fixed expressions — ranked by how often they show up in a 2.5-million-line corpus of real spoken Romanian. Learn these whole and you’ll recognise a huge share of everyday conversation.

  1. 1
    trebuie să

    must, have to · lit. “it-must that

    39k×
  2. 2
    de ce

    why · lit. “of what

    37k×
  3. 3
    cred că

    I think (that) · lit. “I-believe that

    20k×
  4. 4
    vreau să

    I want to · lit. “I-want that

    16k×
  5. 5
    Nu știu.

    I don't know. · lit. “not I-know

    15k×
  6. 6
    Te rog.

    Please. · lit. “you I-beg

    14k×
  7. 7
    pentru că

    because · lit. “for that

    13k×
  8. 8
    a avea nevoie de

    to need (something) · lit. “to have need of

    12k×
  9. 9
    atât de

    so (+ adjective) · lit. “so much of

    12k×
  10. 10
    ca să

    so that, in order to · lit. “as that

    12k×
  11. 11
    ar trebui să

    should, ought to · lit. “it-would-need that

    12k×
  12. 12
    Asta e.

    That's it. / That's how it is. · lit. “this is

    informal11k×
  13. 13
    îmi pare rău

    I'm sorry / I regret it · lit. “to-me it-seems bad

    11k×
  14. 14
    Nu pot.

    I can't. · lit. “not I-can

    10k×
  15. 15
    în regulă

    OK, all right; fine · lit. “in order

    9.6k×
  16. 16
    pot să

    I can; may I · lit. “I-can that

    9.6k×
  17. 17
    Și eu.

    Me too. / So do I. · lit. “and I

    9.4k×
  18. 18
    Ce e?

    What is it? / What's up? · lit. “what is

    informal8.4k×
  19. 19
    mai bine

    better; (I'd) rather · lit. “more well

    8.3k×
  20. 20
    pentru a

    in order to (+ infinitive) · lit. “for to

    8.0k×
  21. 21
    ceea ce

    what, that which · lit. “that-one what

    8.0k×
  22. 22
    așa că

    so, therefore · lit. “so that

    7.8k×
  23. 23
    ar putea

    could, might · lit. “it-would-be-able

    7.8k×
  24. 24
    De ce nu?

    Why not? · lit. “of what not

    7.7k×
  25. 25
    Să mergem.

    Let's go. · lit. “that we-go

    7.2k×
  26. 26
    ei bine

    well (then)… · lit. “they well

    informal7.1k×
  27. 27
    Nu-i așa?

    Isn't it? / Right? · lit. “not-is so

    informal7.1k×
  28. 28
    Ce faci?

    How are you? / What are you doing? · lit. “what you-do

    informal7.0k×
  29. 29
    se pare

    it seems, apparently · lit. “it seems

    6.4k×
  30. 30
    la fel

    the same; likewise · lit. “at kind

    6.3k×
  31. 31
    Și tu?

    And you? / You too? · lit. “and you

    informal6.2k×
  32. 32
    știu că

    I know (that) · lit. “I-know that

    6.1k×
  33. 33
    tot ce

    everything that, all that · lit. “all what

    6.0k×
  34. 34
    din nou

    again · lit. “from new

    5.9k×
  35. 35
    Ce s-a întâmplat?

    What happened? · lit. “what refl-has happened

    5.4k×
  36. 36
    Ce vrei?

    What do you want? · lit. “what you-want

    informal5.3k×
  37. 37
    La naiba!

    Damn! / Damn it! · lit. “to the devil

    informal4.9k×
  38. 38
    de fapt

    in fact, actually · lit. “of fact

    4.9k×
  39. 39
    după ce

    after (doing something) · lit. “after that

    4.7k×
  40. 40
    hai să

    let's; come on, let's · lit. “come-on that

    informal4.5k×
  41. 41
    de mult

    for a long time; long ago · lit. “of much

    4.4k×
  42. 42
    E bine.

    It's fine. / That's good. · lit. “is well

    4.4k×
  43. 43
    toată lumea

    everyone, everybody · lit. “all the-world

    4.4k×
  44. 44
    cât de

    how (+ adjective) · lit. “how-much of

    4.3k×
  45. 45
    Nu cred.

    I don't think so. · lit. “not I-believe

    4.3k×
  46. 46
    Unde e?

    Where is it? · lit. “where is

    informal4.2k×
  47. 47
    poate că

    maybe, perhaps · lit. “can that

    4.2k×
  48. 48
    așa ceva

    something like that; such a thing · lit. “so something

    4.1k×
  49. 49
    așa de

    so (+ adjective) [colloquial] · lit. “so of

    informal4.1k×
  50. 50
    din cauza

    because of, due to · lit. “from the-cause of

    3.9k×
  51. 51
    îmi place

    I like it · lit. “to-me it-pleases

    3.9k×
  52. 52
    destul de

    quite, rather, fairly · lit. “enough of

    3.8k×
  53. 53
    se poate

    it's possible; may I?; one can · lit. “it can

    3.7k×
  54. 54
    sigur că

    of course; surely · lit. “sure that

    3.7k×
  55. 55
    mă bucur

    I'm glad (to / that) · lit. “myself I-gladden

    3.7k×
  56. 56
    Ce se întâmplă?

    What's happening? / What's going on? · lit. “what refl happens

    3.6k×
  57. 57
    mai târziu

    later · lit. “more late

    3.3k×
  58. 58
    Ai grijă.

    Take care. / Be careful. · lit. “have care

    3.3k×
  59. 59
    Foarte bine.

    Very well. / Very good. · lit. “very well

    3.3k×
  60. 60
    Ești bine?

    Are you OK? · lit. “are-you well

    informal3.3k×
  61. 61
    Ce naiba?

    What the hell? · lit. “what the-devil

    informal3.3k×
  62. 62
    Pe aici.

    This way. / Over here. · lit. “on here

    3.3k×
  63. 63
    Te iubesc.

    I love you. · lit. “you I-love

    3.2k×
  64. 64
    a-și face griji

    to worry · lit. “to make oneself worries

    3.1k×
  65. 65
    Cine e?

    Who is it? · lit. “who is

    informal3.0k×
  66. 66
    așa cum

    just as, the way (that) · lit. “so how

    3.0k×
  67. 67
    mă simt

    I feel (+ how) · lit. “myself I-feel

    2.9k×
  68. 68
    a avea grijă de

    to take care of, look after · lit. “to have care of

    2.8k×
  69. 69
    un pic

    a little, a bit · lit. “a bit

    informal2.8k×
  70. 70
    Sunt aici.

    I'm here. · lit. “I-am here

    2.8k×
  71. 71
    De acord.

    Agreed. / OK. · lit. “of agreement

    2.8k×
  72. 72
    nici măcar

    not even · lit. “nor at-least

    2.8k×
  73. 73
    înainte să

    before (doing something) · lit. “before that

    2.7k×
  74. 74
    aș vrea

    I would like · lit. “I-would want

    2.7k×
  75. 75
    ne vedem

    see you (later); we'll see each other · lit. “us we-see

    informal2.6k×
  76. 76
    chiar și

    even · lit. “really and

    2.4k×
  77. 77
    Sunt bine.

    I'm fine. / I'm OK. · lit. “I-am well

    2.4k×
  78. 78
    înseamnă că

    that means (that); so · lit. “means that

    2.4k×
  79. 79
    s-ar putea

    it might; maybe, possibly · lit. “refl-would be-able

    2.4k×
  80. 80
    La revedere.

    Goodbye. · lit. “to the re-seeing

    2.3k×
  81. 81
    nu prea

    not really, not very · lit. “not too

    informal2.3k×
  82. 82
    e vorba de

    it's about; it's a matter of · lit. “is word of

    2.3k×
  83. 83
    Am înțeles.

    I understand. / Got it. · lit. “I-have understood

    2.3k×
  84. 84
    vrei să spui

    you mean (to say) · lit. “you-want that you-say

    2.3k×
  85. 85
    înainte de

    before (a time/noun) · lit. “before of

    2.3k×
  86. 86
    sunt sigur

    I'm sure (that) · lit. “I-am sure

    2.3k×
  87. 87
    Ai dreptate.

    You're right. · lit. “you-have rightness

    2.2k×
  88. 88
    atunci când

    when, at the moment when · lit. “then when

    2.2k×
  89. 89
    Poftim?

    Pardon? / Sorry? / Here you go.

    2.1k×
  90. 90
    în seara asta

    tonight, this evening · lit. “in the-evening this

    2.1k×
  91. 91
    de aceea

    that's why, therefore · lit. “of that

    2.1k×
  92. 92
    toate astea

    all this, all these things · lit. “all these

    informal2.1k×
  93. 93
    Ba da.

    Yes, actually! / On the contrary. · lit. “but yes

    informal2.0k×
  94. 94
    Ce crezi?

    What do you think? · lit. “what you-think

    informal2.0k×
  95. 95
    doar că

    it's just that; only, except that · lit. “only that

    2.0k×
  96. 96
    cu toții

    all of us/them, everyone (together) · lit. “with all

    2.0k×
  97. 97
    a avea încredere în

    to trust (someone/something) · lit. “to have trust in

    2.0k×
  98. 98
    S-a terminat.

    It's over. / It's finished. · lit. “refl-has finished

    1.9k×
  99. 99
    în fața

    in front of · lit. “in the-face of

    1.9k×
  100. 100
    Cine ești?

    Who are you? · lit. “who you-are

    informal1.9k×