Romanian · spoken frequency
The phrases you’ll actually hear
The short Romanian phrases people say every day, like greetings, reactions and answers. They are ranked by how often they show up in 1.9 million lines of everyday spoken Romanian. Learn each one as a whole.
- 1Bună!
Hi! · lit. “good”
20k× - 2Nu știu.
I don't know. · lit. “not I-know”
11k× - 3Haide!
Come on! · lit. “come on”
9.8k× - 4Te rog.
Please. · lit. “you I-ask”
9.5k× - 5Asta e.
That's how it is. · lit. “this is”
8.5k× - 6Îmi pare rău.
I'm sorry. · lit. “to-me it-seems bad”
8.3k× - 7Nu pot.
I can't. · lit. “not I-can”
7.3k× - 8În regulă.
All right. · lit. “in rule”
7.3k× - 9Și eu.
Me too. · lit. “and I”
6.7k× - 10Ce e?
What is it? · lit. “what is”
6.7k× - 11Doamne!
Oh my God! · lit. “Lord”
5.9k× - 12Să mergem.
Let's go. · lit. “that we-go”
5.7k× - 13Poftim?
Sorry? · lit. “we-wish”
5.4k× - 14Ce faci?
How are you? · lit. “what you-do”
5.2k× - 15Nu-i așa?
Right? · lit. “not-is so”
4.9k× - 16De ce nu?
Why not? · lit. “of what not”
4.8k× - 17Ce s-a întâmplat?
What happened? · lit. “what itself-has happened”
4.6k× - 18La fel.
Same here. · lit. “at kind”
4.6k× - 19Și tu?
And you? · lit. “and you”
4.4k× - 20Din nou.
Again. · lit. “from new”
4.1k× - 21La naiba!
Damn! · lit. “to the devil”
3.5k× - 22De fapt
Actually · lit. “of fact”
3.4k× - 23Unde e?
Where is it? · lit. “where is”
3.3k× - 24Îmi place.
I like it. · lit. “to-me it-pleases”
2.8k× - 25Mă bucur.
I'm glad. · lit. “myself I-gladden”
2.8k× - 26Ai grijă.
Be careful. · lit. “have care”
2.6k× - 27Mai târziu.
Later. · lit. “more late”
2.5k× - 28Te iubesc.
I love you. · lit. “you I-love”
2.3k× - 29Un pic.
A little. · lit. “a bit”
2.0k× - 30De acord.
OK, agreed. · lit. “of agreement”
2.0k× - 31Am înțeles.
Got it. · lit. “I-have understood”
1.8k× - 32La revedere.
Goodbye. · lit. “to the seeing-again”
1.6k× - 33Ai dreptate.
You're right. · lit. “you-have rightness”
1.6k× - 34Ba da!
Yes, it is! · lit. “but yes”
1.6k× - 35În seara asta
Tonight · lit. “in evening-the this”
1.5k× - 36Cu adevărat.
Really. · lit. “with true”
1.5k× - 37Noapte bună.
Good night. · lit. “night good”
1.4k× - 38S-a terminat.
It's over. · lit. “itself-has ended”
1.4k× - 39La dracu!
Damn it! (rude) · lit. “to the devil”
1.3k× - 40Nu contează.
It doesn't matter. · lit. “not it-counts”
1.3k× - 41Nu-ți face griji.
Don't worry. · lit. “not-to-you make worries”
1.2k× - 42În sfârșit!
Finally! · lit. “in end”
1.2k× - 43Pur și simplu.
Just like that. · lit. “pure and simple”
1.2k× - 44Bună dimineața.
Good morning. · lit. “good morning-the”
1.2k× - 45În curând.
Soon. · lit. “in soon”
1.1k× - 46O clipă!
Just a moment! · lit. “a blink”
970× - 47În plus.
On top of that. · lit. “in plus”
969× - 48Cum adică?
What do you mean? · lit. “how that-is”
956× - 49Nu-mi pasă.
I don't care. · lit. “not to-me it-matters”
945× - 50E posibil.
It's possible. · lit. “is possible”
925× - 51Îmi cer scuze.
I apologize. · lit. “to-me I-ask excuses”
863× - 52Cu plăcere.
You're welcome. · lit. “with pleasure”
794× - 53Ce anume?
What exactly? · lit. “what namely”
745× - 54Pentru totdeauna.
Forever. · lit. “for all-time”
706× - 55Mă întreb.
I wonder. · lit. “myself I-ask”
703× - 56Data viitoare.
Next time. · lit. “the-time coming”
653× - 57Mă descurc.
I can manage. · lit. “myself I-untangle”
591× - 58Din păcate.
Unfortunately. · lit. “from sins”
534× - 59Vino încoace!
Come over here! · lit. “come hither”
520× - 60M-am săturat.
I've had enough. · lit. “myself-I-have filled-up”
502× - 61Ce se petrece?
What's going on? · lit. “what itself happens”
481× - 62Fii atent!
Be careful! Pay attention! · lit. “be careful”
472× - 63Liniștește-te.
Calm down. · lit. “calm yourself”
465× - 64E imposibil.
It's impossible. · lit. “is impossible”
448× - 65Ce părere ai?
What do you think? · lit. “what opinion you-have”
444× - 66De exemplu.
For example. · lit. “of example”
418× - 67Las-o baltă.
Forget it. · lit. “leave-it puddle”
401× - 68Micul dejun.
Breakfast. · lit. “the-small lunch”
395× - 69Îți promit.
I promise. · lit. “to-you I-promise”
394× - 70În primul rând.
First of all. · lit. “in the-first row”
392× - 71Abia aștept!
I can't wait! · lit. “barely I-wait”
387× - 72Slavă Domnului!
Thank God! · lit. “glory to-the-Lord”
382× - 73Ai încredere în mine.
Trust me. · lit. “have trust in me”
378× - 74Mi-e frică.
I'm scared. · lit. “to-me is fear”
376× - 75Vai de mine!
Oh my! · lit. “woe of me”
361× - 76Mai încet!
Slow down! Quieter! · lit. “more slowly”
351× - 77E vina mea.
It's my fault. · lit. “is the-fault mine”
344× - 78Habar n-am.
No idea. · lit. “clue not-I-have”
340× - 79Cum îndrăznești?
How dare you? · lit. “how you-dare”
331× - 80Îți dai seama?
Can you believe it? · lit. “to-you you-give account”
328× - 81Ca de obicei.
As usual. · lit. “as of habit”
316× - 82În fine.
Anyway. · lit. “in end”
315× - 83La stânga.
To the left. · lit. “to the left”
314× - 84E o nebunie.
It's crazy. · lit. “is a madness”
278× - 85Nu funcționează.
It doesn't work. · lit. “not works”
277× - 86Lasă-mă în pace!
Leave me alone! · lit. “let me in peace”
272× - 87Te implor.
I'm begging you. · lit. “you I-beg”
264× - 88Vești bune!
Good news! · lit. “news good”
254× - 89E în ordine.
It's all right. · lit. “is in order”
252× - 90Din fericire.
Luckily. · lit. “from happiness”
234× - 91La miezul nopții.
At midnight. · lit. “at the-core of-the-night”
229× - 92Odihnește-te.
Get some rest. · lit. “rest yourself”
228× - 93E ridicol.
It's ridiculous. · lit. “is ridiculous”
226× - 94Nu mă interesează.
I'm not interested. · lit. “not me interests”
224× - 95Stai liniștit.
Relax. Don't worry. · lit. “stay calm”
216× - 96E rândul tău.
It's your turn. · lit. “is the-row yours”
206× - 97Ai înnebunit?
Are you crazy? · lit. “you-have gone-mad”
187× - 98Cum te numești?
What's your name? · lit. “how yourself you-call”
185× - 99Fără îndoială.
No doubt. · lit. “without doubt”
185× - 100Nu te îngrijora.
Don't worry. · lit. “not yourself worry”
179× - 101Ce ai de gând?
What are you going to do? · lit. “what you-have of thought”
178× - 102Măi să fie!
Well, I'll be! · lit. “hey that be”
177× - 103E incredibil.
It's amazing. I can't believe it. · lit. “is incredible”
175× - 104Distracție plăcută!
Have fun! · lit. “fun pleasant”
170× - 105Nu mă deranjează.
It doesn't bother me. · lit. “not me bothers”
169× - 106Mă tem că nu.
I'm afraid not. · lit. “myself I-fear that not”
167× - 107E uimitor.
It's amazing. · lit. “is amazing”
159× - 108De vânzare.
For sale. · lit. “of sale”
159× - 109Cât e ceasul?
What time is it? · lit. “how-much is the-clock”
142× - 110Ce păcat!
What a pity! · lit. “what sin”
139× - 111Absolut nimic.
Nothing at all. · lit. “absolutely nothing”
139× - 112Ai răbdare.
Be patient. · lit. “have patience”
138× - 113Poftă bună!
Enjoy your meal! · lit. “appetite good”
136× - 114E groaznic.
It's awful. · lit. “is awful”
132× - 115Zău așa?
Really? · lit. “truly so”
132× - 116Cât costă?
How much is it? · lit. “how-much it-costs”
128× - 117Cu tot respectul.
With all due respect. · lit. “with all the-respect”
124× - 118Ești teafăr?
Are you OK? · lit. “you-are unhurt”
123× - 119La cumpărături.
Out shopping. · lit. “at shopping”
119× - 120Nu te supăra.
Excuse me. Don't be upset. · lit. “not yourself upset”
118× - 121E o glumă.
It's a joke. · lit. “is a joke”
118× - 122Depinde de tine.
It's up to you. · lit. “depends on you”
116× - 123Nu are sens.
It makes no sense. · lit. “not it-has sense”
115× - 124Ce surpriză!
What a surprise! · lit. “what surprise”
113× - 125Încântat de cunoștință.
Nice to meet you. · lit. “delighted of acquaintance”
110× - 126Ghici ce?
Guess what? · lit. “guess what”
108× - 127Sincer să fiu.
To be honest. · lit. “honest to I-be”
105× - 128Cred că glumești.
You must be joking. · lit. “I-think that you-joke”
105× - 129Mă străduiesc.
I'm doing my best. · lit. “myself I-strive”
104× - 130Din întâmplare.
By chance. · lit. “from happening”
103× - 131Somn ușor!
Sleep well! · lit. “sleep light”
101× - 132Da, bineînțeles.
Yes, of course. · lit. “yes, well-understood”
97× - 133Ce ai pățit?
What happened to you? · lit. “what you-have suffered”
96× - 134E complicat.
It's complicated. · lit. “is complicated”
96× - 135N-are rost.
There's no point. · lit. “not-has point”
94× - 136Sunt recunoscător.
I'm grateful. · lit. “I-am grateful”
94× - 137Bravo ție!
Good for you! · lit. “bravo to-you”
93× - 138Sunt curios.
I'm curious. · lit. “I-am curious”
89× - 139Fii cuminte.
Be good. · lit. “be well-behaved”
87× - 140Gata de plecare?
Ready to go? · lit. “ready of leaving”
84× - 141Îmi cer iertare.
I apologize. · lit. “to-me I-ask forgiveness”
83× - 142Îți garantez.
I promise you. · lit. “to-you I-guarantee”
81× - 143Ești bolnav?
Are you sick? · lit. “you-are sick”
80× - 144E dezgustător!
That's disgusting! · lit. “is disgusting”
80× - 145E fantastic.
It's fantastic. · lit. “is fantastic”
77× - 146E delicios.
It's delicious. · lit. “is delicious”
77× - 147N-am chef.
I'm not in the mood. · lit. “not-I-have mood”
76× - 148Sunt obosită.
I'm tired. · lit. “I-am tired”
75× - 149E o capcană.
It's a trap. · lit. “is a trap”
74× - 150Am obosit.
I'm tired. · lit. “I-have tired”
73× - 151E oribil.
It's awful. · lit. “is horrible”
73× - 152Mor de foame.
I'm starving. · lit. “I-die of hunger”
72× - 153Ne vedem diseară.
See you tonight. · lit. “us we-see this-evening”
71× - 154E rece.
It's cold. · lit. “is cold”
69× - 155Am emoții.
I'm nervous. · lit. “I-have emotions”
68× - 156M-am răzgândit.
I changed my mind. · lit. “myself-I-have re-thought”
68× - 157E un miracol.
It's a miracle. · lit. “is a miracle”
68× - 158Floare la ureche!
Piece of cake! · lit. “flower at the ear”
67× - 159E o urgență.
It's an emergency. · lit. “is an emergency”
66× - 160Îmi dai voie?
May I? · lit. “to-me you-give leave”
64× - 161Miroase bine.
It smells good. · lit. “smells good”
64× - 162Ai priceput?
Got it? · lit. “you-have grasped”
64× - 163A fost distractiv.
It was fun. · lit. “it-has been fun”
63× - 164Sunt impresionat.
I'm impressed. · lit. “I-am impressed”
63× - 165Batem palma?
Deal? · lit. “we-hit the-palm”
62× - 166Cât valorează?
How much is it worth? · lit. “how-much it-is-worth”
62× - 167E nemaipomenit!
It's amazing! · lit. “is never-before-mentioned”
61× - 168Stai calm.
Stay calm. · lit. “stay calm”
60× - 169E superb.
It's gorgeous. · lit. “is superb”
60× - 170E extraordinar.
It's amazing. · lit. “is extraordinary”
58× - 171Doamne ferește!
God forbid! · lit. “Lord protect”
56× - 172Ești treaz?
Are you awake? · lit. “you-are awake”
55× - 173Sunt ocupată.
I'm busy. · lit. “I-am busy”
54× - 174Mi-e frig.
I'm cold. · lit. “to-me-is cold”
53× - 175Sunt însărcinată.
I'm pregnant. · lit. “I-am pregnant”
50× - 176Vrei să dansezi?
Do you want to dance? · lit. “you-want to you-dance”
49× - 177Nu țipa!
Don't shout! · lit. “not shout”
49× - 178Încuie ușa.
Lock the door. · lit. “lock the-door”
48× - 179Mă doare capul.
I have a headache. · lit. “me hurts the-head”
46× - 180M-ai păcălit!
You fooled me! · lit. “me-you-have fooled”
46× - 181Ești un geniu!
You're a genius! · lit. “you-are a genius”
46× - 182Ce coincidență!
What a coincidence! · lit. “what coincidence”
46× - 183Care e diferența?
What's the difference? · lit. “which is the-difference”
44× - 184Nu te enerva.
Don't get upset. · lit. “not yourself annoy”
44× - 185Fac eu cinste.
It's on me. · lit. “make I honour”
44× - 186Nu mă surprinde.
That doesn't surprise me. · lit. “not me surprises”
43× - 187Nu mă mir.
I'm not surprised. · lit. “not myself I-wonder”
43× - 188Du-te la culcare.
Go to bed. · lit. “go-yourself to bedtime”
42× - 189A intervenit ceva.
Something came up. · lit. “has intervened something”
42× - 190Ia o pauză.
Take a break. · lit. “take a pause”
40× - 191Nu e necesar.
There's no need. · lit. “not is necessary”
39× - 192Bună încercare.
Nice try. · lit. “good try”
39× - 193Sărbători fericite!
Happy holidays! · lit. “holidays happy”
39× - 194Ești gelos?
Are you jealous? · lit. “you-are jealous”
39× - 195În ce sens?
What do you mean? · lit. “in what sense”
38× - 196Vise plăcute.
Sweet dreams. · lit. “dreams pleasant”
38× - 197În ce direcție?
Which way? · lit. “in what direction”
38× - 198E încuiat.
It's locked. · lit. “is locked”
38× - 199De închiriat.
For rent. · lit. “of rented”
37× - 200E plictisitor.
It's boring. · lit. “is boring”
36× - 201E fierbinte.
It's hot. · lit. “is hot”
36× - 202Bună alegere.
Good choice. · lit. “good choice”
35× - 203Ce mișto!
How cool! · lit. “what cool”
34× - 204Stinge lumina.
Turn off the light. · lit. “put-out the-light”
34× - 205Ce mizerie!
What a mess! · lit. “what mess”
34× - 206Sunt onorat.
I'm honored. · lit. “I-am honored”
34× - 207Oare de ce?
I wonder why. · lit. “maybe of what”
33× - 208Punem pariu?
Wanna bet? · lit. “we-put bet”
33× - 209Am încurcat-o.
I messed up. · lit. “I-have tangled-it”
33× - 210Presupun că da.
I suppose so. · lit. “I-suppose that yes”
32× - 211Mă plictisesc.
I'm bored. · lit. “myself I-bore”
31× - 212Te-ai rătăcit?
Are you lost? · lit. “yourself-you-have lost”
29× - 213De ce zâmbești?
Why are you smiling? · lit. “of what you-smile”
27× - 214Ține-mă la curent.
Keep me posted. · lit. “keep-me at current”
27× - 215Urează-mi noroc!
Wish me luck! · lit. “wish-me luck”
27× - 216Cu ce ocazie?
What's the occasion? · lit. “with what occasion”
26× - 217Cu o condiție.
On one condition. · lit. “with a condition”
26× - 218Ai febră?
Do you have a fever? · lit. “you-have fever”
26× - 219Sunt îndrăgostită.
I'm in love. · lit. “I-am in-love”
26× - 220Vrei niște cafea?
Do you want some coffee? · lit. “you-want some coffee”
25× - 221Nu e grav.
It's not serious. · lit. “not is serious”
25× - 222Nu fumez.
I don't smoke. · lit. “not I-smoke”
25× - 223Nimic deosebit.
Nothing special. · lit. “nothing special”
25× - 224Semnează aici.
Sign here. · lit. “sign here”
24× - 225Aprinde lumina.
Turn on the light. · lit. “light the-light”
24× - 226Te admir.
I admire you. · lit. “you I-admire”
23× - 227Casă, dulce casă.
Home sweet home. · lit. “house, sweet house”
22× - 228M-ai dezamăgit.
You let me down. · lit. “me-you-have disappointed”
22× - 229Vino-ți în fire!
Pull yourself together! · lit. “come-to-you in nature”
22× - 230Nu-mi aduc aminte.
I don't remember. · lit. “not-to-me I-bring mind”
21× - 231Avem oaspeți.
We have guests. · lit. “we-have guests”
21× - 232Ce romantic!
How romantic! · lit. “what romantic”
21× - 233Firește că nu.
Of course not. · lit. “naturally that not”
21× - 234Ce dezastru!
What a mess! · lit. “what disaster”
21× - 235Salutare tuturor!
Hi, everyone! · lit. “greeting to-all”
20× - 236Inspiră adânc.
Take a deep breath. · lit. “breathe-in deeply”
20× - 237E un mister.
It's a mystery. · lit. “is a mystery”
20× - 238Bănuiesc că da.
I guess so. · lit. “I-suspect that yes”
18× - 239Mulțumesc pentru invitație.
Thanks for the invite. · lit. “I-thank for invitation”
18× - 240Îmi ești dator.
You owe me. · lit. “to-me you-are indebted”
18× - 241Ce nasol!
That sucks! · lit. “what bad”
17× - 242Ai o țigară?
Got a cigarette? · lit. “you-have a cigarette”
16× - 243Nu mă întrerupe.
Don't interrupt me. · lit. “not me interrupt”
15× - 244Ce coșmar!
What a nightmare! · lit. “what nightmare”
15× - 245Ești foarte amabil.
That's very kind of you. · lit. “you-are very kind”
15× - 246Vrei să guști?
Want a taste? · lit. “you-want that you-taste”
15× - 247Ai întrecut măsura.
You went too far. · lit. “you-have exceeded the-measure”
15× - 248Îți rămân dator.
I owe you one. · lit. “to-you I-remain indebted”
15× - 249Ce studiezi?
What do you study? · lit. “what you-study”
14× - 250Vorbim mai încolo.
We'll talk later. · lit. “we-talk more later-on”
14× - 251Vrei o băutură?
Do you want a drink? · lit. “you-want a drink”
13× - 252Cheamă o ambulanță!
Call an ambulance! · lit. “call an ambulance”
13× - 253Deschide geamul.
Open the window. · lit. “open the-window”
12× - 254A fost genial!
That was brilliant! · lit. “has been brilliant”
12× - 255Suntem în vacanță.
We're on holiday. · lit. “we-are in holiday”
11× - 256Nimic deocamdată.
Nothing yet. · lit. “nothing for-now”
11× - 257Bate în lemn!
Knock on wood! · lit. “knock in wood”
11× - 258Vrei un ceai?
Do you want some tea? · lit. “you-want a tea”
10× - 259Ne plimbăm puțin?
Shall we go for a walk? · lit. “ourselves we-walk a-little”
10× - 260Mă doare stomacul.
My stomach hurts. · lit. “me hurts the-stomach”
10× - 261Ți-ai făcut temele?
Did you do your homework? · lit. “to-you-you-have done the-homework”
10× - 262Vrei un sfat?
Do you want some advice? · lit. “you-want an advice”
9× - 263Vorbești engleză?
Do you speak English? · lit. “you-speak English”
9× - 264Vrei să înotăm?
Want to go for a swim? · lit. “you-want that we-swim”
8× - 265Vorbești aiurea.
You're talking nonsense. · lit. “you-talk nonsense”
7× - 266Puțină șampanie?
A little champagne? · lit. “a-little champagne”
7× - 267Vrei niște lapte?
Do you want some milk? · lit. “you-want some milk”
6× - 268Mulțumesc pentru sprijin.
Thanks for the support. · lit. “I-thank for support”
6× - 269Vorbind de lup...
Speak of the devil... · lit. “speaking of wolf”
5× - 270Ne vedem sâmbătă.
See you Saturday. · lit. “ourselves we-see Saturday”
5× - 271Îți țin pumnii!
Fingers crossed for you! · lit. “to-you I-hold the-fists”
5× - 272Pornește televizorul.
Turn on the TV. · lit. “start the-television”
4× - 273Ne revedem curând.
See you soon. · lit. “ourselves we-see-again soon”
4×