well (manner) — how something is done
Modifies a verb. This is the adverb of the adjective bun.
Vorbești bine românește.
You speak Romanian well.
Dormi bine!
Sleep well!
#25 · Adverb
bine
In Romanian, bine means “well (manner) — how something is done”. It’s the #25 most frequently used Romanian word. Below you’ll find how to use it, its forms, real example sentences, and common word pairings.
Meaning & Use
The 25th most frequent Romanian word, and the one that carries most of the day's small talk. bine is the adverb "well" — how something is done — but it is also the standalone "OK / fine / alright" you answer with, the second half of e bine ("it's fine"), and the first half of bine ai venit ("welcome"). It never changes shape: one form, every context.
neutralfine / OK / all right (state)
With a fi it reports how someone or something is: sunt bine = "I'm fine". Romanian uses the adverb here where English feels like an adjective.
Sunt bine, mulțumesc.
I'm fine, thank you.
E bine așa?
Is it OK like this?
OK / agreed (standalone reply)
A one-word acceptance, exactly like English "OK" or "fine".
Bine, ne vedem mâine.
OK, see you tomorrow.
Bine, am înțeles.
All right, I get it.
thoroughly / properly (intensifying)
After certain verbs bine means "well and truly", not "in a good way": gândește-te bine = "think it over carefully".
Uită-te bine.
Take a good look.
Spală-te bine pe mâini.
Wash your hands properly.
Forms you’ll actually hear
Ranked by how often each form shows up in spoken Romanian. The top form cover about 100% of everyday use — learn these first.
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Patterns
Invariable — bine never agrees with anything. It normally follows the verb it modifies (Cânți bine), and its degrees are irregular: mai bine ("better"), cel mai bine ("best"), foarte bine ("very well").
a fi + bine
Reports a state or gives an impersonal verdict.
Totul e bine.
Everything is fine.
a se simți bine
The standard phrase for health or for enjoying yourself.
M-am simțit foarte bine acolo.
I had a really good time there.
mai bine (să) …
Beyond "better", mai bine alone introduces a suggestion: "we'd be better off …".
Mai bine mergem mâine.
We'd better go tomorrow.
bine că …
Expresses relief — "good thing that …".
Bine că ai sunat.
Good thing you called.
Examples
Ce faci? — Bine, tu?
How are you? — Good, you?
bine - The default answer to ce faci?. Romanian answers with the adverb bine, never with the adjective bun.
Nu mă simt bine astăzi.
I don't feel well today.
bine - a se simți bine / rău is the standard way to talk about health — reflexive verb + adverb.
El gătește mai bine decât mine.
He cooks better than me.
mai bine - The comparative is irregular: not *mai binele but simply mai bine, with decât for "than".
Bine ai venit!
Welcome!
bine - A fixed greeting that agrees with the person: bine ai venit (to one), bine ați venit (to several or politely).
E bine să dormi opt ore.
It's good to sleep eight hours.
e bine - Impersonal e bine să + subjunctive gives general advice — one of the most reusable sentence frames in the language.
bine (adverb) and bun (adjective) both translate as "good", and mixing them is the single most common beginner slip. A verb takes bine — Vorbește bine ("He speaks well"); a noun takes bun and agrees with it — un vin bun, o cafea bună. Answering Ce faci? with *sunt bun means "I am a good person", not "I am fine".
In expressions
Common phrases built around bine — worth learning as whole units.
mai bine— better; (I'd) rather
lit. “more well”
ei bine— well (then)…
lit. “they well”
E bine.— It's fine. / That's good.
lit. “is well”
Foarte bine.— Very well. / Very good.
lit. “very well”
Ești bine?— Are you OK?
lit. “are-you well”
Sunt bine.— I'm fine. / I'm OK.
lit. “I-am well”
a se simți bine— to feel good, to feel well
lit. “to feel oneself well” · clitic marks the experiencer: mă simt bine (I), te simți bine (you)
îmi pare bine— nice to meet you; I'm glad
lit. “to-me it-seems well” · greeting on first meeting; clitic marks the experiencer (îți pare bine, îi pare bine)
Corpus examples
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Everything will be fine.
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It's going to be okay.