# zice

**Part of speech:** VERB  
**Frequency rank:** #107 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Common Romanian verb meaning "to say" or "to tell"; very frequent in speech and everyday writing. It is often used in reported speech and also in expressions like "cum se zice" (as they say).

## Meanings

- **to say; to tell** — The ordinary colloquial/neutral verb for expressing speech, reporting, or quoting.
- **to mean; to express oneself** — Used when asking what someone intends or how to interpret a statement.

## Example sentences

- Mă zice că ajunge diseară. — _He says he’ll arrive tonight._
- Nu zice nimic. — _He/She says nothing._
- Cum zici în română? — _How do you say that in Romanian?_

## Forms

zis, zici, zice, zicem, zicea, ziceți, zică, ziceam, zicând, ziceau, zise, zic

## Nearby words by frequency

- [cineva](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cineva)
- [atât](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/at%C3%A2t)
- [viață](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/via%C8%9B%C4%83)
- [poate](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/poate)
- [ajunge](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ajunge)
- [bună](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/bun%C4%83)
- [până](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/p%C3%A2n%C4%83)
- [lăsa](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/l%C4%83sa)
- [cred](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cred)
- [ma](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ma)
- [asa](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/asa)
- [regulă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/regul%C4%83)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/zice](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/zice) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.