309 Romanian words of level A1
Below is a complete, categorized list of Romanian vocabulary at the A1 level. Learn common verbs, nouns, and adjectives with transcription, articles, and English translations.
What is A1? Beginner
A1 is the first step. You learn the most frequent words and set phrases for everyday situations — greetings, numbers, family, food and simple questions.
What you can do at A1
- ✓Introduce yourself and ask people basic questions about themselves
- ✓Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases
- ✓Handle simple, routine situations like shopping or ordering food
- ✓Understand basic numbers, times, and dates in simple announcements
- ✓Fill in simple forms with personal details like name, nationality, and address
Adjectives
/bun/
good
/bərˈbat/
man
/rəu/
bad
/nou/
new
/bəˈtrɨn/
old
/a.paˈrat de fotoˈɡra.fi.at/
camera
/tɨˈnər/
young
/te.le.viˈzor/
television
/ˈma.re/
great
/pri.eˈten/
friend
/miˈnut/
minute
/mik/
small
/seˈkundə/
second
/ˈma.sə/
table
/fe.riˈt͡ʃit/
happily
/da.kə ˈnu/
unless
/pəˈrin.te/
parent
/kləˈdi.re/
building
/luŋɡ/
long
/ˈdate/
data
/ˈskurt/
short
/peʃˈte/
fish
/ɨnˈalt/
high
/ˈsof.tʃwe.r/
software
/ˈjos/
low
/fjerˈbin.te/
hot
/al ˈme.u/
my
/luˈminə/
light
/leˈɡumə/
vegetable
/ˈretʃe/
cold
/spiˈtal/
hospital
/ˈmedik/
doctor
/kald/
warm
/soˈlu.tsi.e/
solution
/distriˈaktiv/
cool
/uˈʃor/
easy
/di.fiˈcil/
difficult
/a.pli.kaˈți.e/
application
/ɡreʊ/
hard
/ˈt͡ʃin.t͡ʃʲ/
five
/ˈsuper/
super
Adverbs
/foˈarte/
very
/pre̯a/
too
/nu/
not
/ˈbi.ne/
well
/faˈmi.li.e/
family
/reˈpe.de/
quickly
/ˈɨn.t͡ʃet/
slowly
/trist/
sadly
/aˈit͡ʃʲ/
here
/a.koˈlo/
there
/ˈpeʃte tot/
everywhere
/aˈzi/
today
/ni.kəˈjer/
nowhere
/ˈjer/
yesterday
/ɨ.nəˈun.tru/
inside
/mɨˈɨ.ne/
tomorrow
/aˈfa.rə/
outside
/aˈkum/
now
/ɨntoˈde̯a.unə/
always
/nikjoˈda.tə/
never
/uˈne.ori/
sometimes
Conjunctions
Nouns
/oˈamenʲ/
people
/lok/
place
/timp/
time
/ˈlukru/
thing
/fapt/
fact
/korp/
body
/mɨnˈkare/
food
/naˈturə/
nature
/tehnoloˈdʒie/
technology
/ˈkasə/
home
/an/
year
/oˈbʲekt/
object
/iˈde.e/
idea
/kap/
head
/bəuˈturə/
drink
/pəmɨnt/
earth
/inˈternets/
internet
/konˈt͡ʃert/
concert
/feˈmeje/
woman
/sport/
sport
/zi/
day
/maˈʃi.nə/
car
/ɡɨnd/
thought
/pər/
hair
/aˈpə/
water
/soˈare/
sun
/ˈsite/
website
/koˈpil/
child
/kaˈmerə/
room
/səp.təˈmɨ.nə/
week
/ˈkar.te/
book
/ˈmin.te/
mind
/ˈfa.t͡sə/
face
/ˈlap.te/
milk
/ˈlu.nə/
moon
/iˈmejl/
/per.soˈa.nə/
person
/ʃkoˈa.lə/
school
/stiˈlo.u/
pen
/suˈflet/
soul
/oˈki/
eye
/t͡seˈaj/
tea
/ˈste.a/
star
/oˈraʃ/
city
/oˈrə/
hour
/te.leˈfon/
phone
/viˈa.t͡sə/
life
/uˈre.ke/
ear
/kaˈfe.a/
coffee
/t͡ser/
sky
/kompjuˈter/
computer
/ˈmo.art͡e/
death
/nas/
nose
/suʃk/
juice
/nor/
cloud
/ˈra.di.o/
radio
/peˈtret͡ʃere/
party
/ˈta.tə/
father
/ˈt͡sara/
country
/ˈdra.goste/
love
/ˈgu.rə/
mouth
/pɨˈɨne/
bread
/ˈplo.a.ie/
rain
/masˈme.di.a/
media
/ˈma.mə/
mother
/ˈlu.me/
world
/di.mieˈna.t͡sə/
morning
/u.rə/
hate
/ˈdin.te/
tooth
/unt/
butter
/zəˈpa.də/
snow
/ʃtiˈri/
news
/dupə.a.miˈazə/
afternoon
/pat/
bed
/ˈfri.ka/
fear
/ɡɨt/
neck
/ˈbrɨnzə/
cheese
/vɨnt/
wind
/informaˈtsie/
information
/fiu/
son
/straˈdə/
street
/ˈsearə/
evening
/uˈʃə/
door
/bu.kuˈri.e/
joy
/uˈmər/
shoulder
/ˈkarne/
meat
/ˈvreme/
weather
/ˈfi.i.kə/
daughter
/drum/
road
/ˈno.ap.te/
night
/fe.re.astrə/
window
/ˈpa.t͡ʃe/
peace
/braț/
arm
/ˈrə.t͡se.a/
network
/ˈfra.te/
brother
/biˈro.u/
office
/ˈd͡ʒe.an.tə/
bag
/rəzˈboj/
war
/ˈmɨnə/
hand
/oʊ/
egg
/oˈt͡ʃe.an/
ocean
/ˈso.rə/
sister
/mɨ.ɡaˈzin/
shop
/kuˈti.e/
box
/a.deˈvər/
truth
/ˈde.dʒet/
finger
/frukt/
fruit
/rəu/
river
/proˈɡram/
program
/soʦ/
husband
/ˈkeje/
key
/min.tʃiˈunə/
lie
/piˈtʃior/
leg
/lak/
lake
/ekˈran/
screen
/akˈtor/
actor
/dor.miˈtor/
bedroom
/ˈsoʦi.e/
wife
/hɨrˈtie/
paper
/proˈble.mə/
problem
/mər/
apple
/mun.te/
mountain
/staˈtsi.e/
station
/ˈba.ni/
money
/iˈni.mə/
heart
/baˈnanə/
banana
/de̯al/
hill
/tastatuˈrə/
keyboard
/ˈfatə/
girl
/a.e.roˈport/
airport
/ˈpo.za/
picture
/ɨnˈtre.bare/
question
/kreˈjer/
brain
/oˈrez/
rice
/pəˈdu.re/
forest
/maʊs/
mouse
/bəˈjat/
boy
/hoˈtel/
hotel
/rəsˈpuns/
answer
/ˈsɨn.ɡe/
blood
/zaˈhər/
sugar
/koˈpak/
tree
/kon eksi ˈu.ne/
connection
/ˈbaŋ.ka/
bank
/u.neˈal.tə/
tool
/ˈkau.zə/
cause
/piˈe.le/
skin
/ˈsa.re/
salt
/ˈflo.a.re/
flower
/t͡ʃas/
clock
/kəˈma.ʃə/
shirt
/peˈrete/
wall
/bu.kə.təˈri.e/
kitchen
/ˈkɨntek/
song
/duˈlap/
cupboard
/ˈhaj.nə/
coat
/ˈfwa.je/
sheet of paper
/t͡ʃineˈma/
cinema
/panˈtof/
shoe
/ˈhobi/
hobby
/poˈde̯a/
floor
/ˈbaje/
bathroom
/ˈska.un/
chair
/aviˈon/
airplane
/ˈgari/
train station
/kal.ku.laˈtor/
computer
/krejˈon/
pencil
/piks/
pen
/ʃoˈsetə/
sock
/ˈro.ki.e/
dress
/biˈlet/
ticket
/pan.taˈlon/
pants
Prepositions
Pronouns
Verbs
/a fi/
be
/a suˈdʒera/
suggest
/a aˈvea/
have
/a riˈdika/
raise
/a ˈfat͡se/
do
/a ˈtre.t͡se/
pass
/a ˈspune/
say
/a ˈvinde/
sell
/a ˈmer.dʒe/
go
/a ho.təˈrɨ/
decide
/a puˈte.a/
can
/a ɨn.toˈar.t͡se/
return
/a ob.t͡siˈne/
get
/a eks.pliˈka/
explain
/a ˈspe.ra/
hope
/a ʃti/
know
/a dez.vol.ta/
develop
/a ˈvre.a/
will
/a ˈpur.ta/
carry
/a kreˈde/
think
/a konˈduke/
drive
/a ˈlu.a/
take
/a pre-suˈpu.ne/
suppose
/a veˈde.a/
see
/ˈveni/
come
/a se miˈra/
wonder
/a ak.tseˈpta/
accept
/a reˈfu.za/
refuse
/a priˈvi/
look
/a fi de aˈkord/
agree
/aˈtun.tʃi/
then
/a foˈlozi/
use
/a satiˈsfake/
satisfy
/a ɡəˈsi/
find
/a preɡəˈti/
prepare
/a da/
give
/a re.a.liˈza/
realize
/dans/
dance
How to learn A1 vocabulary
- 1.Start with the highest-frequency words — the first few hundred cover most everyday speech.
- 2.Learn nouns together with their article and a short example sentence.
- 3.Review daily in short sessions; spaced repetition beats long cramming.
- 4.Listen to slow, clear recordings and repeat phrases out loud to practice pronunciation.
Frequently asked questions
How many words do I need at A1?+
Around 500–600 core words are enough to handle basic everyday situations at A1.
How long does it take to reach A1?+
With regular study most learners reach A1 in about 60–100 hours.
What comes after A1?+
A2, where you expand everyday vocabulary and start linking simple sentences.
Should I focus on grammar or vocabulary at A1?+
Focus primarily on vocabulary and simple phrase structures. Basic grammar is helpful, but communicating meaning is more important at the start.