Beginner learning path
A1 Romanian grammar: from the alphabet to questions, numbers, and time
This six-stage A1 path moves from reading Romanian to building simple sentences. The route starts with letters, sounds, and core grammar terms, and ends with numbers, dates, and clock time. Noun gender, identified in the second stage, decides which article and adjective forms match, and it returns at the end in un, o, doi, and două. Yes–no questions reuse the ordinary word order built in the third stage.
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Read Romanian and use core grammar terms
- The Romanian alphabetLearn all 31 letters of the modern Romanian alphabet, how marked letters are sorted, and how C, G, and their letter groups guide reading.CompletedA1
- Romanian diacritics: ă, â, î, ș, and țLearn the five Romanian letters with diacritics and the basic spelling choice between â and î.CompletedA1
- Romanian pronunciation and reading rulesLearn the seven core vowel sounds, key consonants, and the reading patterns that help you pronounce familiar Romanian words.CompletedA1
- The grammar terms used in this libraryLearn the core labels this library uses for Romanian word classes, sentence roles, word forms, agreement, and usage.CompletedA1
Build noun phrases with articles and agreement
- Romanian noun gender: masculine, feminine, and neuterFor a noun you can count, use its singular and plural forms to identify its gender and choose matching articles, numbers, and adjectives.CompletedA1
- How Romanian noun plurals workLearn the main Romanian plural endings and record each noun with its singular article and plural form.CompletedA1
- Romanian indefinite articles: un, o, and nișteLearn how Romanian uses un, o, and niște before nouns to mean a, an, or some.CompletedA1
- The Romanian definite article: how to say “the”Romanian normally puts the definite article at the end of the noun: casă becomes casa (the house).CompletedA1
- Romanian adjective agreementLearn how Romanian adjectives match nouns in gender and number, including the neuter pattern and common unchanged forms.CompletedA1
Build and negate basic present-tense statements
- Romanian subject pronouns — and when to leave them outLearn the eight core Romanian subject pronouns, how gender and number shape the third person, and when to state or omit the pronoun.CompletedA1
- The present tense of a fi: Romanian “to be”Learn the complete set of present-tense forms of a fi and use them for identity, description, location, existence, negation, and questions.CompletedA1
- The present tense of a avea: to haveLearn am, ai, are, avem, aveți, and au for possession, age, need, questions, and negation.CompletedA1
- Polite pronouns: dumneavoastră and related formsLearn how Romanian chooses polite address forms and how verbs and adjectives agree with dumneavoastră.CompletedA1
- Basic Romanian word orderStart with neutral subject–verb–object order, then see when Romanian omits a subject or moves information for a reason.CompletedA1
- Romanian negation with nuLearn where Romanian puts nu in simple and compound verb groups, short replies, constituent contrast, and negative concord.CompletedA1
Form present-tense *-a* verbs and describe actions in space and time
- The Romanian infinitive and dictionary formLearn how Romanian dictionaries cite verbs with a + short infinitive, how to spot a useful stem, and when the bare form appears in real sentences.CompletedA1
- Present-tense patterns for -a verbsLearn the two main present-tense patterns for Romanian verbs ending in -a, including when to use -ez and how to handle spelling changes.CompletedA1
- Core Romanian prepositionsLearn the main Romanian prepositions for place, source, association, purpose, absence, and limits, plus the noun forms that follow them.CompletedA1
- Adverbs of place and directionChoose common Romanian adverbs for location and direction, use phrases for source, endpoint, and route, and ask about place with unde.CompletedA1
- Adverbs of time and frequencyLearn Romanian adverbs for when and how often something happens, including common placement and negative patterns.CompletedA1
Ask questions, answer them, and connect clauses
- Romanian yes–no questionsForm neutral Romanian yes–no questions with ordinary word order and rising intonation, then give short or complete answers.CompletedA1
- Core Romanian question wordsLearn the seven core Romanian question words and use them to ask about a person, thing or action, place, time, manner or state, reason, or quantity.CompletedA1
- Coordinating conjunctions: și, dar, sau, iarLearn how Romanian uses și, dar, sau, and iar to add, contrast, or present alternatives in words and clauses.CompletedA1
Use numbers, dates, and clock time
- Romanian cardinal numbersLearn the Romanian cardinal numbers from zero upward, including gender-sensitive forms, compounds, and the linker de.CompletedA1
- Gender agreement with one and twoLearn when Romanian uses un, o, doi, and două with masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns.CompletedA1
- Dates, days, and monthsLearn the Romanian weekdays and months, write calendar dates, and say when something happens.CompletedA1
- Telling the time in RomanianLearn how to ask and tell the time in Romanian, including minutes past and to the hour, exact appointments, and everyday clock-time forms.CompletedA1