Dates, days, and months

Romanian dates put the day number before the month, usually followed by the year: Ne vedem pe 2 martie 2026 (see you on March 2, 2026). Weekdays and months are normally written with lowercase letters: Ne vedem luni (see you on Monday).

What are the Romanian days of the week?

Use the weekday name by itself for a calendar day or a regular time reference; in a sentence such as Ne vedem luni (see you on Monday), no preposition is needed.

How do you distinguish one weekday from a weekly habit?

The plain weekday form can identify a particular day from context, while a definite form such as lunea commonly presents a repeated habit: Lunea lucrez de acasă. (On Mondays I work from home.) This is a useful contrast, not an absolute rule that every recurring weekday must have the definite article.

What are the Romanian months?

Romanian month names are masculine nouns and are normally lowercase. To say in a month, put în before the month: Suntem în iulie. (It is July.)

How do you write and say a Romanian date?

Write the day number, then the lowercase month, and then the year if you need it: 2 martie 2026. For the first day of a month, the usual spoken form is întâi; after that, use a cardinal number. The number doi agrees with the masculine month in the basic pattern, although DOOM3 records două as an accepted variant in expressions such as două ianuarie.

1. Use pe for on a particular date: Ne întâlnim pe 2 martie. (We meet on March 2.)
2. Use în for in a month or year: M-am născut în iunie. (I was born in June.) and În 2026 mergem în România. (In 2026 we are going to Romania.)
3. Keep the month lowercase in an ordinary date: 23 iulie, not 23 Iulie. A capital can occur when the date is part of a proper holiday name, such as 1 Decembrie.
4. For the full number forms used in dates, review Romanian cardinal numbers; for întâi and other ordinal forms, see Romanian ordinal numbers.

How do you ask about the date and the weekday?

Use Ce dată este astăzi? (What is today's date?) for the calendar date and Ce zi este astăzi? (What day is it today?) for the weekday. Typical answers are Astăzi este 23 iulie. (Today is July 23.) and Astăzi este miercuri. (Today is Wednesday.)

To ask for a month or year, use În ce lună suntem? (What month are we in?) and În ce an suntem? (What year are we in?). Answer with Suntem în septembrie. (It is September.) or Suntem în 2026. (It is 2026.)

Mistakes to avoid

• Do not capitalize ordinary weekdays or months: write luni, martie, and decembrie in lowercase.
• Do not use prima iunie for June 1 in the basic date pattern; use întâi iunie.
• Do not replace pe with în when you mean on a particular date: pe 2 martie, but în martie for in March.
• Do not confuse luni with lunea: the first is the plain weekday form, while the second can mark a repeated Monday habit.