KitsumiFree basic Romanian words
A seven-page printable PDF for your first weeks of Romanian: the sounds, how words work, 232 everyday words with their gender in colour and sentences to read aloud.
PDF · 7 pages · 264 KB · no sign-up · free to print and share
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What's inside
- How Romanian soundsă, the deep i written â or î, ș and ț, c and g before e and i, the quiet final -i, and stress that you learn with each word.
- How words workThree genders in three colours, with neuter explained simply, the on the end (băiatul, fata, orașul), plurals in a small table, a fi for each person, and tu or dumneavoastră.
- 232 words, then show wordsBună, mulțumesc and vă rog, family, days and numbers, mici, sarmale, mămăligă and cozonac, places and verbs. Then Gata!, Hai! and mișto, what to call people, and ten sentences to read before you check.
How to use it
- Read the sounds page aloud, one row at a time. Keep it next to you while you read the rest.
- Read the grammar page twice. You don't need to learn it, just to notice the colours and the endings.
- Learn five words a day. Cover the grey English on the last page, read each sentence aloud, then slide the paper down to check.
- Watch something in Romanian with Kitsumi and catch the words you know. Bine, gata and hai turn up in every scene.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. It's a free PDF with no sign-up. Print it, keep it and share it.
What is the neuter gender?
A neuter noun acts like a masculine one when there's one of it (un oraș) and like a feminine one when there are more (două orașe). The sheet colours neuter words green, so you can spot them.
Why is the at the end of the word?
Romanian joins the to the noun: băiat is boy, băiatul is the boy; fată is girl, fata is the girl. A and an still go in front: un băiat, o fată.