Thank you very much Ria for spotting the wrong copy paste.

I've corrected the "ele fac" and added the "voi faceţi" audio file.

All the best on your learning Romanian path.

Thank you for your kind words, we will certainly add the pronunciation of infinitives. We'll contact you by email when it will be ready.

Thank you Jafar.
Actually the spelling is "a lua", thus with an "l" and not an "i" - it is true that the font makes it a bit more difficult to read it.
I have changed it now to read "a Lua" so that it is clear that it is an "L" and not an "i".
This is an irregular Romanian verb, and the correct infinitive form is thus: "a Lua"

Thank you very much Johan,

Your kind words do matter to us, as this is the main purpose of this website to see foreigners learning more about our beautiful language and our beautiful country.
We will certainly further develop and improve this site.

The places you have mentioned in central Romania are beautiful, I'm happy to hear that they are getting more and more popular. Sighișoara is gorgeous with the medieval castle... There are many other amazing places in Romania such as the Danube Delta, the Prahova Valley...

Thank you very much Clive.
Your kind words will help me continue this volunteer work providing free good quality and easy to use Romanian content.
I would have preferred to advance a bit faster to add more lessons including grammar ones, but even like this I hope it's acceptable, and I'm happy to hear that you find the website including the audio files useful.

All the best and if you have any questions do not hesitate to ask.

Hi Laura,Well spotted!The verbs "a vrea" and "a voi" are synonims. "A vrea" is more used in spoken colloquial Romanian, and "a voi" more in formal situations. I cannot really picture one Romanian that would use "Eu voiesc" on the street or in a casual conversation. "A voi" is perceived by some Romanians as archaic. It gets more complicated with the past forms of these two verbs, but that's another story.I hope this clarifies your question.Happy to help

Hi Roger,

I hope you'll have a great experience in Romania.

In Romanian as well "Eu vreau" (I want) would be too direct.
You can use "I would want" "Aș vrea". The use is similar with English, you can use it with people that you know and it also includes a form of respect.
"I would like" is translated in Romanian as "Aș dori", and as in English, it is more formal. You can still use it with the people you know (e.g. your host) but once you get more familiar you can start using "Aș vrea"

"Would you like" is translated as "Ai dori" where you would refer to one person. Referring to more than one person it becomes "Ați dori".
"We would like" is "Am dori".

I had an intention to create flashcards for the whole website, I even created a pilot, it's good to know that you are interested in that. I could try to finalize it.

Happy to help
If you need anything else just let me know

Thank you Mika for your kind words that are worth much more than a medal. The fact that this site can help someone is all that matters, and my ultimate reward :)
It's a lot of effort especially because this site is offered in 6 languages, so one lesson becomes 6 lessons.

I have many ideas on how to improve the site further, I just need to find a bit more free time. I'd like to add for example a few more exercises allowing you to type the correct translations, in Romanian or in English, so there is still more work to be done.

I'm passionate about it, and I believe that what 20 million Romanians know, the Romanian language, can and should be shared freely with the others. This in turn will get foreigners closer to Romanians and to Romania.

I'll do my best to add more lessons on vocabulary and Grammar, I'm working on 2-3 more lessons to be delivered soon I hope.

Hi Jasmine,

First of all, I'm really sorry for the late reply.
"Voi" cannot be used, by no means. "Voi" is referring to more than one person, thus you cannot use it to refer to your boyfriend's mother. It's true that in French they are using "Vous" as the polite way of addressing one person, but in Romanian it's not the case.

"Dumneavoastră" is the official way of addressing someone in a polite way. You can call "Dumneavoastră" your neighbor, your boss, the mayor or the Romanian president. It is the formal way of addressing a person.

In your case "Dumneavoastră" might be too much.
In Romania it is very common to address your mother in law as "mamă" (mother), meaning to call your mother in law: mother. Not everybody does it, and it is usually a sign that the relations are good between the spouse and the mother in law. In your case I do not know how she would take it as it will be the first time you will see her.

The best solution is to ask your boyfriend to tell you how is she, whether she is easy going, or more formal, and depending on that you can adjust. It depends on her personality, studies, age...
For example, if she is old enough (e.g. in her sixties) and she is a bit old fashion or more into the rural style, you can easily greet her with by saying "Sărut mâna" (in colloquial Romanian many are actually pronouncing it like one word and they could miss the "t" resulting in "sărumâna"). It means "I kiss your hand". You do not need to kiss the hand, just to say it. It is definitely old fashioned. While it might seem a bit submissive, it's just showing some respect not more than that.

For the other statements:
"you are the sweetest!" - "Ești o dulceață" ("Ești" is the informal way, if you want to go for the formal one, you would need to replace it with "Sunteți")
"you are such a great cook" - "Ești o bucătăreasă grozavă/desăvârșită"

Just for fun you can watch the following short movie (as you can imagine it's just a comedy, and they are overdoing it).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvdasYeg8bs

Last but not least you can call her simply by her name (first name): Maria, Ana, Irina....
The most important part is to talk with your boyfriend to lead you at least a bit to know what to expect.

Happy to help

Hi Jasmine,

Your translation is very good.
"Eu vorbesc limba engleză și vreau să vorbesc limba română fluent"
You were missing the word "să" that is used to link to verbs. It might look easy, but it can be tricky a bit. The "să" requires the second verb to be in the "subjonctive" mode, which sometimes is slightly different than the indicative mode. I can explain further if you are interested.

Coming back to the above sentence, while "fluent" is a Romanian word, it is seldomly used.
In spoken language you should use "a vrea" rather than "a dori". A dori is more formal. I think I have never used it in spoken Romanian.

I would say in Romanian:
"Eu vorbesc limba engleză și vreau să învăț să vorbesc foarte bine limba română" (I speak English and I want to learn to speak very well Romanian).

One last thing, "limba română" can be replaced by "românește". So if you hear it, it's the same thing. I find "limba română" easier to be remembered and pronounced.

Happy to help

Hello,

In spoken colloquial Romanian you can safely omit the subject when it is a personal pronoun
e.g. when you come home in the evening and you want to let your spouse know that you are home you should say: "Am venit". There is no need to say "Eu am venit", Romanians do not use "Eu" in this context.

Another scenario: you are talking to a Romanian and then you want to ask:
"Ai fost ieri la petrecere?" there is no need to say "Tu ai fost ieri la petrecere?"

However, if you speak about a "he" or "she" then you need to specify whether it's a she or a he, since the verb form is the same for both he or she:
"Ea a plecat".

You can drop out the "Ea" if in the previous sentences you named the person:
"Elena a venit ieri pe la mine
Apoi a plecat la ora șapte", thus there is no need to say "Apoi ea a plecat".

Thus in 90% in spoken Romanian, a native speaker would omit the subject (with the exceptions above stated).

I hope this clarifies your question.
Happy to help!
P.S. There is a short reference here as well:
https://www.learnro.com/romanian-grammar

Hi Mihai,
Much appreciated your feedback. I corrected it.

If you happen to find other issues I'll correct them immediately.

Happy to help!