A1.7 How to say the days of the week in Romanian
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In this lesson you are going to learn:
- the Romanian days of the week (pronunciation, English-Romanian translation)
- how to say "on Mondays", "on Tuesdays" - repetitive weekly activities in Romanian
- how to say yesterday, today and tomorrow in Romanian
- practice by taking a few Romanian exercises
Days of the week in Romanian
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday | luni | | |
Tuesday | marți | | |
Wednesday | miercuri | | |
Thursday | joi | | |
Friday | vineri | | |
Saturday | sâmbătă | | |
Sunday | duminică | |
Sample weekdays in Romanian - A happy man
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
On Monday I have a date | Luni am o întâlnire | | |
On Tuesday I'm buying her flowers | Marți îi cumpăr flori | | |
On Wednesday we're going to the movies Literally: Wednesday go to film. | Miercuri mergem la film | | |
On Thursday I kiss her | Joi o sărut | | |
On Friday I get to know her parents | Vineri îi cunosc părinții | | |
On Saturday I'm getting married (only a man can say this, not a woman) | Sâmbătă mă însor | | |
On Sunday I'm happy. only a man can say this) | Duminică sunt fericit | |
Unlike English, the days of the week are written with in lower case (if they occur in the middle of a sentence).
In English one could use Monday or on Monday with no real difference in meaning. Both Monday and on Monday are translated in Romanian as luni
Each Monday, Tuesday... in Romanian
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
Mondays | lunea | | |
Tuesdays | marțea | | |
Wednesdays | miercurea | | |
Thursdays | joia | | |
Fridays | vinerea | | |
Saturdays | sâmbăta | | |
Sundays | duminica | |
How to say On Mondays,Tuesdays - regular repetitive actions in Romanian
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
On Mondays I go to grandma | Lunea merg la bunica | | |
On Tuesdays I have guitar classes | Marțea am cursurile de chitară | | |
On Wednesdays I go to the swimming pool | Miercurea merg la piscină | | |
On Thursdays I have fun with friends | Joia mă distrez cu prietenii | | |
On Fridays I leave work earlier | Vinerea plec mai devreme de la servici | | |
On Saturdays I watch a match | Sâmbăta mă uit la meci | | |
On Sundays at lunch-time we eat with the family | Duminica la prânz mâncăm în familie | |
How to say today, yesterday, tomorrow, day after tomorrow, two days ago in Romanian
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
today (less formal) | azi | | |
Tomorrow | Mâine | | |
the day after tomorrow | poimâine | | |
in two days | peste două zile | | |
Yesterday | Ieri | | |
the day before yesterday | alaltăieri | |
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Hello! I would like to have lessons in Romenian. Thanks!
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thank you plus corrections
I've memorized most of these now. Thank you.
Some corrections:
On Tuesdays I have guitar classes [no 'the']
On Thursdays I have fun with friends
On Fridays I leave work earlier
On Saturdays I watch a match
[for these last three sentences, you should use the present simple, not present continuous, because the action is regular rather than at this moment]
Many thanks Harris,
Many thanks Harris,
You are right, and I feel a bit embarrassed that I did not spot the obvious past simple marker of the repetitive actions.
This is a fundamental difference between Romanian and English, that Romanians do not have this distinction in the way the verbs are constructed between the simple and continuous form. If I'm not mistaken it is the same for the other Latin languages, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese.
Your help is much appreciated!
I've corrected the sentences.
Happy to help!
problem with exercise
I really cannot see why this is wrong:
Question 1 / 24
Ce zi este…? (What day is it...?)
Ieri a fost sâmbătă. Azi e [ duminica ]
Error message
Incorrect! Please try another answer!
Thank you for your question,
Thank you for your question,
The correct answer is "duminică", thus in your answer you need to replace the last letter "a" with the Romanian special character "ă".
They seem to be similar but the pronunciation is different. Here is the place where you can here the difference between a and ă
https://www.learnro.com/romanian-vowels-pronunciation
That reminds me that I need to add the same guidance in case most of your answer is correct to guide you on how to correct it, similar with the "Start learning" types of exercises here at learnro.com.
Happy to help!
Spelling of "duminică"
> The correct answer is "duminică", thus in your answer you need to replace the last letter "a"...
I should ave noticed that, but I see that I was misled by the lack of the accent in the phrase
directly above in the section "How to say On Mondays,Tuesdays - regular repetitive actions
in Romanian" (the bottom of the third table in A1.6.1).
Had it been earlier in the evening, or had I looked further up the page, I would easily have
found my error.
Thanks for the response.
Thank you for your questions,
Thank you for your questions, I'm always happy to help!
Yes, indeed, the difference especially in writing is minimal, just a little hat on the "a" , but actually the sounds are quite different in Romanian, a and "ă".
On the other hand all the answer to be wrong just because of one character is disproportionate as well, this is why in the other exercises on this site, I implemented that complex guidance for helping the students in case they made a few errors the site will guide them and tell them which are the corrections they need to make. I should apply the same logic here, for this other type of exercises.
Romanian
This has been really interesting so far! I’m supposed to be going to Moldova and I wanted to get a head start on learning some Romanian as it is their primary language. Looking forward to learning more! Thank you for making it easily accessible.
Monday
Hi, I see than Monday is "luni" but when I try yo hear that, it says "luchi" which one Is right?
Pronunciation of luni (Monday) in Romanian
Monday is pronounced in Romanian as luni, in phonetical transcription that is /lunʲ/ meaning that the final i is half pronounced it is milder.
The letter i can be at times complicated to be heard and to be pronounced especially at the end of an word and before a consonant.
I have just listened for 5 times the pronunciation of the luni in the above lesson and it is correct.
I have also added many videos before the table with luni, marți... the days of the week in Romanian. You can slow down the speed with the buttons right under the videos, and replay with the same replay all the sequence button under the videos.
I wrote some time ago this dedicated lesson on the pronunciation of the letter i, you might want to have a look as well
https://www.learnro.com/pronunciation-i-romanian
I agree that the letter i can be a bit demanding to be pronounced and perceived correctly, however with a bit of training and repetition it should be all fine.
Happy to help if you have other questions.
Thank you :)
Thank you :)
piscină
Hi there, a new question from Olanda. The question is about the sentence: "Miercurea merg la piscină". Why don't you use piscina (instead of piscină)? Ciao from TACO
Because "la piscină" here is
Because "la piscină" here is a generic, habitual expression — like "I go to school" or "I go to church" — not a reference to one specific pool.
Romanian drops the definite article after la in this kind of routine/destination phrase:
You'd use piscina only if you meant a specific pool, e.g. piscina de lângă bloc ("the pool near the building") or when referring back to one already mentioned.
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