A1.6 Romanian Time Expressions: Weekdays, Months, Seasons
The lesson about time will introduce you
- the days of the week in Romanian
- the months in Romanian
- the seasons in Romanian
- units of time in Romanian language
- some useful time vocabulary in Romanian
- the moments of the day and the corresponding greetings
- how to tell time in Romanian
- how to express frequency in Romanian
- how to establish an appointment or a meeting
It’s time to start because…time flies!
The months of the year in Romanian
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
January | Ianuarie | ||
February | Februarie | ||
March | Martie | ||
April | Aprilie | ||
May | Mai | ||
June | Iunie | ||
July | Iulie | ||
August | August | ||
September | Septembrie | ||
October | Octombrie | ||
November | Noiembrie | ||
December | Decembrie |
Units of time in Romanian
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
a/one second | o secundă | ||
two seconds | două secunde | ||
a/one minute | un minut | ||
two minutes | două minute | ||
an/one hour | o oră | ||
two hours | două ore | ||
a/one day | o zi | ||
two days | două zile | ||
a/one week | o săptămână | ||
two weeks | două săptămâni | ||
a/one month | o lună | ||
two months | două luni | ||
a/one year | un an | ||
two years | doi ani | ||
a/one decade | un deceniu | ||
two decades | două decenii | ||
a/one century | un secol | ||
two centuries | două secole | ||
a/one millennium | un mileniu | ||
two millenniums | două milenii | ||
an/one era | o eră | ||
two eras | două ere |
Useful Romanian time vocabulary
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
today (less formal) | azi | ||
Today it's cold. (less formal) | Azi e frig. | ||
today | astăzi | ||
What is the difference between azi and astăzi in Romanian? "Azi" and "astăzi" mean the same thing: today. The only difference is that "astăzi" is considered to be more formal, and that "azi" will be used more in spoken Romanian. | |||
Tomorrow | Mâine | ||
Tomorrow I'm going to the dentist. | Mâine merg la dentist. | ||
the day after tomorrow | poimâine | ||
The day after tomorrow I'm meeting Andreea. Andreea is a Romanian female name. | Poimâine mă întâlnesc cu Andreea | ||
in two days' time | peste două zile | ||
I'll turn twenty in a month. | Peste o lună fac douăzeci de ani | ||
Yesterday | Ieri | ||
Yesterday I went to the swimming pool You are literally saying: Yesterday I was at the swimming pool | Ieri am fost la piscină | ||
the day before yesterday | alaltăieri | ||
The day before yesterday I had a headache Literally: The day before yesterday my head was hurting | Alaltăieri m-a durut capul | ||
a/one week ago | acum o săptămână | ||
A month ago I came back from holidays | Acum o lună m-am întors din vacanță | ||
yesterday evening | aseară | ||
Yesterday evening I was at the restaurant | Aseară am fost la restaurant | ||
this evening | diseară | ||
This evening I'm going to a party | Diseară merg la o petrecere | ||
In English sometimes tonight might be used with the same meaning as this evening. Romanian use extensively diseară and aseară to refer to a period in time in the evening that can go relatively late into the night e.g. until mid-night. La noapte or noaptea (in the night) in Romanian refers to the middle of the night e.g. at 2 a.m. | |||
this evening | în seara asta | ||
I'm staying at home this evening | În seara asta stau acasă | ||
tomorrow evening | mâine seară | ||
I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow evening | Nu știu ce o să fac mâine seară | ||
yesterday morning | ieri dimineață | ||
Yesterday morning I was late for school | Ieri dimineață am întârziat la școală | ||
this morning | azi-dimineață | ||
I woke up early this morning | Azi-dimineață m-am trezit devreme | ||
in a week from tomorrow | de mâine într-o săptămână | ||
I'm going to the mountains in a week from tomorrow. You're literally saying: I'm leaving for the mountains in a week from tomorrow. | De mâine într-o săptămână plec la munte | ||
this week | săptămâna asta | ||
I have to work a lot this week | Săptămâna asta trebuie să muncesc mult | ||
previous month or past month or last month | luna trecută | ||
Last month I wrote you an email. | Luna trecută ți-am scris un mail | ||
next month | luna viitoare | ||
Next month I'll be finishing driving/traffic school | Luna viitoare termin școala de șoferi | ||
this year | anul ăsta | ||
This year I'll be graduating the university The word by word translation is: This year I'll be finishing the faculty | Anul ăsta termin facultatea | ||
previous/last year | anul trecut | ||
Last year I started the Romanian classes | Anul trecut am început cursurile de limba română | ||
next year | anul viitor | ||
I'm retiring next year | Anul viitor ies la pensie | ||
shortly | în scurt timp | ||
The plane is going to land shortly | În scurt timp o să aterizeze avionul | ||
for a long time | de mult timp | ||
I haven't been drinking beer for a long time | De mult timp nu am mai băut bere | ||
for the weekend | în weekend | ||
I'm going to the countryside for the weekend | În weekend merg la țară | ||
during the week | în timpul săptămânii | ||
I'm going to work during the week | În timpul săptămânii merg la serviciu | ||
Now | Acum | ||
Now it's too late! | Acum e prea târziu! | ||
late | târziu | ||
Come later! | Vino mai târziu! | ||
early | devreme | ||
It's too early! | E prea devreme! | ||
already | deja | ||
not yet | nu încă | ||
not yet | încă nu | ||
I'll become grandfather soon | în curând o să fiu bunic | ||
2 comments
Thank you plus correction
Another very useful selection of phrases. Thank you.
One English spelling mistake:
xxx The plain is going to land shortly xxx
The plane
A plain is a large open expanse of land :)
Correct Romanian spelling
Many thanks Harris,
Much appreciated. I have corrected the typos.
If you spot any other ones, or any otherdifficulty/malfunctioning of the site, I'd be happy to correct it.
Happy to help!
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