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A1.8 Romanian Time Expressions: Months


The lesson about time will introduce you

It’s time to start because…time flies!

The months of the year in Romanian

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January

Ianuarie

/ja.nu'a.ri.e/

February

Februarie

/fe.bru'a.ri.je/

March

Martie

/'mar.ti.e/

April

Aprilie

/a.ˈpri.li.e/

May

Mai

/maj/

June

Iunie

/'ju.ni.e/

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The months of the year in Romanian: July to December

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July

Iulie

/'ju.li.je/

August

August

/'aw.gust/

September

Septembrie

/sep'tem.bri.e/

October

Octombrie

/ok'tom.bri.je/

November

Noiembrie

/no'jem.bri.je/

December

Decembrie

/de'ʧem.bri.je/

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It's worth noting that all the above Romanian months are masculine nouns.

Units of time in Romanian: seconds, minutes, hours

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a second

o secundă

/o se'kun.də/

two seconds

două secunde

/'do.wə se'kun.de/

a minute

un minut

/un mi'nut/

two minutes

două minute

/'do.wə mi'nu.te/

an hour

o o

/o 'o.rə/

two hours

doore

/'do.wə 'o.re/

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Units of time in Romanian: days, weeks, months

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a day

o zi

/o zi/

two days

două zile

/'do.wə 'zi.le/

a week

o săptămâ

/o səp.tə'mɨ.nə/

two weeks

două săptămâni

/'do.wə səp.tə'mɨnʲ/

a month

o lu

/o 'lu.nə/

two months

două luni

/'do.wə 'lunʲ/

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Units of time in Romanian: years, decades, centuries

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one year

un an

/un an/

two years

doi ani

/'doj anʲ/

one decade

un deceniu

/un de't͡ʃe.nju/

two decades

două decenii

/'do.wə de't͡ʃe.niʲ/

a century

un secol

/un 'se.kol/

two centuries

două secole

/'do.wə 'se.ko.le/

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Units of time in Romanian: milenniums, eras

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a millennium

un mileniu

/un mi'le.niu/

two millenniums

două milenii

/'do.wə mi'le.niʲ/

an era

o e

/o erə/

two eras

doere

/'do.wə 'e.re/

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How to say in Romanian today, tomorrow, yesterday, the day before/after tomorrow

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today

astăzi

/'a.stəzʲ/

today

(less formal)

azi

/azʲ/

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

/ˈmɨj.ne/

Yesterday

Ieri

/jerʲ/

the day after tomorrow

poimâine

/'poj.mɨj.ne/

the day before yesterday

alaltăieri

/a'lal.tə.jerʲ/

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Today, yesterday Romanian expressions

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Today it's cold.

(less formal)

Azi e frig.

/azʲ je frig/

Tomorrow I'm going to the dentist.

Mâine merg la dentist.

/ˈmɨj.ne merg la den'tist/

The day after tomorrow I'm meeting Andreea.

Andreea is a Romanian female name.

Poimâine mă întâlnesc cu Andreea

/'poj.mɨj.ne mə ɨn.tɨl'nesk ku an'dre.e̯a/

Yesterday I went to the swimming pool

You are literally saying: Yesterday I was at the swimming pool

Ieri am fost la pisci

/jerʲ am fost la pis't͡ʃi.nə/

The day before yesterday I had a headache

Literally: The day before yesterday my head was hurting

Alaltăieri m-a durut capul

/a'lal.tə.jerʲ ma du'rut 'ca.pul/

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How to say in Romanian this/yesterday morning/evening

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this morning

azi-dimineață

/azʲ di.mi'ne̯a.t͡sə/

this evening

disea

/di'se̯a.rə/

this evening

în seara asta

/ɨn 'se̯a.ra 'as.ta/

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.

Tomorrow morning

Mâine dimineață

/ˈmɨj.ne di.mi'ne̯a.t͡sə//

yesterday morning

ieri dimineață

/jerʲ di.mi'ne̯a.t͡sə/

tomorrow evening

mâine sea

/ˈmɨj.ne 'se̯a.rə/

yesterday evening

asea

/a'se̯a.rə/

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This / yesterday morning / evening Romanian expressions

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I woke up early this morning

Azi-dimineață m-am trezit devreme

/azʲ di.mi'ne̯a.t͡sə mam tre'zit de'vre.me/

This evening I'm going to a party

Diseară merg la o petrecere

/di'se̯a.rə merg la o pe'tre.t͡ʃe.re/

I'm staying at home this evening

În seara asta stau aca

/ɨn 'se̯a.ra 'as.ta staw a'ka.sə/

I'll call you this evening

Te sun disea

/te sun di'se̯a.rə/

Yes, for this evening

Da, pentru disea

/da 'pen.tru di'se̯a.rə/

Yesterday morning I was late for school

Ieri dimineață am întârziat la școa

/jerʲ di.mi'ne̯a.t͡sə am ɨn.tɨr.zi'at la 'ʃko̯a.lə/

I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow evening

Nu știu ce o să fac mâine sea

/nu ʃtiw t͡ʃe o sə fak ˈmɨj.ne 'se̯a.rə/

Yesterday evening I was at the restaurant

Aseaam fost la restaurant

/a'se̯a.rə am fost la res.ta.u'rant/

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How to say in Romanian this / previous / next week / month / year

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this week

săptămâna asta

/səp.tə'mɨ.na 'as.ta/

this year

anul ăsta

/'a.nul 'əs.ta/

last month

luna trecu

/'lu.na tre.ku.tə/

previous year

anul trecut

/'a.nul tre'kut/

next month

luna viitoare

/'lu.na vi.i'to̯a.re/

next year

anul viitor

/'a.nul vi.i'tor/

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Romanian sentences with this/previous/next week/month/year

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I have to work a lot this week

Săptămâna asta trebuie să muncesc mult

/səp.tə'mɨ.na 'as.ta 'tre.bu.je sə mun't͡ʃesk mult/

Would you like to go to the cinema this weekend? (you can address both a man and a woman like this)

Ai vrea să mergem la film weekend-ul ăsta?

/aʲ vre̯a sə 'mer.d͡ʒem la film wi.cen.dul 'əs.ta/

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

/'a.nul 'əs.ta ter'min fa.kul'ta.te̯a/

Last month I wrote you an email.

Luna trecută ți-am scris un mail

/'lu.na tre.ku.tə ʦʲ-am skris un mejl/

Last year I started the Romanian classes

Anul trecut am început cursurile de limba româ

/'a.nul tre'kut am ɨn.t͡ʃe'put 'kur.su.ri.le de 'lim.ba ro'mɨ.nə/

Next month I'll be finishing driving/traffic school

Luna viitoare termin școala de șoferi

/'lu.na vi.i'to̯a.re ter'min ʃko̯a.la de ʃo'ferʲ/

I'm retiring next year

Anul viitor ies la pensie

/'a.nul vi.i'tor jes la 'pen.si.e/

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Now, early, late in Romanian

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Now

Acum

/a'kum/

early

devreme

/de'vre.me/

earlier

mai devreme

/maj de'vre.me/

late

târziu

/tɨr'ziw/

later

mai târziu

/maj tɨr'ziw/

too early

prea devreme

/pre̯a de'vre.me/

too late

prea târziu

/pre̯a tɨr'ziw/

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Romanian expressions with now, early, late

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Now it's too late!

Acum e prea târziu!

/a'kum je pre̯a tɨr'ziw/

Come later!

Vino mai târziu!

/'vi.no maj tɨr'ziw/

It's too early!

E prea devreme!

/je pre̯a de'vre.me/

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How to say in Romanian shortly, soon, already, not yet

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shortly

în scurt timp

/ɨn skurt timp/

already

deja

/deˈʒa/

soon

în curând

/ɨn ku'rɨnd/

not yet

nu încă

/nu ˈɨn.kə/

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Romanian sentences with shortly, soon

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The plane is going to land shortly

În scurt timp o să aterizeze avionul

/ɨn skurt timp o sə a.te.ri'ze.ze a.vi'o.nul/

A police squad will arrive shortly!

 

Un echipaj al poliției va veni în scurt timp!

/un e.ki'paʒ al po'li.ʦi.ej va ve'ni ɨn skurt timp/

I'll become grandfather soon

în curând o să fiu bunic

/ɨn ku'rɨnd o sə fiw bu'nik/

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How to say in Romanian: a week ago, in a month

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a week ago

acum o săptămâ

/a'kum o səp.tə'mɨ.nə/

A month ago

Acum o lu

/a'kum o 'lu.nə/

in two days

peste două zile

/'pes.te 'do.wə 'zi.le/

in three days

peste trei zile

/'pes.te 'trej 'zi.le/

in a month

peste o lu

/'pes.te o 'lu.nə/

a week from tomorrow

de mâine într-o săptămâ

/de ˈmɨj.ne 'ɨn.tro səp.tə'mɨ.nə/

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Romanian expressions with "ago" and "in a month"

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A month ago I came back from holidays

Acum o lună m-am întors din vacanță

/a'kum o 'lu.nə mam ɨn'tors din va'kan.ʦə/

I'll turn twenty in a month.

Peste o lună fac douăzeci de ani

/'pes.te o 'lu.nə fak do.wə'zeʧʲ de anʲ/

I'm going to the mountains 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

/de ˈmɨj.ne 'ɨn.tro səp.tə'mɨ.nə plek la 'mun.te/

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How to say in Romanian for a long time, during the week

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for a long time

de mult timp

/de mult timp/

for the weekend

în weekend

/ɨn ˈwiˌkend/

during the week

în timpul săptămânii

/ɨn 'tim.pul səp.tə'mɨ.nij/

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Romanian time vocabulary: for a long time, for the weekend

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I haven't been drinking beer for a long time

De mult timp nu am mai băut bere

/de mult timp nu am maj bə'ut 'be.re/

I'm going to the countryside for the weekend

În weekend merg la ța

/ɨn ˈwiˌkend merg la 'ʦa.rə/

I'm going to work during the week

În timpul săptămânii merg la serviciu

/ɨn 'tim.pul səp.tə'mɨ.nij merg la ser'vi't͡ʃju/

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Romanian Exercises:

Question 1 / 19

Choose the right Romanian time words

Poimâine voi fi la Paris. =
voi fi la Paris.

Romanian Exercises:

Question 1 / 11

Choose the right word to fill in the gaps:

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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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