Romanian 101

It was Greek to me. ~William Shakespeare

now
acum (ah-COOM)

later
mai târziu (muy teer-ZYOO)

before
înainte de (oon-INE-teh-deh)

morning
mâine (mooh-EE-neh)

afternoon
dupa amiaza (DOO-puh ah-MYA-zuh)

evening
seara (SA-rah)

night
noapte (NWHOP-tay)

Clock

Although 12-hour clocks are common in Romania, time is almost always stated according to the 24-hour clock.

one o'clock AM
ora unu (OHR-ah OO-noo)

two o'clock AM
ora doua (OHR-ah DOE-ah)

noon
prânz (proohnz)

one o'clock PM
treisprezece ore (TRAY-spreh-zeh-cheh ORH-eh)

two o'clock PM
patrusprezece ore (PAH-troo-spreh-zeh-cheh ORH-eh)

midnight
miezul noptii (mee-EZ-ool NOP-tzee)

at noon
la prânz (la PROOHNZ)
Note: Normally, to say "at" a time, one precedes the time of day with "la"

one o'clock PM
la treisprezece ore (la TRAY-spreh-zeh-cheh ORH-eh) - often, you'll find "la unu dupa amiaza" (la OO-noo DOO-pah ah-MEEAH-zuh) used instead

at midnight
la miezul noptii (laj mee-EZ-ool NWHOP-tzee)

Duration

one minute
un minut (oon meen-OOT)

_____ minutes
_____ minute (_____ meen-OOT-ay)

one hour
o ora (OH OHR-ah)

_____ hours
_____ ore (OHR-eh)

one day
o ziua (OH ZYOO-ah)

_____ days
_____ zile (_____ ZEE-leh)

one week
o saptamâna (OH suhpt-uh-MOOH-nuh)

_____ weeks
_____ saptamâni (_____ suhpt-uh-MOOHN)

one month
o luna (OH LOO-nuh)

_____ months
_____ luni (LOON-ee; the last syllable almost vanishes)

one year
un an (oon AHN)

_____ years
_____ ani (AHN-ee; the last syllable almost vanishes)

Note: For all of the above, the correct, literary way to express duration is by saying una ora, una ziua, una saptamâna... instead of o ora, o ziua, o saptamâna, but this is never really used in speech, even if the context is very formal. Therefore, it is much easier to learn that o is used to express one or a in the case of minute, hour, month, etc, not una. This is because all of these nouns are feminine. With year, which is masculine, un is used (as in, un an - one year).