The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Romanian language. The words listed below are not the most common Romanian words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English | Romanian (română) |
| I | eu |
| you (singular) | tu |
| he | el |
| we | noi |
| you (plural) | voi |
| they | ei |
| this | acesta |
| that | acela |
| here | aici |
| there | acolo |
| who | cine *(interrogative)* |
| what | ce *(interrogative)* |
| where | unde *(interrogative)* |
| when | când *(interrogative)* |
| how | cum *(interrogative)* |
| not | nu |
| all | tot |
| many | mulţi |
| some | nişte |
| few | puţin |
| other | alt |
| one | unu |
| two | doi |
| three | trei |
| four | patru |
| five | cinci |
| big | mare |
| long | lung |
| wide | larg |
| thick | gros |
| heavy | greu |
| small | mic |
| short | scurt |
| narrow | strâmt |
| thin | subțire, slab |
| woman | femeie, muiere |
| man (adult male) | bărbat |
| man (human being) | om |
| child | copil |
| wife | soţie |
| husband | soţ |
| mother | mamă |
| father | tată |
| animal | animal |
| fish | peşte |
| bird | pasăre |
| dog | câine |
| louse | păduche |
| snake | şarpe |
| worm | vierme |
| tree | arbore, copac |
| forest | pădure |
| stick | băţ |
| fruit | fruct |
| seed | sămânţă |
| leaf | frunză |
| root | rădăcină |
| bark (of a tree) | scoarţă |
| flower | floare |
| grass | iarbă |
| rope | sfoară, frânghie |
| skin | piele |
| meat | carne |
| blood | sânge |
| bone | os |
| fat (noun) | grăsime |
| egg | ou |
| horn | corn |
| tail | coadă |
| feather | pană, fulg |
| hair | păr |
| head | cap |
| ear | ureche |
| eye | ochi |
| nose | nas |
| mouth | gură |
| tooth | dinte |
| tongue (organ) | limbă |
| fingernail | unghie |
| foot | laba piciorului |
| leg | picior |
| knee | genunchi |
| hand | mână |
| wing | aripă |
| belly | burtă, vintre, foale, pântece |
| guts | măruntaie |
| neck | gât |
| back | spate |
| breast | piept |
| heart | inimă |
| liver | ficat, mai |
| to drink | a bea |
| to eat | a mânca |
| to bite | a muşca |
| to suck | a suge |
| to spit | a scuipa |
| to vomit | a borî, a vomita |
| to blow | a sufla |
| to breathe | a răsufla, a respira |
| to laugh | a râde |
| to see | a vedea |
| to hear | a auzi |
| to know | a şti |
| to think | a cugeta, a se gândi |
| to smell | a mirosi |
| to fear | a se teme |
| to sleep | a dormi |
| to live | a trăi |
| to die | a muri |
| to kill | a ucide, a omorî |
| to fight | a lupta |
| to hunt | a vâna |
| to hit | a lovi |
| to cut | a tăia |
| to split | a despica, a spinteca |
| to stab | a înjunghia |
| to scratch | a zgâria |
| to dig | a săpa, a excava |
| to swim | a înota |
| to fly | a zbura |
| to walk | a merge |
| to come | a veni |
| to lie (as in a bed) | a se culca *(action)*, a sta întins *(state)* |
| to sit | a se aşeza *(action)*, a şedea *(state)* |
| to stand | a se scula în picioare *(action)*, a sta în picioare *(state)* |
| to turn (intransitive) | a se întoarce |
| to fall | a cădea |
| to give | a da |
| to hold | a ţine |
| to squeeze | a strânge |
| to rub | a freca |
| to wash | a spăla |
| to wipe | a şterge |
| to pull | a trage |
| to push | a împinge |
| to throw | a arunca |
| to tie | a lega |
| to sew | a coase |
| to count | a număra |
| to say | a zice, a spune |
| to sing | a cânta |
| to play | a juca |
| to float | a pluti |
| to flow | a curge |
| to freeze | a îngheţa |
| to swell | a se umfla |
| sun | soare |
| moon | lună |
| star | stea |
| water | apă |
| rain | ploaie, udătură |
| river | râu |
| lake | lac |
| sea | mare |
| salt | sare |
| stone | piatră |
| sand | nisip |
| dust | praf, pulbere |
| earth | pământ |
| cloud | nor |
| fog | ceaţă |
| sky | cer |
| wind | vânt |
| snow | zăpadă, nea |
| ice | gheaţă, sloi |
| smoke | fum |
| fire | foc, jar |
| ash | cenuşă, scrum |
| to burn | a arde |
| road | drum, cale |
| mountain | munte |
| red | roşu |
| green | verde |
| yellow | galben |
| white | alb |
| black | negru, lai |
| night | noapte |
| day | zi |
| year | an |
| warm | cald |
| cold | rece, frig |
| full | plin |
| new | nou |
| old | vechi |
| good | bun |
| bad | rău, prost |
| rotten | putred, cariat |
| dirty | murdar, jegos |
| straight | drept |
| round | rotund |
| sharp (as a knife) | ascuţit |
| dull (as a knife) | tocit, bont |
| smooth | neted |
| wet | umed |
| dry | uscat |
| correct | drept |
| near | lângă, apropiat |
| far | departe |
| right | drept |