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Free Romanian A1 lesson · Unit 1

De unde ești?

Where are you from?

This is a free preview lesson from Learn Romanian Hub. It teaches 13 essential Romanian words and phrases from Unit 1, Hello! First words, of the CEFR A1 course (about 22 minutes). Below is every word with its Romanian spelling, pronunciation, and an example sentence. Create a free account to do the full interactive lesson — listening with native audio, practice exercises, speaking with pronunciation feedback, and spaced-repetition review.

Vocabulary in this lesson

  • țară/ˈtsɑ.rə/country

    Sunt din această țară. — I'm from this country.

  • oraș/oˈraʃ/city; town

    Bucureștiul este un oraș mare. — Bucharest is a big city.

  • român/roˈmɨn/Romanian (man)

    El este român. — He is Romanian.

  • româncă/roˈmɨn.kə/Romanian (woman)

    Ea este româncă. — She is Romanian.

  • american/a.meˈri.kan/American (man)

    El este american. — He is American.

  • americancă/a.me.riˈkan.kə/American (woman)

    Ea este americancă. — She is American.

  • englez/enˈɡlez/English (man)

    El este englez. — He is English.

  • englezoaică/en.ɡle.zoˈai.kə/English (woman)

    Ea este englezoaică. — She is English.

  • francez/franˈt͡ʃez/French (man)

    El este francez. — He is French.

  • franțuzoaică/fran.t͡su.zoˈai.kə/French (woman)

    Ea este franțuzoaică. — She is French.

  • sunt/sunt/I am; they are

    Sunt din România. — I am from Romania.

  • ești/eʃtʲ/you are

    De unde ești? — Where are you from?

  • este/ˈes.te/he/she/it is

    Ea este englezoaică. — She is English.

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