Time & Dates

1. Cât este ceasul?

   What time is it?

   Usage

   Asking for the current time.

   Grammar Note

   「Cât este」asks "how much/what is~?".

2. Este ora trei și jumătate.

   It's three thirty.

   Usage

   Telling the time.

   Grammar Note

   「și jumătate」means "and a half / thirty".

3. Care este data de astăzi?

   What's today's date?

   Usage

   Asking for today's date.

   Grammar Note

   「Care este」asks "what is~?".

4. Astăzi este luni, 15 mai.

   Today is Monday, May 15th.

   Usage

   Stating the date and day.

   Grammar Note

   Days of the week are lowercase in Romanian.

5. Rezervarea mea este pentru 20 iunie.

   My reservation is for June 20th.

   Usage

   Stating a reservation date.

   Grammar Note

   「pentru」is the preposition "for".

6. Zborul meu pleacă la ora 8 dimineața.

   My flight departs at 8 in the morning.

   Usage

   Stating a departure time.

   Grammar Note

   「dimineața」means "in the morning".

7. Ora locală este cu două ore înainte față de ora mea.

   Local time is two hours ahead of my time.

   Usage

   Explaining a time difference.

   Grammar Note

   「față de」means "relative to/compared to".

8. Magazinele sunt deschise de la 9 la 18.

   The shops are open from 9 to 6.

   Usage

   Stating business hours.

   Grammar Note

   「de la ... la ...」expresses "from ... to ..." for time ranges.

9. Ne întâlnim mâine la prânz?

   Shall we meet tomorrow at noon?

   Usage

   Suggesting a meeting time.

   Grammar Note

   「Ne întâlnim」is the reflexive "we meet".

10. Evenimentul a fost săptămâna trecută.

    The event was last week.

    Usage

    Referring to a past event.

    Grammar Note

    「trecută」means "past/last" (feminine form).

11. Turneul începe luna viitoare.

    The tour starts next month.

    Usage

    Mentioning a future schedule.

    Grammar Note

    「viitoare」means "next/future" (feminine).

12. La ce oră se închide muzeul?

    What time does the museum close?

    Usage

    Asking what time a place closes.

    Grammar Note

    「La ce oră」asks "at what time?".

13. Este prea devreme / târziu.

    It's too early / too late.

    Usage

    Expressing that something is too early or late.

    Grammar Note

    「prea」means "too/excessively".

14. Vă rog să vă grăbiți, suntem în întârziere.

    Please hurry, we're running late.

    Usage

    Urging someone to hurry.

    Grammar Note

    「Vă rog să」is a polite "please do~".

15. Durează aproximativ o oră.

    It takes about an hour.

    Usage

    Stating how long something takes.

    Grammar Note

    「aproximativ」means "approximately/about".

16. O zi

    One day

    Usage

    Used to indicate a duration of exactly one day, e.g. rentals or stays

17. O jumătate de zi

    Half a day

    Usage

    Used for half-day tours or half-day rates

18. O săptămână

    One week

    Usage

    Used to indicate a one-week stay or rental period

19. O lună

    One month

    Usage

    Used for long stays or monthly contracts

20. Un an

    One year

    Usage

    Used for visa validity or contract length in years

21. luni

    Monday

    Usage

    A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures

22. marți

    Tuesday

    Usage

    A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures

23. miercuri

    Wednesday

    Usage

    A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures

24. joi

    Thursday

    Usage

    A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures

25. vineri

    Friday

    Usage

    A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures

26. sâmbătă

    Saturday

    Usage

    A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures

27. duminică

    Sunday

    Usage

    A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures

28. Astăzi

    Today

    Usage

    The basic word to point to for "today"

29. Mâine

    Tomorrow

    Usage

    Used when moving a plan or reservation to tomorrow

30. Ieri

    Yesterday

    Usage

    Used to refer to something that happened yesterday

31. Poimâine

    The day after tomorrow

    Usage

    Used to indicate a plan two days from now

32. Alaltăieri

    The day before yesterday

    Usage

    Used to refer to something that happened two days ago

33. Acum

    Now

    Usage

    Points to "right now" when timing matters

34. Mai târziu

    Later

    Usage

    Used to indicate something should happen at a later time

35. O oră

    One hour

    Usage

    Used to indicate a duration or wait time of one hour

36. Două ore

    Two hours

    Usage

    Used to indicate a duration or wait time of two hours

37. Treizeci de minute

    Thirty minutes

    Usage

    Used to indicate a short duration or wait of thirty minutes

38. Dimineață

    Morning

    Usage

    Points to the morning time of day

39. Amiază

    Midday

    Usage

    Points to midday, around noon

40. Seară

    Evening

    Usage

    Points to the evening / dusk time of day

41. Noapte

    Night

    Usage

    Points to nighttime

42. Noapte târzie

    Late night

    Usage

    Points to late night, useful for last trains or closing times

43. În fiecare zi

    Every day

    Usage

    Used to indicate something happens daily

44. În fiecare săptămână

    Every week

    Usage

    Used to indicate something happens weekly

45. În fiecare lună

    Every month

    Usage

    Used to indicate something happens monthly

46. Săptămâna aceasta

    This week

    Usage

    Used to refer to the current week

47. Săptămâna viitoare

    Next week

    Usage

    Used to refer to the coming week

48. Săptămâna trecută

    Last week

    Usage

    Used to refer to the previous week

49. Weekend

    Usage

    Used to refer to the weekend, e.g. opening hours

50. ianuarie

    January

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings; Romanian writes month names in lower case

51. februarie

    February

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings

52. martie

    March

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings; do not confuse it with "marți" (Tuesday)

53. aprilie

    April

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings

54. mai

    May

    Usage

    The month; note that Romanian "mai" is also the comparative adverb "more", so show it in a date context such as "15 mai"

55. iunie

    June

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings; it differs from "iulie" (July) by one letter

56. iulie

    July

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings; it differs from "iunie" (June) by one letter

57. august

    August

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings

58. septembrie

    September

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings

59. octombrie

    October

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings

60. noiembrie

    November

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings

61. decembrie

    December

    Usage

    Month name for dates and bookings

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