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Lots of people want to learn Romanian so they can connect with family or friends, explore the history and culture of Romania or travel independently in Eastern Europe. Even so, quality Romanian language lessons and courses can be difficult to track down.

uTalk is the solution. We'll help you avoid:

Missing real conversations because your classes focused on Romanian grammar concepts and rules instead of useful, everyday speaking and listening skills
Cobbling together content from YouTube clips and blog posts that never quite translate into genuine progress
Losing confidence because the available resources don't consider how Romanian native speakers actually express themselves

Start your Romanian course today, and begin enjoying a rich culture and real connections.

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Three steps to learn Romanian online quickly

No class scheduling, no jargon. Just a clear path to speaking Romanian.

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Subscribe now and download the app or open the web app. Choose Romanian, and select your first category.

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Practise real phrases

Start learning, with short lessons that use native speaker audio and games to build stronger recall. Reviews focus on words you find harder to help you learn efficiently.

Speak like a local

Use your new Romanian skills in real life. Whatever your starting point, you can now build practical, everyday speaking skills and start connecting with people.

What our learners say about us

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Why uTalk is the best Romanian learning app

uTalk helps you learn to speak and recognise important Romanian words and phrases. It's app-based, online and ready whenever you are, with no teacher required and no fixed classes to attend.

Speak first

With practical content covering greetings, travel, food and everyday Romanian conversation, you'll be talking from your very first lesson.

Authentic speakers

Learn from Romanian natives, not computer-generated audio. Hear real pronunciation, natural sentences and the rhythms of the language as it's genuinely spoken.

Beginner friendly, fun and effective

Game-style exercises build basic language skills quickly, and short lessons focus on real-life dialogues.

Speak Romanian today: common phrases and audio

uTalk helps you learn how to speak and recognise key words and phrases. It's app-based, online and ready when you are.

Phrase Image - I’d like a coffee, please.

Aş dori o cafea, vă rog.

I’d like a coffee, please.

Bună ziua.

Hello.

Da.

Yes.

Da, mulţumesc.

Yes please.

Nu.

No.

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Nu, mulţumesc.

No thanks.

Vă rog.

Please.

Mulţumesc.

Thank you.

Mulţumesc foarte mult.

Thank you very much.

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Cu plăcere.

You’re welcome.

Două beri, vă rog.

Two beers, please.

autobuzul

bus

maşina

car

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taxiul

taxi

trenul

train

gara

railway station

aeroportul

airport

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hotelul

hotel

paşaportul

passport

telefonul

telephone

Nu vă supăraţi.

Excuse me.

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Cât e ceasul?

What time is it?

Phrase Image - Can you repeat that please?

Puteţi să repetaţi vă rog?

Can you repeat that please?

Phrase Image - Please speak more slowly.

Vă rog să vorbiţi mai rar.

Please speak more slowly.

Nu înţeleg.

I don’t understand.

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Scuze.

Sorry.

Unde este toaleta?

Where are the toilets?

Femei

Ladies’ Toilet

Bărbaţi

Gents’ Toilet

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Unde este plaja?

Where is the beach?

Unde este banca?

Where is the bank?

Cât costă?

How much does this cost?

cardul de credit

credit card

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bancomatul

cash machine

La revedere.

Goodbye.

paracetamolul

paracetamol

cheile

keys

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harta

map

stânga

left

dreapta

right

unu

one

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doi

two

trei

three

Where is it spoken?

Romania

Moldova

Number of speakers

26,000,000

Language family

Indo-European

Italic

Romance

Fun facts | Romanian

The name Romania comes from the Latin word ‘Romanus’, citizen of Rome.
Unusually for a Romance language, the definite article - 'the' - is added on to the end of a noun, so 'ceas' is ‘clock’ but 'ceasul' is ‘the clock’.
The phrase 'a avea pitici pe creier' - to have dwarfs on the brain - means to do or say something crazy.
Romanian is one of the very few Romance languages spoken in Eastern Europe.

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How our Romanian lessons work

We believe your language learning journey should be simple. You'll start with the basics: greetings, numbers and high-frequency vocabulary. Then, move on to practical categories such as travel, family and everyday phrases. You’ll develop listening skills alongside speaking, with reading support for more well-rounded knowledge. Our short, structured, beginner-friendly lessons will have you practising with native speaker audio, repeating sentences and comparing your pronunciation. Review sessions focus on words and phrases you get wrong, so you make progress where it counts. Everyone makes mistakes when they're learning a foreign language, but uTalk helps you learn from them.

Pick a category, and the app orders content to get you moving. Our Romanian course works for English speakers and students learning from more than 140 other languages, including French, Spanish, German and more. Study online or offline. Use uTalk on mobile or desktop. Work through exercises with audio dialogue and pronunciation practice at your own pace. Change categories at any time to suit your specific needs. If you'd like further information or have questions, our friendly UK-based team is here to help.

Romanian vs. Moldovan

The distinction between these two languages is largely historical and political rather than linguistic.

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Key points

“Moldovan” was historically used in Moldova for political reasons, but today Romanian is the official name used in the country. Speakers from Romania and Moldova understand each other without difficulty.
There are only minor differences, such as some regional vocabulary and slight pronunciation variations, similar to the differences between British and American English. If you learn Romanian with uTalk, you’ll be understood in both Romania and Moldova.
In the app, you’ll find the language listed as Romanian.

How Romanian compares with other languages in the region

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Romanian is a Romance language surrounded by Slavic neighbours, and that geography has left its mark. Over centuries, Romanian borrowed vocabulary from Slavic languages and developed some grammatical traits and sounds that set it apart from Spanish, French or Italian.
Bulgarian, Ukrainian and Serbian have all influenced Romanian vocabulary, particularly in areas like farming, religion and everyday life. Hungarian has also shaped the language, especially in Transylvania, where the two communities have lived side by side for centuries.

uTalk supports all of these languages. If you're curious to explore the region further, you can learn Hungarian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian and Serbian alongside your Romanian, and you may spot some familiar words along the way.

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"We know how frustrating it can be when you can't find the right course for the language you want to learn. At uTalk, we recorded Romanian because it represents the identity, culture and history of the Romanian people. Every language matters to us and we recorded Romanian native speakers so you can hear and learn the language as it's truly spoken, from everyday vocabulary to the natural flow of real conversation."

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Why learners trust uTalk

We make a special effort to support languages from every corner of the world, with content recorded by authentic speakers. Our app works for speakers of English and more than 140 other languages. Read our reviews to see how students transform practice into progress.

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Your Romanian language learning journey

Perhaps you'd like to connect with family and friends, discover the history and culture of Romania or communicate with confidence when visiting Bucharest or beyond. Romanian is spoken by around 26 million people across Romania, Moldova and communities worldwide. Finding helpful, good-quality Romanian language lessons can be hard but it doesn't have to be that way.

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uTalk can help. Choose a category to begin, or start with First Words such as bună ziua. As you progress, build vocabulary, phrases and basic skills for real-life situations. You'll listen to audio of Romanian native speakers, record yourself copying them and compare the two to spot your mistakes and develop your pronunciation. Work through exercises and dialogues at your own pace. Games keep things fun for beginners, but the content has something useful for more experienced learners. Learn online or offline, following a structured learning path or exploring freely.

The outcome is simple. You’ll understand more of what people are saying and speak Romanian with greater confidence. You’ll express yourself naturally, and your learning will adapt to your life.

See the difference

Before uTalk you were:

Searching unsuccessfully for Romanian lessons with a focus on speaking and listening
Memorising vocabulary lists without the ability to use the words in sentences
Unsure how Romanian native speakers pronounce key words and phrases
Sitting through language courses that didn't fit with your learning style
Losing momentum and forgetting information because the app, class or tutor wasn't teaching the skills you needed

"I'll never be able to speak Romanian properly."

With uTalk you will be:

Using practical Romanian phrases to greet people, get around and chat
Improving your pronunciation every day with clear audio from Romanian native speakers
Building knowledge and confidence through daily wins that keep you moving forward
Learning anywhere, any time, on mobile, tablet or desktop
Following a structured path that lets you develop your skills at your own pace

“I can actually have conversations in Romanian!”

Learn real-life topics in Romanian

First Words Transport Restaurant Food and Drink Cooking Places Directions Illness Doctor Body Emergencies Social Phrases Leisure Likes and Dislikes Football Match Abroad Football Commentary Sports Shopping Words Fruit Vegetables Clothes Ingredients Home Bathroom Kitchen Tools Family Occupations Animals Animals' Bodies Farming Technology School Business Numbers up to Twenty Numbers up to Ten Million Essential Phrases Adjectives Prepositions Colours Countries Calendar Time Timetable Outdoors Holiday Skiing Camping Golf Sailing Driving Olympics Summer Olympics Winter Olympics Military Commands Military Peace Keeping Military Intelligence Accommodation Shopping Phrases Travelling Free Starter Words Disaster Relief - Volunteers Natural Disasters

Explore the Romance language family

Romanian belongs to the Romance language family, sharing deep historical roots and vocabulary with some of the world's most widely spoken languages. If you'd like to compare words, sentences or sounds across the family, or if you're interested in discovering how Romanian grammar relates to languages you already know, check out: Catalan, Corsican, French, Galician, Italian, Jèrriais, Neapolitan, Portuguese, Sardinian, Sicilian and Spanish.

Romanian stands apart from many of its Romance relatives because the country of Romania sits in Eastern Europe, which gives the language a distinctive character. But the family resemblance is real, and the similarities might just surprise you if you decide to try cross-learning.

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Your Romanian questions, answered

Do you offer live online classes or is it just an app?

uTalk is an app and online language learning software. Lessons are digital, short and practical. If you want a tutor, the app still helps you prepare for class and review between sessions.

Can I start as a beginner?

Yes. The course begins with basic greetings and everyday words and phrases and takes you to an A1-A2 level on the CEFR scale. Some of our topics even cover material you’d learn as you grow your skills to B1 or B2.

What application languages do you support? Can I learn without English?

Yes. uTalk works for speakers of more than 140 languages. Choose the one that suits you in Settings.

How is content selected and ordered?

Topics are based on real life situations. You can select any category and the app suggests a smart learning order for beginners. You can change it at any time.

How does uTalk compare with YouTube lessons?

YouTube can be useful, but it’s hard to check pronunciation or get structured reviews. uTalk gives you native speaker audio, games that test tricky words more often and a clear path from basic to practical use.

Is Romanian similar to Spanish or Italian?

Romanian is a Romance language, so it shares vocabulary and grammatical patterns with Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese. If you start learning Romanian after studying another Romance language, you'll likely find the grammar and vocabulary feel familiar. It's one of the reasons why students with a European language background tend to progress quickly.

Is Romanian hard to learn?

Romanian grammar has some features that take a little getting used to, such as its case system, but it follows consistent rules. What's more, many words will feel recognisable if you already speak a Romance language. With short, regular practice sessions and real audio from Romanian native speakers, many beginners make faster progress than they expect.

Are Romani and Romanian the same language?

No. Romanian is the national language of Romania and is a Romance language descended from Latin. Romani is a completely separate Indo-Aryan language spoken by Romani people across Europe. Despite their similar names, the two are unrelated and not mutually intelligible.

Can I learn Romanian for free with uTalk?

Getting started with us is easy, and you can cancel whenever you want. We want you to love learning with us, so we even offer a 28-Day Money Back Guarantee if you're not satisfied with your experience.

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Where can I learn Romanian with uTalk?

We’re available on iOS, Android, web, Mac and PC. Get started now and you’ll be directed to download uTalk for your device.

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