This lesson will teach you to describe the colors and appearance of people and things in Romanian. Learn to express whether something is big or small, red or green, beautiful of ugly.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Romanian“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

Colors

EnglishRomanianPronunciation
(Audio)
light / clearușor
lumină
clar


darkÎntuneric
colorcolorcolor
coloredcolored [Sg]colorat
colored [Pl]colorați
whitewhitealb
blackblacknegru
yellowyellowgalben
orangeorangeportocaliu
redredroșu
pinkpinkroz
violetvioletviolet
bluebluealbastru
greengreenverde
brownbrownmaro
greygreygriu

Appearance & attributes

EnglishRomanianPronunciation
(Audio)
new [Sg]nou
new [Pl]noi
oldvechi
small [Sg]mic
small [Pl]mici
large / biglat
mare

youngtânăr
kind / pleasant [Sg]gentil
plăcut

kind / pleasant [Pl]gentili
plăcuți

unkind / unpleasant [Sg]neplăcut (m), neplăcută (f)
unkind / unpleasant [Pl]neplăcuți
patient [Sg]răbdător (m), răbdătoare (f)
patient [Pl]răbdători
tall (When talking about people) [Sg]înalt
tall (When talking about people) [Pl]înalți
middle sized (When talking about people)mediu
small (When talking about people) [Sg]mic
small (When talking about people) [Pl]mici
fat [Sg]gras
fat [Pl]grași
thin / slim [Sg]subțite
slab

thin / slim [Pl]subțiri
nice / prettydrăguț
frumușel

beautiful [Sg]frumos
beautiful [Pl]frumoși
ugly [Sg]urât
ugly [Pl]urâți
ill / sick [Sg]bolnav
ill / sick [Pl]bolnavi
healthy [Sg]sănătos (m), sănătoasă (f)
healthy [Pl]sănătoși
happy / cheerful [Sg]fericit
bucuros

happy / cheerful [Pl]fericiți
bucuroși

sad [Sg]trist
sad [Pl]triști
sporty [Sg]sportiv
sporty [Pl]sportivi
ambitioned [Sg]ambițios
ambitioned [Pl]ambițioși
intelligent [Sg]inteligent
intelligent [Pl]inteligenți
creative [Sg]creativ
creative [Pl]creativi
active [Sg]activ
active [Pl]activi
sentimental [Sg]sentimental
sentimental [Pl]sentimentali
rational [Sg]rațional (m), rațională (f)
rational [Pl]raționali (m), raționale (f)
emotional [Sg]emoțional (m), emoțională (f)
emotional [Pl]emoționali (m), emoționale (f)
natural [Sg]natural (m), naturale (f)
natural [Pl]naturali (m), naturale (f)
romantic [Sg]romantic (m), romantică (f)
romantic [Pl]romantici (m), romantice (f)
nice / amiable [Sg]amicabil (m), amicabilă (f)
nice / amiable [Pl]amicabili (m), amicabile (f)
spontaneous [Sg]spontan (m), spontană (f)
spontaneous [Pl]spontani (m), spontane (f)
energetic [Sg]energic (m), energică (f)
energetic [Pl]energici (m), energice (f)
stressed (out) [Sg]stresat (m), stresată (f)
stressed (out) [Pl]stresați (m), stresate (f)
relaxed [Sg]relaxat (m), relaxată (f)
relaxed [Pl]relaxați (m), relaxate (f)
frustrated [Sg]frustrat (m), frustrată (f)
frustrated [Pl]frustranți (m), frustrate (f)
talented [Sg]talentat (m), talentată (f)
talented [Pl]talentați (m), talentate (f)

Questions & phrases

EnglishRomanianPronunciation
(Audio)
What does he look like? [Sg]Cum arată el?
What does he look like? [Pl]Cum arată ei?
What does she look like? [Sg]Cum arată ea?
What does she look like? [Pl]Cum arată ele?
What is he like? [Sg]Cum este el?
What is he like? [Pl]Cum sunt ei?
What is she like? [Sg]Cum arată ea?
What is she like? [Pl]Cum sunt ele?

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