If you already speak Italian, Romanian can feel oddly familiar the moment you start reading it — and the reverse is just as true. Both languages grew out of Latin, so a large slice of everyday vocabulary lines up almost exactly: stato and stat, momento and moment, importante and important. This page sets such pairs side by side so you can see, word by word, how close the two languages sit.
The point isn't to skip Romanian (or Italian) grammar — it's to stop re-learning vocabulary you already half-know. Once you notice the patterns in pairs like problema/problemă or difficile/dificil, you can often guess related words before you've studied them formally.
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| # | English | Italian | Romanian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state | stato | stat |
| 2 | friend | amico | amice |
| 3 | life | vita | viață |
| 4 | type | tipo | tip |
| 5 | mother | mamma | mamă |
| 6 | favor | favore | favor |
| 7 | moment | momento | moment |
| 8 | important | importante | important |
| 9 | problem | problema | problemă |
| 10 | possible | possibile | posibil |
| 11 | dead | morto | mort |
| 12 | person | persona | persoană |
| 13 | love | amore | amor |
| 14 | hand | mano | mână |
| 15 | devil | diavolo | diavol |
| 16 | fantastic | fantastico | fantastic |
| 17 | special | speciale | special |
| 18 | order | ordine | ordin |
| 19 | control | controllo | control |
| 20 | long | lungo | lung |
| 21 | last | ultima | ultim |
| 22 | telephone | telefono | telefon |
| 23 | blood | sangue | sânge |
| 24 | difficult | difficile | dificil |
| 25 | serious | serio | serios |
| 26 | cause | causa | cauză |
| 27 | unique | unica | unic |
| 28 | weapon | arma | armă |
| 29 | movie | film | film |
| 30 | program | programma | program |
| 31 | stupid | stupido | stupid |
| 32 | danger | pericolo | pericol |
| 33 | system | sistema | sistem |
| 34 | dog | cane | câine |
| 35 | list | lista | listă |
| 36 | sweet | dolce | dulce |
| 37 | zone | zona | zonă |
| 38 | sergeant | sergente | sergent |
| 39 | doctor | medico | medic |
| 40 | energy | energia | energie |
| 41 | meat | carne | carne |
| 42 | victim | vittima | victimă |
| 43 | normal | normale | normal |
| 44 | room | camera | cameră |
| 45 | director | direttore | director |
| 46 | degree | grado | grad |
| 47 | study | studio | studiu |
| 48 | sexy | sexy | sexy |
| 49 | free | libero | liber |
| 50 | species | specie | specie |
| 51 | company | compagnia | companie |
| 52 | series | serie | serie |
| 53 | to verify | verificare | verifica |
| 54 | terrible | terribile | teribil |
| 55 | queen | regina | regină |
| 56 | hunger | fame | foame |
| 57 | apartment | appartamento | apartament |
| 58 | demon | demone | demon |
| 59 | milk | latte | lapte |
| 60 | interesting | interessante | interesant |
| 61 | hard | duro | dur |
| 62 | sad | triste | trist |
| 63 | hell | inferno | infern |
| 64 | contract | contratto | contract |
| 65 | natural | naturale | natural |
| 66 | planet | pianeta | planetă |
| 67 | human | umano | uman |
| 68 | vampire | vampiro | vampir |
| 69 | dangerous | pericoloso | periculos |
| 70 | champion | campione | campion |
| 71 | coast | costa | coastă |
| 72 | jealous | geloso | gelos |
| 73 | worried | preoccupato | preocupat |
| 74 | train | treno | tren |
| 75 | wine | vino | vin |
| 76 | tribe | tribù | trib |
| 77 | device | dispositivo | dispozitiv |
| 78 | magnificent | magnifico | magnific |
| 79 | taste | gusto | gust |
| 80 | useless | inutile | inutil |
| 81 | track | pista | pistă |
| 82 | art | arte | artă |
| 83 | master | maestro | maestru |
| 84 | destiny | destino | destin |
| 85 | soldier | soldato | soldat |
| 86 | park | parco | parc |
| 87 | bridge | ponte | punte |
| 88 | meters | metri | metru |
| 89 | legal | legale | legal |
| 90 | nervous | nervoso | nervos |
| 91 | enormous | enorme | enorm |
| 92 | copy | copia | copie |
| 93 | hero | eroe | erou |
| 94 | noble | nobile | nobil |
| 95 | innocent | innocente | inocent |
| 96 | to provoke | provocare | provoca |
| 97 | |||
| 98 | van | furgone | furgonetă |
| 99 | break | pausa | pauză |
| 100 | theft | furto | furt |
| 101 | stomach | stomaco | stomac |
| 102 | beast | bestia | bestie |
| 103 | worm | verme | vierme |
| 104 | baseball | baseball | baseball |
| 105 | magic | magia | magie |
| 106 | sword | spada | spadă |
| 107 | factory | fabbrica | fabrica |
| 108 | creature | creatura | creatură |
| 109 | comfortable | comodo | comod |
| 110 | theory | teoria | teorie |
| 111 | alibi | alibi | alibi |
| 112 | to invent | inventare | inventa |
| 113 | nurse | infermiera | infirmieră |
| 114 | guard | guardiano | gardian |
| 115 | therapy | terapia | terapie |
| 116 | channel | canale | canal |
| 117 | national | nazionale | național |
| 118 | pig | porco | porc |
| 119 | member | membro | membru |
| 120 | sufficient | sufficiente | suficient |
| 121 | lover | amante | amant |
| 122 | to identify | identificare | identifica |
| 123 | bus | autobus | autobus |
| 124 | social | sociale | social |
| 125 | pathetic | patetico | patetic |
| 126 | tears | lacrime | lacrimă |
| 127 | furious | furioso | furios |
| 128 | funeral | funerale | funerare |
| 129 | fashion | moda | modă |
| 130 | governor | governatore | guvernator |
| 131 | identity | identità | identitate |
| 132 | band | banda | bandă |
| 133 | vacation | vacanza | vacanță |
| 134 | adorable | adorabile | adorabil |
| 135 | medicine | medicina | medicină |
| 136 | pure | puro | pur |
| 137 | delicious | delizioso | delicios |
| 138 | glory | gloria | glorie |
| 139 | violence | violenza | violență |
| 140 | prize | premio | premiu |
| 141 | to command | comandare | comanda |
| 142 | scar | cicatrice | cicatrice |
| 143 | zombie | zombie | zombi |
| 144 | version | versione | versiune |
| 145 | airport | aeroporto | aeroport |
| 146 | psychiatrist | psichiatra | psihiatru |
| 147 | concert | concerto | concert |
| 148 | clown | clown | clovn |
| 149 | splendid | splendida | splendid |
| 150 | distracted | distratto | distrat |
| 151 | false | falso | fals |
| 152 | anterior | anteriore | anterior |
| 153 | original | originale | originali |
| 154 | literally | letteralmente | literalmente |
| 155 | nice | simpatico | simpatic |
| 156 | crystal | cristallo | cristal |
| 157 | owner | proprietario | proprietar |
| 158 | dragon | drago | dragon |
| 159 | jeans | jeans | jean |
| 160 | shepherd | pastore | păstor |
| 161 | intervention | intervento | intervenție |
| 162 | society | società | societate |
| 163 | alcohol | alcol | alcool |
| 164 | mathematics | matematica | matematică |
| 165 | informant | informator | informator |
| 166 | coin | moneta | monedă |
| 167 | pilot | pilota | pilot |
| 168 | pirate | pirata | pirat |
| 169 | irish | irlandese | irlandez |
| 170 | sir | sire | sire |
| 171 | culture | cultura | cultură |
| 172 | theater | teatro | teatru |
| 173 | symbol | simbolo | simbol |
| 174 | religion | religione | religie |
| 175 | atmosphere | atmosfera | atmosferă |
| 176 | cow | vacca | vacă |
| 177 | clinic | clinica | clinic |
| 178 | prison | carcere | carceră |
| 179 | document | documento | document |
| 180 | autopsy | autopsia | autopsie |
| 181 | condom | preservativo | prezervativ |
| 182 | pearl | perla | perlă |
| 183 | torture | tortura | tortură |
| 184 | cross | croce | cruce |
| 185 | interrogation | interrogatorio | interogatoriu |
| 186 | corporal | caporale | caporal |
| 187 | passport | passaporto | pașaport |
| 188 | cabin | cabina | cabana |
| 189 | senator | senatore | senator |
| 190 | cost | costo | cost |
| 191 | laser | laser | laser |
| 192 | commercial | commerciale | comercial |
| 193 | elevator | ascensore | ascensor |
| 194 | tumor | tumore | tumoare |
| 195 | heroine | eroina | heroină |
| 196 | method | metodo | metodă |
| 197 | electric | elettrica | electric |
| 198 | concentrated | concentrato | concentrat |
| 199 | toast | toast | toast |
| 200 | cream | crema | cremă |
| 201 | invisible | invisibile | invizibil |
| 202 | student | studente | student |
| 203 | exciting | eccitante | excitant |
| 204 | fleet | flotta | flotă |
| 205 | hamburger | hamburger | hamburger |
| 206 | sms | sms | sms |
| 207 | honey | miele | miere |
| 208 | gentleman | gentiluomo | gentilom |
| 209 | mystery | mistero | mister |
| 210 | eternal | eterno | etern |
| 211 | paranoid | paranoico | paranoic |
| 212 | organism | organismo | organism |
| 213 | pagan | pagano | păgân |
| 214 | vagina | vagina | vagin |
| 215 | dentist | dentista | dentist |
| 216 | infirmary | infermeria | infirmerie |
| 217 | allergic | allergico | alergic |
| 218 | temperature | temperatura | temperatură |
| 219 | kit | kit | kit |
| 220 | selfish | egoista | egoist |
| 221 | territory | territorio | teritoriu |
| 222 | protocol | protocollo | protocolul |
| 223 | religious | religioso | religios |
| 224 | trafficker | trafficante | traficant |
| 225 | gangster | gangster | gangster |
| 226 | academy | accademia | academie |
| 227 | measure | misura | măsură |
| 228 | vagabond | vagabondo | vagabond |
| 229 | surgery | chirurgia | chirurgie |
| 230 | tiger | tigre | tigru |
| 231 | scotch | scotch | scotch |
| 232 | violated | violato | violat |
| 233 | liter | litro | litru |
| 234 | marijuana | marijuana | marijuana |
| 235 | bandit | bandito | bandit |
| 236 | to communicate | comunicare | comunica |
| 237 | to combine | combinare | combina |
| 238 | box | box | box |
| 239 | capital | capitale | capital |
| 240 | accomplice | complice | complice |
| 241 | italian | italiano | italian |
| 242 | conference | conferenza | conferință |
| 243 | arrogant | arrogante | arogant |
| 244 | division | divisione | diviziune |
| 245 | infinite | infinito | infinite |
| 246 | valid | valido | valid |
| 247 | ninja | ninja | ninja |
| 248 | yoga | yoga | yoga |
| 249 | dvd | dvd | dvd |
| 250 | confession | confessione | confesiune |
| 251 | prostitute | prostituta | prostituată |
| 252 | vodka | vodka | vodcă |
| 253 | authority | autorità | autoritate |
| 254 | fox | volpe | vulpe |
| 255 | zoo | zoo | zoo |
| 256 | picnic | picnic | picnic |
| 257 | autograph | autografo | autograf |
| 258 | mechanic | meccanico | mecanic |
| 259 | to detest | detestare | detesta |
| 260 | to reject | respingere | respinge |
| 261 | maniac | maniaco | maniac |
| 262 | intense | intenso | intens |
| 263 | reward | ricompensa | recompensă |
| 264 | gin | gin | gin |
| 265 | bowling | bowling | bowling |
| 266 | whiskey | whiskey | whiskey |
| 267 | category | categoria | categorie |
| 268 | authorized | autorizzato | autorizați |
| 269 | chaos | caos | haos |
| 270 | elegant | elegante | elegant |
| 271 | cerebral | cerebrale | cerebral |
| 272 | perimeter | perimetro | perimetru |
| 273 | sperm | sperma | spermă |
| 274 | military | militari | militar |
| 275 | orbit | orbita | orbită |
| 276 | to sacrifice | sacrificare | sacrifica |
| 277 | tie | cravatta | cravată |
| 278 | tequila | tequila | tequila |
| 279 | financial | finanziari | financiar |
| 280 | caliber | calibro | calibru |
| 281 | international | internazionale | internațional |
| 282 | armed | armato | armaţi |
| 283 | epidemic | epidemia | epidemie |
| 284 | to intervene | intervenire | interveni |
| 285 | wool | lana | lană |
| 286 | to complete | completare | completa |
| 287 | crown | corona | coronă |
| 288 | homeland | patria | patrie |
| 289 | baron | barone | baron |
| 290 | monitor | monitor | monitor |
| 291 | ribs | coste | coaste |
| 292 | norm | norma | normă |
| 293 | license | licenza | licență |
| 294 | karma | karma | karmă |
| 295 | to prevent | prevenire | preveni |
| 296 | ritual | rituale | ritual |
| 297 | vague | vago | vag |
| 298 | silent | silenzioso | silenţios |
| 299 | agitated | agitato | agitat |
| 300 | cocaine | cocaina | cocaină |
Both languages descend from Latin, so much of their core vocabulary — pairs like fantastico/fantastic or serio/serios — goes back to the same Latin roots, even though each language also developed its own influences over time.
You'll recognize a surprising number of words immediately thanks to overlaps like vita/viață or persona/persoană, but Romanian grammar and pronunciation still need separate study — shared vocabulary isn't the same as fluency.
They are paired because the spellings are identical or very close and they share an English meaning, but gender, register or everyday usage can still differ, so treat a close spelling as a useful clue rather than a guarantee.
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