Station 3 of 5

Timp · زمان

Core vocabulary, practical expressions, and usage rules for Timp in Romanian with verified English and Persian definitions.

44 learning items7 steps44 words
1

Zilele săptămânii

روزهای هفته
Step 1 of 7
About 15 min
7 items

After this step: Can name the day of the week

lunipl. luni
nounf
دوشنبه
Monday
Definite form: lunea
Usage note:

Days of the week in Romanian are written in lowercase (luni, not Luni). The word

marțipl. marți
nounf
سه‌شنبه
Tuesday
Definite form: marțea
Usage note:

Written in lowercase. The definite form

miercuripl. miercuri
nounf
چهارشنبه
Wednesday
Definite form: miercurea
Usage note:

Written in lowercase. The definite form

joipl. joi
nounf
پنج‌شنبه
Thursday
Definite form: joia
Usage note:

Written in lowercase. The definite form

vineripl. vineri
nounf
جمعه
Friday
Definite form: vinerea
Usage note:

Written in lowercase. The definite form

sâmbătăpl. sâmbete
nounf
شنبه
Saturday
Definite form: sâmbăta
Usage note:

Unlike the first five days of the week which have identical plural forms,

duminicăpl. duminici
nounf
یکشنبه
Sunday
Definite form: duminica
Usage note:

Features the distinct plural form

2

Lunile I

ماه‌ها — نیمه‌ی اول
Step 2 of 7
About 15 min
6 items

After this step: Can name the first six months

ianuarie
nounminvariable
ژانویه
January
Usage note:

Month names in Romanian are written in lowercase. It is an invariable masculine noun.

februarie
nounminvariable
فوریه
February
Usage note:

Written in lowercase.

martie
nounminvariable
مارس
March
Usage note:

Date rule: The first day of the month uses an ordinal numeral (

aprilie
nounminvariable
آوریل
April
Usage note:

Written in lowercase.

mai
nounminvariable
مه
May
Usage note:

The word

iunie
nounminvariable
ژوئن
June
Usage note:

Written in lowercase.

3

Lunile II

ماه‌ها — نیمه‌ی دوم
Step 3 of 7
About 15 min
6 items

After this step: Can finish the year

iulie
nounminvariable
ژوئیه
July
Usage note:

Written in lowercase.

august
nounminvariable
اوت
August
Usage note:

This entry represents the eighth month of the year (August). Its homograph is the adjective

septembrie
nounminvariable
سپتامبر
September
Usage note:

Written in lowercase.

octombrie
nounminvariable
اکتبر
October
Usage note:

Written in lowercase.

noiembrie
nounminvariable
نوامبر
November
Usage note:

Written in lowercase.

decembrie
nounminvariable
دسامبر
December
Usage note:

Written in lowercase.

4

Ceasul

ساعت
Step 4 of 7
About 15 min
7 items

After this step: Can ask and tell the time

orăpl. ore
nounf
ساعت (واحد زمان)
hour / time (clock)
Definite form: ora
Usage note:

Telling time rules: 1) Hour 1 uses the base cardinal:

minutpl. minute
nounn
دقیقه
minute
Definite form: minutul
Usage note:

Neuter noun; its plural is

ceaspl. ceasuri
nounn
ساعت (دستگاه)
clock / watch
Definite form: ceasul
Usage note:

Refers to the physical clock or watch device, in contrast to

jumătatepl. jumătăți
nounf
نیم
half
Definite form: jumătatea
Usage note:

Used with

sfertpl. sferturi
nounn
ربع
quarter
Definite form: sfertul
Usage note:

Used with the indefinite article in clock times:

fără
prep
بدون / مانده به (در ساعت)
minus / without
Usage note:

Preposition indicating minutes to the next hour:

fix
adv
دقیقاً / سرِ ساعت
sharp / on the dot
Usage note:

Used adverbially to designate exact time:

5

Azi, mâine, ieri

امروز، فردا، دیروز
Step 5 of 7
About 15 min
6 items

After this step: Can talk about today, tomorrow and yesterday

azi
adv
امروز (صورت کوتاه)
today (= astăzi)
Usage note:

Adverb of time meaning today; shorter equivalent of

astăzi
adv
امروز (صورت بلند)
today (= azi)
Usage note:

Adverb of time meaning today; synonym of

mâine
adv
فردا
tomorrow
Usage note:

Adverb of time meaning tomorrow.

poimâine
adv
پس‌فردا
the day after tomorrow
Usage note:

Adverb of time meaning the day after tomorrow.

ieri
adv
دیروز
yesterday
Usage note:

Adverb of time meaning yesterday.

acum
adv
اکنون / حالا
now
Usage note:

Adverb of time indicating the present moment.

6

Perioade

دوره‌ها و زود و دیر
Step 6 of 7
About 15 min
6 items

After this step: Can name spans of time, and early and late

devreme
adv
زود
early
Usage note:

Adverb meaning early or ahead of schedule.

târziu
adv
دیر
late
Usage note:

Adverb meaning late or after the expected time.

zipl. zile
nounf
روز
day
Definite form: ziua
Usage note:

Feminine noun; definite form is

săptămânăpl. săptămâni
nounf
هفته
week
Definite form: săptămâna
Usage note:

Feminine noun; definite form is

lunăpl. luni
nounf
ماه (تقویمی و آسمان)
month / moon
Definite form: luna
Usage note:

The word

anpl. ani
nounm
سال
year
Definite form: anul
Usage note:

Masculine noun; definite form is

7

Părțile zilei

بخش‌های روز
Step 7 of 7
About 15 min
6 items

After this step: Can say morning, afternoon, evening

dimineațăpl. dimineți
nounf
صبح
morning
Definite form: dimineața
Usage note:

The definite form

după-amiazăpl. după-amiezi
nounf
بعدازظهر
afternoon
Definite form: după-amiaza
Usage note:

Standard compound noun with an internal hyphen. Its definite form is

searăpl. seri
nounf
عصر / غروب
evening
Definite form: seara
Usage note:

The definite form

noaptepl. nopți
nounf
شب
night
Definite form: noaptea
Usage note:

The definite form

viitor
adj
آینده / بعدی
next / future
Usage note:

Adjective used to refer to subsequent time periods, e.g. next week or next year.

trecut
adj
گذشته / قبلی
past / last
Usage note:

Adjective used to refer to past time periods, e.g. last week.