Shopping Habits and Preferences
When you start to learn Romanian, one of the most relevant topics is talking about your everyday habits—including where you go shopping and what you like to buy. Whether you’re at a local market, a supermarket, or a mall, being able to express preferences and describe shopping routines is a great step toward fluency.
Key Vocabulary and Verbs for Shopping in Romanian
In this lesson, students learn how to talk about different types of stores and how to use everyday verbs related to shopping. The most important verbs introduced include:
a merge – to go
a cumpăra – to buy
a prefera – to prefer
a costa – to cost
a face – to do/make
a vorbi – to speak
a pregăti – to prepare
a vrea – to want
Example sentences:
Eu merg la piață în fiecare dimineață. – I go to the market every morning.
Mama pregătește cina. – Mom is preparing dinner.
Cât costă fructele? – How much do the fruits cost?
Tu unde faci cumpărături? – Where do you shop?
Talking About Where You Shop
Romanian learners practice describing their shopping preferences using real examples:
Eu prefer să merg la supermarket. – I prefer to go to the supermarket.
Merg la mall pentru haine și electrocasnice. – I go to the mall for clothes and electronics.
La piață fructele sunt mai proaspete. – At the market, the fruits are fresher.
Types of shopping places:
mall – shopping center
piață – market
supermarket – supermarket
magazin – store
brutărie – bakery
farmacie – pharmacy
This vocabulary allows learners to build realistic and useful sentences about daily life.
Grammar in Action: Questions and Conjugation
Students also review the use of key question forms and subject-verb agreement:
Ce vrei tu să cumperi? – What do you want to buy?
Cu cine vorbește mama? – Who is mom talking to?
Radu scrie lecția. – Radu writes the lesson.
Ema citește textul. – Ema reads the text.
These examples reinforce present tense verb conjugation and the structure of informational questions, which are crucial for everyday conversations.
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Learning how to talk about shopping is both practical and fun. In our Romanian lessons at Punto Iberica, we combine grammar, vocabulary, and conversation to help you communicate confidently in markets, stores, and beyond. Join us and discover how speaking Romanian can become a natural part of your daily routine!
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