Romanian Word of the Day
mașină
/ma-ȘI-nă/ • noun — 19th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: car; an automobile used for personal transport
Examples
- Am cumpărat o mașină nouă.
(I bought a new car.) - Mașina este parcată în fața blocului.
(The car is parked in front of the apartment building.) - Mașina nu pornește dimineața când e foarte frig.
(The car doesn't start in the morning when it's very cold.)
Synonyms
- automobil
- autoturism
Mașină is the everyday word for a car. Use o mașină (a car) or mașina (the car). Formal texts may use automobil or autoturism. In casual speech you may also hear diminutives like mașinuță to sound affectionate or informal.
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