No. 590 in Romanian
cale
The Romanian word "cale" means "way," "path," or "route" in English.
In a sentence
Am ales o cale diferită pentru a ajunge la sediu.
I chose a different path to reach the office.
In this sentence, 'cale' means 'path', referring to a route or way taken to get to a destination.
Se spune că există multe căi spre fericire.
It is said that there are many ways to happiness.
Here, 'căi' (plural of 'cale') means 'ways', metaphorically implying methods or approaches to achieving happiness.
Pe calea ferată, trenurile circulă cu viteză mare.
On the railway, trains travel at high speeds.
In this context, 'calea ferată' means 'railway', referring to train tracks for transportation.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “cale” in actual Romanian podcasts.
Find “cale” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Romanian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into română, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Romanian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).