No. 561 in Romanian
mi
"Mi" in Romanian is a reflexive pronoun meaning "to me" or "myself."
In a sentence
Mi-am pierdut cheile.
I lost my keys.
The 'mi' functions as a reflexive pronoun representing the first person singular, which is part of the reflexive construction 'mi-am' used here to indicate ownership or involvement in the action of losing.
Mi-e foame.
I am hungry.
In this phrase, 'mi' is a reflexive dative pronoun indicating the experience of the speaker, combined with 'e' (is) to convey a state of being.
Prietena mi-a dat o carte.
My friend gave me a book.
Here, 'mi' acts as a dativ pronoun to indicate the recipient of the action, specifying that the speaker is the one receiving the book.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “mi” in actual Romanian podcasts.
Find “mi” 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.
Get the appRomanian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).