spune Verb, spune ▼ ▶

1. to say
   Nu înțeleg ce vrei să spui.

   I don't understand what you mean.

   literally ... want to say.
2. to tell

Appox. usage (any sense): 5690 per million words

zice Verb, zice ▼ ▶

1. (transitive) to say, tell
   Ai înțeles ce am zis?

   Did you understand what I said?

   Se zice că vine războiul.

   They say war is coming.
2. (intransitive, also, impersonal, rather, informal) to call by a name [+ dative]
   Pisicii i-am zis Arpagic.

   I called the cat Arpagic.

   Cum îi zice la asta?

   What is this called?
3. (transitive, childish) to tell on someone
4. (regional) to sing [+ din (object), instrument (object)]

Appox. usage (any sense): 1580 per million words

rosti Verb, rosti ▼ ▶

1. to say, utter, pronounce, articulate, intone
   Synonyms: zice, spune, vorbi, pronunța, articula, povesti, expune

Appox. usage (any sense): 8.03 per million words

grăi Verb, grăi ▼ ▶

1. to talk, speak
   Synonyms: vorbi
2. to say
   Synonyms: zice, spune

Appox. usage (any sense): 0.829 per million words

cuvânta Verb, cuvânta ▼ ▶

1. (rare) to say, utter, speak
   Synonyms: zice, spune, vorbi

Appox. usage (any sense): 88.2 per million words

cimili Verb, cimili

1. to say riddles

Appox. usage (any sense): less than 0.1 per million words

cuvânt greu Noun, cuvânt greu

1. (idiomatic) an important say

Usage unknown

câinii latră, caravana trece Proverb, câinii latră, caravana trece

1. the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on; sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me (let people say what they will)

Usage unknown