felicitări
feminine, plural
felicitări is the Romanian way to say "congratulations".
felicitări is used to express approbation. It functions both as a standalone exclamation and as a noun within a sentence. If you want to state the reason for your congratulations, follow the word with the preposition pentru (for/on). For example, you can say felicitări pentru… to mean "congratulations for/on…". You may also see the phrase multe felicitări, which literally translates to "many congratulations".
Meaning: expressing approbation (intj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word is a feminine plural noun. It does not change its form based on the gender or number of the person you are congratulating.
Did you know?
- The word felicitări shares the same Latin root as the English word 'felicity', meaning intense happiness. While 'felicity' is rare in modern English, its root remains the standard for Romanian congratulations.
- While you can say felicitări for almost any achievement, if you are congratulating someone on a birthday, it is much more common to use the phrase La mulți ani, which literally means 'to many years'.
- In Romania, congratulations for a wedding are often accompanied by the tradition of giving money in envelopes. It is common to write felicitări on the envelope along with a short poem or a heartfelt wish.
Examples in context
- Felicitări pentru mariajul vostru!Congratulations for your marriage!This sentence shows how to use felicitări to congratulate someone on their marriage.Tatoeba #14060468 by Ioan_Cristian, translation #14060463 by Ioan_Cristian
- Felicitări!Congratulations!This sentence shows how to use felicitări as a standalone exclamation.Tatoeba #2536273 by ijikure, translation #1437 by CK
- Felicitări pentru căsătorie!Congratulations on your marriage.This sentence shows how to use felicitări with the preposition pentru to congratulate someone on a marriage.Tatoeba #11580201 by carlosalberto, translation #11580191 by carlosalberto
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Example conversation
Ioana tells Alexandru about his new job.
- IoanaAm auzit că ai primit jobul!I heard that you got the job!
- AlexandruDa, încep luni viitoare.Yes, I start next Monday.
- IoanaFelicitări, Alexandru! Te descurci excelent.Congratulations, Alexandru! You're doing great.
- AlexandruMulțumesc mult, Ioana!Thank you very much, Ioana!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “congratulations” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
