How to Say "Cool" in Romanian

mișto

[miʃˈto]

In Romanian, the word for cool is mișto.

The word mișto can be used as an adjective to describe a noun or as an interjection to express approval.

Meaning: having a slightly low temperature (adj)

Which one should you use?

You can use tare to mean cool or awesome and super to express that something is super cool or great.

The word mișto is an informal way to say cool or awesome. Similarly, tare and super are also informal.

The English word Cool is used in the everyday vocabulary of people living in Bucharest.

The word mișto is an invariable adjective and does not change for gender or number.

While mișto is positive, the related verb a mișto can mean 'to cheat' or 'to steal' in certain slang contexts.
The word mișto is actually a loanword from the Romani language, meaning 'good'.
If you want to say something is 'really cool', you can use the word tare, which literally translates to 'hard' or 'strong' in English.

Îmi plăceau înainte ca ei să fie mișto.
I liked them before they were cool.
This sentence uses mișto to describe how people were in the past.
Tatoeba #4989229 by fathe, translation #2230359 by Hybrid
Mișto!
Cool!
This sentence uses mișto as an interjection to express approval.
Tatoeba #4546748 by radubradu, translation #4215981 by megamanenm
Ce poză mișto!
What a cool picture!
This sentence uses mișto as an adjective to describe a picture.
Tatoeba #1346262 by zgarbas, translation #1346136 by marco87
Această idee este minunată!
This idea is wonderful!
Noul tău telefon este foarte tare!
Your new phone is really cool!
Vacanța ta sună super!
Your vacation sounds super cool!
Ești cool, dude!
You're cool, dude!

Ioana and Gabriel are talking about the weather outside.

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