How to Say "Sister" in Romanian

soră

/ˈsorə/feminine

The Romanian word for sister is soră.

soră refers to a woman or girl having the same parents.

Meaning: woman or girl having the same parents (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

The plural form of soră is surori.

/ˈsorə/

The word soră can be used to describe a very close female friend or a woman with whom one shares a deep emotional bond, even without a blood relation.
In certain parts of western Transylvania, you might still encounter the archaic expression sor cu frate, which uses a shortened form of the word to mean 'sister and brother'.
In Romanian, the concept of 'sisterhood' can be expressed through the word sororitate, which specifically refers to the solidarity among women.

Tom are o soră numită Mary.
Tom has a sister named Mary.
Tatoeba #12333391 by megamanenm, translation #1093723 by CK
Limba spaniolă este soră cu limba franceză.
The Spanish language is sister to the French language.
This sentence demonstrates a metaphorical use where one language is described as being a soră to another.
Tatoeba #12078024 by carlosalberto, translation #12078019 by carlosalberto
Poți să mă consideri romantică, draga mea soră, dar simt amarnic lipsa unui prieten.
You may deem me romantic, my dear sister, but I bitterly feel the want of a friend.
Tatoeba #12929969 by carlosalberto, translation #5941932 by Hybrid
Surioară, ești cea mai bună persoană din viața mea
Sister, you are the best person in my life.
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Andrei and Elena are talking about their families.

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