oleacă
a little bit (Moldovan/regional)
Intermediate Adverb
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Pronunciation
/o.le.ˈa.kə/
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Cultural Note
Oleacă is a distinctly Moldovan and rural Romanian word meaning 'a little bit,' equivalent to standard 'puțin' or 'un pic.' It is one of the words that immediately identifies a speaker as being from Moldova or rural eastern Romania. It has a warm, folksy quality that many Romanians find endearing.
📝 Example Sentences
Mai stai oleacă!
Stay a little longer!
Dă-mi oleacă de pâine.
Give me a little bit of bread.
Așteaptă oleacă, vin imediat.
Wait a little bit, I'll be right there.