vorbesc

Vorbesc is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Romanian verb a vorbi, meaning to speak or to talk. It is also the form used for the third-person plural present tense. The word is common in everyday speech and can be used with or without a direct object, often accompanied by prepositional phrases such as cu mine, cu tine, despre ceva, or despre persoana cu care se vorbește.

In usage, vorbesc can express a simple statement of speaking, as in Eu vorbesc românește (I speak Romanian), or describe talking about a topic, as in Vorbesc despre proiect (I am talking about the project). The verb is transitive and can take an object or complement, but it also appears in intransitive constructions when the act of speaking is the main predicate.

Conjugation in the present indicative (examples in singular and plural): eu vorbesc, tu vorbeşti, el/ea vorbește; noi vorbim, voi vorbiți, ei/ele vorbesc. Note that vorbesc is both the first-person singular and the third-person plural form in the present tense; the context usually clarifies the subject.

Etymology and related forms: a vorbi is of Slavic origin, related to cognates such as Bulgarian govoriti and Russian govorít, all meaning to speak. Related Romanian forms include vorbire (speech), vorbitor (speaker), and vorbă (word or talk). The verb is part of everyday vocabulary and appears in idioms and expressions about communication and conversation.