A1 · 入门 章节 13

Food and Dining

4 总规则
33 例句
1 分钟
本章规则 快速练习

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Master the art of ordering delicious Romanian food and navigating local markets with confidence.

  • Identify essential food items in a Romanian kitchen.
  • Navigate restaurant etiquette and ordering phrases.
  • Use partitive structures to talk about portions and quantities.
Taste your way through the Romanian language!

你将学到什么

Vocabulary for groceries and restaurant ordering. Using partitive structures and quantity expressions.

  • Food Vocabulary
    Match your food noun to its correct gender article (un/o) to speak natural, accurate Romanian.
  • Restaurant Phrases
    Mastering 'Aș dori' and 'vă rog' ensures polite, successful, and friendly dining experiences throughout Romania.
  • Partitive Articles
    Use the unchanging word niște before any noun to express an indefinite quantity of something.
  • Quantity Expressions
    Always match numbers 1 and 2 to gender, and remember 'de' for any quantity 20 or higher.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: Order a meal in a restaurant using polite phrases.

关键例句 (8)

1

Vreau un măr roșu.

I want a red apple.

Food Vocabulary
2

Ea mănâncă o banană.

She is eating a banana.

Food Vocabulary
3

Aș dori o cafea, vă rog.

I would like a coffee, please.

Restaurant Phrases
4

Aș dori o ciorbă de burtă.

I would like a tripe soup.

Restaurant Phrases
5

Vreau niște apă rece.

I want some cold water.

Partitive Articles
6

Am cumpărat niște mere roșii.

I bought some red apples.

Partitive Articles
7

Am doi frați și un câine.

I have two brothers and one dog.

Quantity Expressions
8

Vreau două cafele, vă rog.

I want two coffees, please.

Quantity Expressions

技巧与窍门 (4)

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The -ă Rule

If a food word ends in -ă, it is almost certainly feminine. Think of it like a soft, feminine sigh at the end of the word.
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The Magic Word

If you forget everything else, just say the name of the food and 'vă rog'. It works every time and keeps things friendly.
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The Grocery Store Hack

If you're at a market and forget the plural form, just say 'niște' and point. It covers the 'some' aspect perfectly!
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The 'Unu' vs 'Un' Trick

Think of 'unu' as a lonely number. It's only used when it's by itself (counting 1, 2, 3). As soon as it finds a noun friend, it changes to 'un' or 'o'.
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核心词汇 (6)

măr apple pâine bread apă water meniu menu kilo kilogram vă rog please

Real-World Preview

coffee

Ordering at a Cafe

Review Summary

  • Noun
  • Aș dori + [item] + vă rog
  • niște + [noun]
  • [number] + [unit] + de + [noun]

常见错误

You cannot use 'un' (one) with a plural noun. Use 'niște' for plural items.

Wrong: Vreau un mere.
正确: Vreau niște mere.

You must include the preposition 'de' between the unit and the item.

Wrong: Un kilo mere.
正确: Un kilo de mere.

While 'doresc' is okay, 'aș dori' (I would like) is much more polite in a restaurant.

Wrong: Doresc mere.
正确: Aș dori mere.

Next Steps

You've mastered the basics of dining! Keep practicing, and don't be afraid to order in Romanian next time you see a restaurant.

Watch a Romanian cooking video on YouTube

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快速练习 (10)

Choose the correct article for the food item.

Vreau ___ banană, te rog.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: o
'Banană' is feminine (ends in -ă), so it takes the article 'o'.

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Choose the correct form of the number 2 for 'fete' (girls).

Sunt ___ fete la bibliotecă.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: două
Because 'fete' is the feminine plural of 'fată', we must use the feminine form of the number 2, which is 'două'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Quantity Expressions

Identify the correct noun for a vegetable.

Acesta este un ___ portocaliu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: morcov
'Morcov' (carrot) is masculine singular, matching the article 'un'.

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Select the correct question word for 'frați' (brothers - masculine).

___ frați ai?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Câți
'Frați' is masculine plural, so the correct question word is 'Câți'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Quantity Expressions

Add the missing word for a quantity over 19.

Vreau douăzeci ___ portocale.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: de
In Romanian, numbers from 20 onwards require the preposition 'de' before the noun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Quantity Expressions

Select the best option for: 'Ai ___ bani?' (Do you have some money?)

Ai ___ bani?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: niște
Bani (money) is plural in Romanian; 'niște' is used for an unspecified amount.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Partitive Articles

Fill in the polite phrase for 'I would like'.

___ o limonadă, vă rog.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Aș dori
'Aș dori' is the standard polite way to say 'I would like' in a restaurant.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Restaurant Phrases

Choose the correct word for 'a' (feminine).

Aș dori ___ bere, vă rog.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: o
'Bere' is a feminine noun, so we use 'o' for 'a/one'.

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Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: 'Vreau ___ sare.' (I want some salt.)

Vreau ___ sare.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: niște
Sare (salt) is uncountable, so 'niște' is the correct partitive article.

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How do you ask for the bill?

___, vă rog.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Nota
'Nota' means the bill/check in a restaurant context.

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常见问题 (6)

It is neuter. You say un măr in the singular and două mere in the plural.
You say o cafea. It is a feminine noun ending in 'a'.
Use Bună ziua during the day or Bună seara in the evening. It is the standard polite greeting for any establishment.
The word is chelner, but you usually address them as Domnule (Sir) or Domnișoară (Miss).
It means 'some' or 'any'. You use it for things you can't count or for groups of things.
Neither! It is an invariant word, meaning it never changes its form regardless of the noun's gender.
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