Nouns, articles and café requests
An indefinite article introduces one unspecified thing: masculine or neuter , feminine . Learn a noun with its article: , . A neuter noun behaves as masculine in the singular and feminine in the plural: , .
Use for polite please, with a friend. and mean I would like. They are conditional courtesy chunks here; there is no need to form other conditional verbs yet.
A describing adjective agrees with its noun: , . Use for nice to meet you. This expression does not depend on the learner’s sex.
Un ceai, vă rog.A tea, please.
O cafea, vă rog.A coffee, please.
Aș vrea o cafea.I would like a coffee.
Un ceai bun.A good tea.
O cafea bună.A good coffee.
Cafea sau ceai?Coffee or tea?
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
, .
A tea, please.
, .
A coffee, please.
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I would like a coffee.
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A good tea.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
ceai, vă rog.
A tea, please.
cafea, vă rog.
A coffee, please.
Aș o cafea.
I would like a coffee.
Un ceai .
A good tea.
O cafea .
A good coffee.
Cafea ceai?
Coffee or tea?
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Aș o cafea.
I would like a coffee.
Un ceai .
A good tea.
O cafea .
A good coffee.
Cafea ceai?
Coffee or tea?
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
A tea, please.
A coffee, please.
I would like a coffee.
A good tea.
A good coffee.
Coffee or tea?
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
A tea, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
A tea, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
A coffee, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
A coffee, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
I would like a coffee.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
I would like a coffee.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
A good tea.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
A good tea.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
