Prețul este o mie.

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

• preț = price
• prețul = the price

The ending -ul is the definite article for this masculine/neuter singular noun.

So:

• Prețul este o mie. = The price is one thousand.

Word by word:

• Prețul = the price
• este = is
• o mie = one thousand

So the structure is very close to English:

• The price
  • is
    • one thousand

Because mie is a feminine noun in Romanian.

Romanian has gender, so one changes form:

• un for masculine/neuter singular nouns
• o for feminine singular nouns

Since mie is feminine, you say:

• o mie = one thousand

Not un mie.

It functions as a noun. In Romanian, mie literally means thousand, and it behaves grammatically like a feminine noun.

That is why it can combine with o:

• o mie = one thousand
• două mii = two thousand

Notice the plural too:

• mie = thousand
• mii = thousands

Yes. Este is the full form of is, and e is a very common shorter form.

So both are correct:

• Prețul este o mie.
• Prețul e o mie.

In everyday speech, many Romanians would naturally say e.
Este can sound a bit more careful, neutral, or formal.

The letter ț is pronounced like ts in cats.

So preț sounds roughly like prets.

Then prețul is roughly:

• PREH-tsul

A rough breakdown:

• pre = like pre in press, but shorter
• ț = ts
• ul = a short ul sound

Also, the stress is usually on the first syllable: PRE-țul.

No, not in standard Romanian.

Romanian normally requires the verb to be in this kind of sentence:

• Prețul este o mie.
• Prețul e o mie.

Unlike some languages, you generally cannot omit is here.

So Prețul o mie is not correct standard Romanian.

Because the sentence is simply stating the amount, not necessarily the full price expression.

Prețul este o mie. means The price is one thousand.

If you want to specify the currency, you would add it:

• Prețul este o mie de lei. = The price is one thousand lei.

A useful point:

After mie, Romanian normally uses de before the counted noun:

• o mie de lei
• două mii de euro

But when the number stands alone, you just say:

• o mie

Because the most neutral Romanian word order in this sentence is also:

• subject + verb + complement

So:

• Prețul = subject
• este = verb
• o mie = complement

This makes Prețul este o mie. feel very straightforward for an English speaker.

Other word orders are possible in Romanian, but they would usually sound marked, emphatic, or stylistically different.

Yes. In natural English, a thousand and one thousand mean the same thing here.

Romanian uses o mie, which literally contains the feminine form of one, but in normal translation it can match either:

• The price is one thousand.
• The price is a thousand.

Both are fine in English, depending on style.

Preț is usually treated as a neuter noun in Romanian.

Neuter nouns behave:

• like masculine in the singular
• like feminine in the plural

That is why in the singular definite form you get:

• preț → prețul

This -ul ending is the normal definite article ending for many masculine/neuter singular nouns.

Yes, they do matter in correct Romanian writing.

The important one here is:

• ț in prețul

Without the diacritic, you might see pretul in informal typing, but the correct spelling is:

• Prețul este o mie.

Romanian diacritics help show the correct pronunciation and standard spelling.