Banda de bagaje este goală.

In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

• bandă = a belt / a band
• banda = the belt / the band

So banda de bagaje means the baggage belt or, in airport context, the baggage carousel/conveyor belt.

This is a normal pattern for many feminine nouns ending in -ă.

• o bandă = a belt
• banda = the belt

The final -ă often becomes -a in the singular definite form. Compare:

• casă → casa
• masă → masa
• bandă → banda

Here de means something like of or for, but in English we usually translate the whole phrase more naturally rather than word-for-word.

So:

• bandă de bagaje = baggage belt
• literally: belt of/for luggage

Romanian often uses de + noun to form this kind of expression.

In this expression, bagaje is the normal form used to refer to luggage in a general sense, especially in travel and airport contexts.

So bandă de bagaje is the standard phrase for a baggage belt/carousel. Even though English often uses uncountable luggage, Romanian commonly uses bagaje in this type of expression.

Because this phrase is naming a type of thing, not showing possession by a specific set of bags.

• bandă de bagaje = baggage belt / belt for luggage
• banda bagajelor or bandă a bagajelor would sound more like the belt of the luggage, which is not the normal label for the airport object

After de, Romanian often uses a noun without an article when describing purpose or category.

Este means is. It is the 3rd person singular of a fi (to be).

Yes, in everyday Romanian, e is very common:

• Banda de bagaje este goală.
• Banda de bagaje e goală.

Both are correct. Este sounds a little fuller or more formal; e is more conversational.

Because Romanian adjectives must agree with the noun in gender and number.

Banda is feminine singular, so the adjective must also be feminine singular:

• gol = masculine singular
• goală = feminine singular
• goi = masculine plural
• goale = feminine/neuter plural

So:

• un dulap gol = an empty cupboard
• o bandă goală = an empty belt

In this sentence, goală comes after este, and that is the normal neutral order:

subject + verb + adjective

So:

• Banda de bagaje este goală.

This is the most straightforward way to say it. Romanian word order can sometimes change for emphasis, but this version is the standard one.

Normally, no. In a standard sentence like this, Romanian needs the verb to be.

So you say:

• Banda de bagaje este goală.
• Banda de bagaje e goală.

Not normally just:

• Banda de bagaje goală.

You might see omission in headlines or very informal fragments, but not in normal complete sentences.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

BAN-da de ba-GA-zhe ES-te GOA-luh

A few helpful details:

• j in bagaje sounds like the s in measure
• ă in goală is a short neutral vowel, somewhat like the last sound in sofa
• oa in goală is pronounced together

So goală is not pronounced like English goal. It is closer to GOA-luh.

Usually, yes, in context. It can refer to the baggage belt/conveyor/carousel where luggage appears.

Depending on context, Romanian speakers may also say:

• caruselul de bagaje = the baggage carousel
• banda de bagaje = the baggage belt / luggage conveyor

So the exact English translation can vary a little depending on the airport situation, but the Romanian sentence is perfectly natural.