Ghișeul de bagaje pierdute este deschis.

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Breakdown of Ghișeul de bagaje pierdute este deschis.

• deschis: open
• ghișeul de bagaje pierdute: the lost-baggage desk

Questions & Answers about Ghișeul de bagaje pierdute este deschis.

What does ghișeul mean here?

Here ghișeul means the counter, the service window, or the desk where someone helps customers. In places like airports or stations, ghișeu often refers to a staffed service point behind a window or counter.

Why is it ghișeul and not ghișeu?

Because -ul is the Romanian definite article attached to the end of the noun.

• ghișeu = a counter / a desk
• ghișeul = the counter / the desk

Romanian usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of before it, unlike English.

How do you pronounce ghișeul?

A good approximation is gee-SHEH-ool.

A few helpful points:

• gh before i keeps a hard g sound, like in go
• ș sounds like sh
• -ul is the attached definite article, pronounced roughly ool

So: ghi-șe-ul.

Why does Romanian use de in ghișeul de bagaje pierdute?