Ana primește felicitări.

Primește is the 3rd person singular, present tense form of a primi, which means to receive or to get.

So the verb pattern here is:

• eu primesc = I receive
• tu primești = you receive
• el/ea primește = he/she receives

Because the subject is Ana, Romanian uses primește.

Yes, it works very similarly. Felicitări is the normal Romanian word for congratulations, and it is used in the plural.

So Romanian says:

• Felicitări! = Congratulations!

In this sentence, Ana primește felicitări literally means Ana receives congratulations.

Romanian does not usually use a singular form here to express this idea in normal speech.

Because Romanian often uses a bare plural noun for a general or indefinite meaning, just like English can say:

• She receives congratulations
• not necessarily the congratulations

So:

• Ana primește felicitări = Ana receives congratulations

If you said felicitările, that would mean the congratulations and would sound more specific, referring to particular congratulations already known from the context.

It is the direct object of the verb primește, so functionally it is in the accusative.

Romanian learners often expect accusative nouns to look different, but in many cases they do not change form. Here:

• felicitări looks the same in nominative and accusative

What tells you its role is the sentence structure and meaning:

• Ana = the one doing the receiving
• felicitări = the thing being received

Because Ana is the person linked to the verb primește: she is the one who receives.

Also, primește is 3rd person singular, which matches Ana.

So the structure is:

• Ana = subject
• primește = verb
• felicitări = direct object

This is a very common Romanian word order: Subject + Verb + Object.

Yes. Romanian word order is more flexible than English word order.

The neutral, most straightforward version is:

• Ana primește felicitări.

But you may also hear other orders for emphasis, such as:

• Felicitări primește Ana.

That version is less neutral and puts more focus on felicitări. English usually cannot move words around as freely without sounding very marked or poetic.

For basic learning, it is best to treat Ana primește felicitări as the standard pattern.

A rough guide:

• primește ≈ pree-MEH-shte
• felicitări ≈ feh-lee-chee-TUH-r(i)

A few important pronunciation points:

• ș sounds like sh in shoe
• ă sounds like the a in sofa or about
• ce/ci usually sound like che/chi in this word, so felicitări has a chee sound in the middle

You do not need a perfect English approximation right away; the most important details are:

• ș = sh
• ă = uh / schwa-like sound

Yes, Romanian often allows the subject to be omitted because the verb ending already gives information about the person and number.

So:

• Primește felicitări.

can mean:

• He receives congratulations
• She receives congratulations

depending on context.

However, if you want to make it clear that it is Ana, you keep the name:

• Ana primește felicitări.

Because the sentence is built from Ana’s point of view.

• Ana primește felicitări = Ana receives congratulations

If you want to say Someone congratulates Ana, Romanian would usually use a felicita:

• O felicită pe Ana. = He/She congratulates Ana.
• Toți o felicită pe Ana. = Everyone congratulates Ana.

So the two ideas are related, but the grammar is different:

• a primi felicitări = to receive congratulations
• a felicita pe cineva = to congratulate someone

Yes. Ana is a proper name, and in a normal sentence Romanian uses it without an article:

• Ana primește felicitări.

That is completely standard.

Romanian can sometimes add forms like Ana in special conversational or regional patterns, but in a basic sentence like this, just Ana is correct and natural.