Hotelul oferă micul dejun.

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

• hotel = hotel / a hotel
• hotelul = the hotel

So in this sentence, Hotelul means the hotel.

A useful thing to know: hotel is a neuter noun in Romanian. In the singular, neuter nouns take endings like masculine nouns, so the definite form is hotelul.

Oferă is the 3rd person singular present form of the verb a oferi, meaning to offer.

So:

• a oferi = to offer
• el/ea oferă = he/she/it offers

Here the subject is Hotelul, which is singular, so Romanian uses oferă.

In context, oferă can mean:

• offers
• sometimes is offering, depending on context

Micul dejun is a fixed Romanian expression meaning breakfast.

Learners often notice that the parts look odd when translated literally. Historically, it is something like the small meal or the small lunch, but in modern Romanian it simply means breakfast.

So the best approach is to learn micul dejun as one vocabulary item:

• micul dejun = breakfast

This happens because in Romanian, when an adjective comes before a definite noun, the definite article is often attached to the adjective instead of the noun.

So:

• micul dejun = the breakfast / simply breakfast in this expression

Compare the pattern:

• băiatul frumos = the handsome boy
• frumosul băiat = literally the handsome boy, with the article attached to the adjective

In micul dejun, mic comes before dejun, so the definite article appears on micul.

Also, this whole phrase is lexicalized, so it is best to think of micul dejun as a set expression.

Because Romanian and English do not always use articles in the same way.

In English, meal words are often used with no article:

• Breakfast is included
• The hotel offers breakfast

In Romanian, micul dejun is a very common fixed expression, and it often appears in this definite-looking form even when English would simply say breakfast.

So you should translate by meaning, not word-for-word:

• Hotelul oferă micul dejun. = The hotel offers breakfast.

not necessarily The hotel offers the breakfast.

Yes, but this sentence uses the most normal, neutral order: subject + verb + object.

• Hotelul = subject
• oferă = verb
• micul dejun = direct object

So Hotelul oferă micul dejun is the standard way to say it.

Romanian word order can change for emphasis, but for a learner, this is the safest and most natural pattern to use.

Because micul dejun is a direct object, but it is not a person or an animate being.

In Romanian, pe is often used before specific animate direct objects, especially people:

• Văd copilul.
• Îl văd pe copil.

But with inanimate things like breakfast, you normally do not use pe.

So:

• Hotelul oferă micul dejun. is correct
• Hotelul oferă pe micul dejun. is incorrect

The letter ă is a very common Romanian vowel. It is pronounced like a short, neutral sound, similar to the a in English sofa or about.

So oferă is roughly:

• o-FE-rə

Not exactly like English a, e, or u.

A rough pronunciation of the whole sentence is:

• ho-TE-lul o-FE-rə MI-kul de-JUN

That is only an approximation, but it helps beginners hear the main sounds.