Copilul iubește muzica.

• copilul = the child
• iubește = loves
• muzica = music / the music

A very literal word-for-word translation is The child loves the music, but in natural English this is often simply The child loves music.

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.

So:

• copil = child
• copilul = the child

and:

• muzică = music
• muzica = the music or music in a generic sense

This is one of the big differences from English. Romanian has a postposed definite article.

In Romanian, abstract or generic nouns are often used with the definite article where English would use no article.

So muzica can mean:

• the music in a specific context, or
• music in general, as an art form or category

Here, the natural meaning is usually The child loves music, not necessarily The child loves the music.

iubește is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb a iubi, meaning to love.

So it means:

• he loves
• she loves
• it loves
• or, with a noun subject, the child loves

In this sentence, copilul is the subject, so iubește means the child loves.

Romanian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed. This is very common.

Because the verb form iubește already tells you it is 3rd person singular, and because the subject copilul is already stated, you do not need el or ea.

So:

• Copilul iubește muzica. = normal
• El iubește muzica. = He loves music
• Copilul el iubește muzica. = not natural in this context

A rough English-style pronunciation is:

ko-PI-lul yu-BESH-te mu-ZEE-ka

A few helpful points:

• c before o sounds like k
• ș sounds like sh
• u in iubește is a real vowel, not silent

Approximate stress:

• coPILul
• iuBEȘte
• muZIca

This is a common Romanian pattern.

Many feminine nouns ending in -ă form the singular definite by changing -ă to -a:

• casă → casa
• muzică → muzica

So muzica is the normal definite form of muzică.

This sentence uses the most neutral Romanian word order:

Subject + Verb + Object

So:

• Copilul = subject
• iubește = verb
• muzica = object

Romanian can change word order for emphasis, but Copilul iubește muzica is the plain, standard way to say it.

In this sentence, you mainly know from:

1. the normal word order
2. the meaning of the sentence

Romanian usually does not change the noun form very much between subject and direct object. In many cases, the nominative and accusative forms look the same.

So learners often rely on word order and context.

Yes, a iubi is a strong verb, like English to love.

So Copilul iubește muzica means the child has a strong love for music.

A milder and also very common Romanian idea would be:

• Copilului îi place muzica = The child likes music

So:

• iubește = stronger
• îi place = milder, more like likes

Both are possible, but they do not feel exactly the same.