Majoritatea așteaptă afară.

Majoritatea is a noun meaning the majority. In everyday Romanian, it often refers to most people when the group is understood from context.

So:

• Majoritatea așteaptă afară. = The majority are waiting outside.
• In more natural English, this often becomes Most people are waiting outside.

Romanian uses majoritatea as a singular noun, even when it refers to many people.

The -a at the end is the definite article attached to the noun.

Romanian usually puts the at the end of the word instead of using a separate word like English does.

So:

• majoritate = majority
• majoritatea = the majority

This is very common in Romanian:

• carte = book
• cartea = the book

Because majoritatea is grammatically singular in Romanian.

Even though it refers to many people, the noun itself is singular, so the verb is also singular:

• Majoritatea așteaptă = literally The majority waits

But in English, we often say The majority are waiting or simply Most people are waiting.

This kind of mismatch is normal when translating collective nouns between languages.

Așteaptă is the 3rd person singular present form of a aștepta (to wait).

Conjugation in the present tense:

• eu aștept = I wait / am waiting
• tu aștepți = you wait
• el/ea așteaptă = he/she waits
• noi așteptăm = we wait
• voi așteptați = you all wait
• ei/ele așteaptă = they wait

Notice that așteaptă can mean either:

• waits
• is waiting
• they wait
• they are waiting

Romanian present tense often covers both the simple present and present continuous meanings from English.

Yes. In this sentence, așteaptă means simply is waiting / are waiting, with no object stated.

Romanian a aștepta can be used:

• with an object: Aștept autobuzul. = I’m waiting for the bus.
• without an object: Aștept aici. = I’m waiting here.

So Majoritatea așteaptă afară is perfectly natural and means the group is waiting outside.

Afară means outside, outdoors, or outside the building/room, depending on context.

In this sentence:

• Majoritatea așteaptă afară. = The majority are waiting outside.

It usually suggests being outside some interior space.

Compare:

• afară = outside
• înăuntru = inside

Yes, Romanian word order is fairly flexible.

These are all possible, though they may sound slightly different in emphasis:

• Majoritatea așteaptă afară. = neutral
• Afară așteaptă majoritatea. = emphasizes outside
• Majoritatea afară așteaptă. = much less natural in normal speech

The most neutral and standard version is the original one: Majoritatea așteaptă afară.

Yes.

• majoritatea = the majority
• cei mai mulți = most people / most of them / the most numerous ones

Both can sometimes translate similarly, but they are not identical in tone.

Examples:

• Majoritatea așteaptă afară. = The majority are waiting outside.
• Cei mai mulți așteaptă afară. = Most people are waiting outside.

Majoritatea sounds a bit more formal or statistical. Cei mai mulți often sounds more conversational.

A rough English-style pronunciation is:

mah-zhoh-ree-TAH-teh-ah uh-SHTEAP-tuh ah-fuh-RAH

A few helpful points:

• j in majoritatea sounds like the s in measure
• ș sounds like sh
• ă is a short central vowel, somewhat like the weak a in sofa
• stress usually falls like this:
  • majoriTAtea
  • așTEAPtă
  • afaRĂ

Romanian pronunciation is fairly regular, so once you learn the sounds of letters like ă and ș, reading gets easier.

Yes, they matter.

Romanian uses diacritics to show different sounds:

• ă
• â
• î
• ș
• ț

In this sentence:

• așteaptă contains ș and ă
• afară contains ă

These are not optional in correct Romanian spelling. Without them, the words may look incomplete or nonstandard.

For learners, it is best to get used to reading and writing them correctly from the start.

Yes, although the exact choice depends on context.

Majoritatea așteaptă afară sounds natural and correct, especially when talking about a group in a slightly neutral or descriptive way.

In more casual speech, someone might also say:

• Cei mai mulți așteaptă afară.
• Majoritatea sunt afară și așteaptă.

But the original sentence is completely normal Romanian.