Așteptăm veștile.

Așteptăm is the 1st person plural present form of a aștepta (to wait / to expect).

So:

• aștept = I wait
• aștepți = you wait
• așteaptă = he/she waits
• așteptăm = we wait
• așteptați = you all wait
• așteaptă = they wait

In this sentence, așteptăm means we wait, we are waiting, or sometimes we expect, depending on context.

Romanian often drops the subject pronoun when it is clear from the verb ending.

Here, the ending -ăm already tells you the subject is we. So:

• Așteptăm veștile. = We are waiting for the news.
• Noi așteptăm veștile. = also correct, but noi adds emphasis, like we are the ones waiting for the news.

So the version without noi is the most neutral and natural.

Because Romanian uses a aștepta differently from English to wait.

In English, you usually say:

• wait for something

But in Romanian, a aștepta normally takes a direct object, with no preposition:

• Așteptăm veștile.
  literally: We wait the news

This is completely normal in Romanian. So even though English needs for, Romanian usually does not.

Because veștile is the definite form, meaning the news.

• vești = news / some news / news items
• veștile = the news

Romanian puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not as a separate word in front.

So:

• vești
  • -le = veștile

That -le is the plural definite article here.

Vești is plural.

The singular is:

• o veste = a piece of news / a tidbit / a message / a report

So:

• o veste = one piece of news
• vești = news, pieces of news
• veștile = the news

This can feel a little different from English, because English news is grammatically singular, but Romanian often uses the plural noun vești.

A rough English-friendly guide is:

• Așteptăm ≈ uhsh-tep-TUHM
• veștile ≈ VESH-tee-le

A few important letters:

• ă sounds like a short, neutral uh
• ș sounds like sh

So:

• așteptăm has both ă and ș
• veștile has ș

The spelling with diacritics matters for both pronunciation and meaning.

Yes. Romanian present tense often covers both ideas.

So Așteptăm veștile can mean:

• We wait for the news
• We are waiting for the news

English makes a stronger distinction between simple present and present continuous, but Romanian often uses the same present form for both.

Sometimes, yes.

The verb a aștepta can mean:

• to wait for
• to expect

In this sentence, the most natural translation is usually We are waiting for the news, but depending on context it could also carry the idea of expecting the news.

So context decides whether the meaning is more about:

• physically or emotionally waiting or
• expecting something to arrive or happen

The basic, neutral order here is very natural:

• Așteptăm veștile.

Romanian word order is fairly flexible, but changing it usually changes the focus or emphasis.

For example:

• Așteptăm veștile. = neutral
• Veștile le așteptăm. = more marked, emphasizing the news
• Noi așteptăm veștile. = emphasizing we

So the original sentence is the straightforward, everyday version.

Because in Romanian, diacritics are not just decorative—they can change both pronunciation and meaning.

In this sentence:

• Așteptăm is correct for we wait / we are waiting
• așteptam without ă is a different form: I was waiting or they were waiting, depending on context

Also:

• ș must be pronounced like sh
• ă must be pronounced like uh

So writing Așteptăm veștile correctly is important, especially for learners.