Primirea începe după ce prietenul servește.

Primirea is the definite form of the noun primire.

• primire = reception / receiving / welcome
• primirea = the reception / the receiving / the welcome

Romanian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate word like the in front.

So:

• o primire = a reception / a welcome
• primirea = the reception / the welcome

In this sentence, Romanian is talking about a specific reception/welcome, so it uses primirea.

For the same reason: prietenul is the definite form of prieten.

• prieten = friend
• prietenul = the friend

Romanian attaches the definite article to the noun:

• un prieten = a friend
• prietenul = the friend

So prietenul servește means the friend serves.

Because Romanian normally uses a suffix definite article. That means the article is attached to the end of the noun.

Examples:

• băiat = boy

• băiatul = the boy

• casă = house
• casa = the house

So in your sentence:

• primirea = the reception
• prietenul = the friend

This is one of the most important differences between English and Romanian noun structure.

Romanian often omits subject pronouns when they are not needed, because the verb ending already gives information about the person and number.

Here, servește is the 3rd person singular form, so it can mean:

• he serves
• she serves
• it serves

But since the subject is already stated as prietenul, there is no need to add el (he).

So Romanian prefers:

• prietenul servește

rather than:

• prietenul el servește (usually unnecessary and unnatural here)

Servește is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb a servi (to serve).

Conjugation in the present tense:

• eu servesc = I serve
• tu servești = you serve
• el/ea servește = he/she serves
• noi servim = we serve
• voi serviți = you all serve
• ei/ele servesc = they serve

Since the subject is prietenul (the friend), Romanian uses servește.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Romanian present tense often covers both:

• he serves
• he is serving

So prietenul servește could be understood as:

• the friend serves
• the friend is serving

English often has to choose between simple present and present continuous, but Romanian usually just uses the present tense form and lets context clarify it.

După ce means after when it introduces a clause with a verb.

Here:

• după = after
• ce = part of the conjunction după ce

So:

• după ce prietenul servește = after the friend serves / after the friend is serving

A useful comparison:

• după masă = after the meal
  
  • here după is followed by a noun
• după ce mănâncă = after he eats
  
  • here după ce is followed by a verb clause

Romanian often uses the present tense after conjunctions like după ce when talking about a future or general sequence, especially where English might also use present tense in subordinate clauses.

So Romanian can say something like:

• Începe după ce prietenul servește.

Literally this is present tense, but depending on context it may refer to a future event or a regular sequence of events.

This is similar to English in sentences like:

• It starts after the friend serves.
• not after the friend will serve

So the present tense here is normal.

Primirea comes from the noun primire, from the verb a primi (to receive).

Depending on context, primire can mean things like:

• receiving
• reception
• welcome

So primirea is a noun, not a verb. It refers to the act/event of receiving or welcoming.

In some contexts it sounds formal or context-dependent. A learner may want to check the broader situation, because English may translate it differently depending on what is being received or what kind of reception is meant.

Yes, it is normal.

The basic structure is:

• Primirea = subject
• începe = verb
• după ce prietenul servește = time clause

So this is a straightforward Romanian sentence:

Subject + verb + subordinate clause

Romanian word order is fairly flexible, but this version is neutral and natural.

The special letters here are:

• ă in începe? Actually începe has î, not ă
• î in începe
• ș in servește

Approximate pronunciation:

• î = a close central vowel, somewhat like a tight, central uh sound; English does not have an exact equivalent
• ș = sh as in ship

So:

• începe sounds roughly like uhn-CHE-pe
• servește sounds roughly like ser-VEHSH-te

Also note:

• ce in după ce is pronounced like che in check, not like English see

These are only approximations, but they help at the start.

Yes, depending on context, there may be alternatives.

For example, Romanian might phrase things differently if it wants to sound more natural in a specific situation:

• with a different noun for reception / welcome
• with a more specific verb if servește means serving food, helping, or being on duty

But grammatically, Primirea începe după ce prietenul servește is built correctly.

The main thing to learn from it is:

• definite article attached to nouns: primirea, prietenul
• present tense verb: servește
• time clause with după ce