Noi mergem la un restaurant liniștit diseară.

We are going to a quiet restaurant tonight.

Breakdown of Noi mergem la un restaurant liniștit diseară.

• un: a
• noi: we
• a merge: to go
• la: to

Questions & Answers about Noi mergem la un restaurant liniștit diseară.

Is Noi necessary at the beginning of the sentence?

No. Romanian verbs carry endings that show the subject. Mergem ends in -em, which marks first person plural (“we”), so you can omit Noi unless you want to add emphasis:
– Noi mergem… (stressed “we are going”)
– Mergem… (neutral “we are going”)

Why is mergem in the present tense when the plan is for tonight?

In Romanian, the simple present is often used for near‐future events (just like English “I’m meeting him tomorrow”). It’s very common in speech. If you want to be explicitly in the future tense, you can say vom merge:
– Mergem diseară la…
– Vom merge diseară la…

What does la mean in la un restaurant? Why not use în?

La expresses movement to a place (a restaurant, the cinema, school etc.). Using la is the standard way to say “to [that place]”:
– la restaurant – to the restaurant
By contrast, în would mean “into/inside”:
– mergem într-un restaurant – we go inside a restaurant (less idiomatic for “we’re going to eat there”)

Why is the indefinite article un used before restaurant? When do I use un vs ?