Dacă vrei, îți fac orez cu legume și îl amestec cu puțin unt.

If you want, I’ll make you rice with vegetables and mix it with a little butter.

Breakdown of Dacă vrei, îți fac orez cu legume și îl amestec cu puțin unt.

• a vrea: to want
• cu: with
• și: and
• puțin: a little

Questions & Answers about Dacă vrei, îți fac orez cu legume și îl amestec cu puțin unt.

What does Dacă vrei mean literally, and why is it in the present tense?

Dacă vrei literally means if you want.

• dacă = if
• vrei = you want (2nd person singular, from a vrea)

Romanian often uses the present tense here just like English does in sentences such as If you want, I’ll make... So even though the whole sentence refers to a possible future action, vrei stays in the present.

Why is vrei singular? Is this informal?

Yes. vrei is the informal singular form, used when speaking to one person with tu.

So this sentence is addressed to:

• one person
• in an informal way

If you were speaking formally to one person, you would usually say something like:

• Dacă doriți, vă fac orez cu legume...

And to more than one person informally:

• Dacă vreți...

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