Aleg bolul galben.

Aleg is the 1st person singular, present tense form of the verb a alege (to choose).

So:

• a alege = the infinitive, to choose
• aleg = I choose

Romanian verbs change form depending on the subject, so the ending already tells you that the subject is I.

Romanian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb form.

So:

• Aleg = I choose
• Eu aleg = I choose

Both are possible, but Eu is usually added only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity. The shorter version is very normal.

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not as a separate word before it.

So:

• bol = bowl
• bolul = the bowl

This is one of the big differences from English. Instead of a separate word like the, Romanian often attaches it directly to the noun.

In Romanian, adjectives usually come after the noun.

So the normal order is:

• bolul galben = the yellow bowl

This is the most neutral, everyday order.
An adjective can sometimes come before the noun, but that is less neutral and can sound more emphatic, literary, or stylistically marked.

Adjectives in Romanian must agree with the noun in gender and number.

The noun bol is neuter. In Romanian, neuter nouns behave:

• like masculine in the singular
• like feminine in the plural

Since bolul is singular, the adjective uses the masculine singular form:

• galben = masculine/neuter singular
• galbenă = feminine singular
• galbene = feminine/neuter plural

So:

• bolul galben = singular
• bolurile galbene = plural

It is neuter.

That can be confusing at first, because in the singular it looks like a masculine noun:

• un bol
• bolul galben

But in the plural it behaves like a feminine noun:

• două boluri
• bolurile galbene

This masculine-in-the-singular / feminine-in-the-plural pattern is exactly how Romanian neuter nouns work.

A simple rough pronunciation guide is:

ah-LEG BO-lul GAL-ben

A few details:

• Aleg → the g is a hard g, like in go
• bolul → both o sounds are clear, not reduced
• galben → the g is again hard, like in go

A more careful IPA version is:

[aˈleɡ ˈbolul ˈɡalben]

Yes, Romanian word order is somewhat flexible, but Aleg bolul galben is the most neutral and straightforward version.

This order is:

• verb: Aleg
• object: bolul galben

You may also see other orders for emphasis, but they are less neutral. For a learner, Aleg bolul galben is the best basic pattern to remember.

Then you would remove the attached definite article from the noun:

• Aleg un bol galben = I choose a yellow bowl

Compare:

• Aleg bolul galben = definite
• Aleg un bol galben = indefinite

So Romanian can show definiteness either with:

• an attached article: bolul
• or an indefinite article: un bol