Peisajul este minunat.

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not before it as English does.

• peisaj = landscape / scenery
• peisajul = the landscape / the scenery

So in this sentence, peisajul means the landscape or the scenery.

This is a very common Romanian pattern:

• băiat = boy
• băiatul = the boy

Este is the 3rd person singular form of the verb a fi = to be.

So:

• eu sunt = I am
• tu ești = you are
• el/ea este = he/she/it is

In Peisajul este minunat, este means is.

You will also often hear e instead of este in everyday speech:

• Peisajul este minunat.
• Peisajul e minunat.

Both mean the same thing.

Because Romanian does not need a separate subject pronoun here.

In English, you say It is wonderful or The landscape is wonderful.
In Romanian, peisajul already serves as the subject, so no extra it is needed.

Romanian also often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not necessary, because the verb form already gives useful information.

So this sentence is simply:

• Peisajul = the landscape
• este = is
• minunat = wonderful

Because minunat has to agree with peisajul.

Peisaj is a neuter noun in Romanian. In the singular, neuter nouns usually behave like masculine, so the adjective takes the masculine singular form:

• peisaj minunat = wonderful landscape

Compare:

• masculine singular: minunat
• feminine singular: minunată
• plural: minunate or minunați, depending on the noun

A useful thing to remember is:

• neuter singular → adjective often looks masculine
• neuter plural → adjective often looks feminine plural

For example:

• peisaj minunat = wonderful landscape
• peisaje minunate = wonderful landscapes

It can be either, depending on context.

• landscape is a very direct translation
• scenery is also natural in many situations

So Peisajul este minunat could mean:

• The landscape is wonderful.
• The scenery is wonderful.

If you are talking about a view, nature, or what you can see around you, scenery is often a very natural English translation.

The normal word order here is:

• Peisajul = subject
• este = verb
• minunat = adjective/complement

So it follows a very familiar pattern:

Subject + to be + adjective

That makes Peisajul este minunat very straightforward for an English speaker.

Romanian can sometimes change word order for emphasis, but this version is the standard, neutral one.

A simple approximate pronunciation for an English speaker is:

pay-ee-ZAH-jool ES-teh mee-noo-NAT

A few helpful details:

• ei in Pei- is like ay in day
• j in peisajul sounds like the s in measure
• ul at the end is pronounced, not silent
• este is pronounced roughly ES-teh
• minunat has stress on the last syllable: mi-nu-NAT

Romanian pronunciation is generally more phonetic than English, so words are usually pronounced close to how they are written.

Yes. That is completely natural.

• Peisajul este minunat = a bit more full/formal/neutral
• Peisajul e minunat = very common in speech

Both are correct and mean the same thing.

Normally, no. That would sound unnatural in this context.

If you mean the landscape is wonderful, Romanian wants the definite form:

• Peisajul este minunat.

If you mean a landscape is wonderful, you would say:

• Un peisaj este minunat.

So the choice depends on whether you mean:

• peisajul = the landscape
• un peisaj = a landscape

Yes, it is fairly positive and expressive. It means wonderful, marvelous, or lovely depending on context.

It is stronger than something like:

• frumos = beautiful / nice

So:

• Peisajul este frumos. = The scenery is beautiful.
• Peisajul este minunat. = The scenery is wonderful.

Both are positive, but minunat often sounds a bit more enthusiastic.

After a fi (to be), yes, this is the normal pattern:

• Cartea este interesantă. = The book is interesting.
• Camera este mare. = The room is big.
• Peisajul este minunat. = The scenery is wonderful.

Here, the adjective is describing the subject through the verb to be.

When an adjective comes directly next to a noun, it is often placed after the noun in Romanian:

• un peisaj minunat = a wonderful landscape

So Romanian commonly uses:

• noun + adjective
• or noun + este + adjective

which is exactly what you see in this sentence.