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Bring color to your Romanian vocabulary by learning how to talk about flowers. Whether you are buying a gift or admiring a garden, these words will help you navigate a florist's shop.

### The Shop and the Expert

Let's start with where you buy the flowers. A flower shop is **florăria**. The expert who works there, preparing and selling the bouquets, is **florarul** (the florist). Notice how both words share the same root!

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### Popular Flowers

When you walk into a flower shop, you will immediately recognize some classic blooms. The most romantic of these is **trandafirul** (the rose).

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During the spring, you will also see **laleaua** (the tulip) and **garoafa** (the carnation).

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### Elegant Blooms

If you are looking for something a bit more exotic or elegant to put in a vase, you might ask the florist for **orhideea** (the orchid) or **crinul** (the lily). 

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### Botanical Details and Senses

To describe your flowers in more detail, you need some basic botanical vocabulary. Be careful when handling roses, as you might get pricked by **ghimpele** (the thorn). 

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The soft, colorful part of the flower is **petala** (the petal).

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Finally, one of the best parts of buying fresh flowers is enjoying **mirosul** (the smell). 

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At the Florist

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Question	Answer
the flower shop	florăria
The flower shop we go to is on my street.	Florăria la care mergem este pe strada mea.
This flower shop is so big that I visit it daily.	Această florărie este atât de mare încât o vizitez zilnic.
the florist	florarul
The florist I'm talking about has fresh flowers.	Florarul despre care vorbesc are flori proaspete.
All the clients in the neighborhood respect the florist.	Toți clienții din cartier îl respectă pe florar.
the rose	trandafirul
The red rose is so expensive that she isn't buying it.	Trandafirul roșu este atât de scump încât nu-l cumpără.
He gives a rose to his wife.	El îi dăruiește un trandafir soției sale.
the tulip	laleaua
The florist carefully cares for this yellow tulip.	Florarul îngrijește cu atenție această lalea galbenă.
The little girl is holding the tulip you admire.	Fetița ține laleaua pe care o admiri.
the carnation	garoafa
the smell	mirosul
The carnation has such a pleasant smell that I prefer it.	Garoafa are un miros atât de plăcut încât o prefer.
The grandfather bought some white carnations for the grandmother.	Bunicul a cumpărat niște garoafe albe pentru bunica.
the orchid	orhideea
The florist immediately sells the pink orchid.	Florarul vinde imediat orhideea roz.
The teacher put an orchid in her vase.	Profesoara a pus o orhidee în vaza sa.
the lily	crinul
The lily in my garden grows very naturally.	Crinul din grădina mea crește foarte natural.
The lily is a flower that I really admire.	Crinul este o floare pe care o admir mult.
the thorn	ghimpele
This thorn stung me when I touched the rose.	Acest ghimpe m-a înțepat când am atins trandafirul.
The wild rose is beautiful, but its thorn is dangerous.	Trandafirul sălbatic este frumos, dar ghimpele lui este periculos.
the petal	petala
A yellow petal falls softly onto the table.	O petală galbenă cade ușor pe masă.
The carnation has already lost a petal.	Garoafa și-a pierdut deja o petală.
The smell of this lily is so strong that I'm opening the window.	Mirosul acestui crin este atât de puternic încât deschid fereastra.
I really like the sweet smell of the carnation.	Îmi place mult mirosul dulce al garoafei.

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