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### Vintage Discoveries with "Ce"

When you step into an antique shop (**anticariatul**) and want to express surprise at a unique find, you can use the exclamation **ce**. When placed directly before a noun (or a noun followed by an adjective), it translates to "What a..." or "What...".

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Notice that in Romanian, you do not use an indefinite article after **ce** in these exclamations. You simply say "Ce anticariat..." rather than using the equivalent of "What *an* antique shop...".

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### Expressing Awe with "Cât de"

If you want to emphasize exactly *how* dusty, authentic, or valuable an item is, you will use **cât de**. This phrase is placed directly before an adjective or an adverb, and it translates to "How [adjective/adverb]!".

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### Mixing and Matching

As you explore the shop, you might find a bizarre statuette (**statueta**) or admire the silverware (**argintăria**). You can freely use both **ce** and **cât de** to react to your treasures.

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You can even combine these two structures in a single sentence to express a complex reaction:

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Finally, just like **cât de**, the word **ce** can also be used directly before an adjective or adverb to mean "How...". Both are natural, but **cât de** often adds a bit more emotional emphasis to the adjective.

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Exclamations (ce, cât de)

adjective

adverb

adverbial phrase

auxiliary

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The verb to be and definite articles (a fi, -ul, -le)

Feminine definite articles (-a, -ua)

Indefinite articles (un, o)

Negative sentences (nu)

Question words (ce, unde, cine)

The verb to have (a avea)

Masculine plural nouns (-i, -ii)

Feminine plural nouns (-e, -i, -le)

Neuter plural nouns (-uri, -e, -le)

Adjectives and agreement

Present tense of regular -a verbs

Present tense of -a verbs with suffix (-ez)

Present tense of regular -i and -î verbs

Present tense of -i and -î verbs with suffix (-esc / -ăsc)

Present tense of -ea and -e verbs

Reflexive pronouns (mă, te, se, ne, vă)

Accusative prepositions (în, la, pe, din, cu)

Likes and dislikes (îmi place)

Possessive adjectives (meu, tău, său)

Third-person possessives (lui, ei, lor)

Possessive articles (al, a, ai, ale)

Formal politeness (dumneavoastră)

Demonstrative adjectives (acest, acel)

Numbers 1 to 10

The number two (doi, două)

Numbers 11 to 20

Counting by tens to 100

Quantifying large numbers (de)

The subjunctive (să)

Third-person subjunctive (să)

Direct object pronouns (îl, o, îi, le)

Personal direct objects (pe)

Days of the week

Telling time (e ora...)

Months of the Year (January to June)

Months of the Year (July to December)

The Four Seasons

Weather Conditions

Rooms in a House

Basic Body Parts: Upper Body

Basic Body Parts: Limbs

Everyday Clothing

Basic Foods: Groceries

Fruits and Vegetables

Around Town

Getting Around

Setting the Table

A Colorful World

Common Animals

In the Wild

Jobs and Careers

Everyday Tech

Describing people (tânăr, bătrân, înalt)

Asking when and why (când, de ce, care)

Hello and goodbye (bună ziua, la revedere)

Coming and going (intra, sta, trece)

Where is it? (sub, lângă, între)

Knowing and thinking (știu că, cred că)

Sorry, welcome, congratulations (îmi pare rău, la mulți ani)

Introducing yourself (mă numesc, sunt din România)

How much and how many (puțin, prea, doar)

Can and may (pot merge, pot să merg)

If and whether (dacă)

At school and university

Irregular verbs in the present (vrea, lua, da, bea, sta)

Free time and sport

How much is it? (cât costă, câți, câte)

Before and after (înainte, după, până)

At the doctor (mă doare)

Meals of the day (micul dejun, prânzul, cina)

At the restaurant

Ability and permission (a putea să)

Obligation and necessity (trebuie să)

Desires and intentions (a vrea să)

Impersonal statements (se)

Adverbs of frequency (adesea, uneori)

Conjunctions for reasons and links (pentru că, deci)

Stressed accusative pronouns (pe mine, pe tine)

Indefinite pronouns (cineva, ceva)

Negative pronouns and double negation (nimeni, nimic)

The past tense auxiliary (am, ai, a)

The past tense (am, ai, a)

Regular past participles (-at, -it)

Regular past participles (-ut, -s, -t)

Negative past tense (nu am)

Question	Answer
the antique shop	anticariatul
bizarre	bizar
What a bizarre antique shop!	Ce anticariat bizar!
the chandelier	candelabrul
Look what chandelier I found in an antique shop!	Uite ce candelabru am găsit într-un anticariat!
the stamp	timbrul
authentic	autentic
What an authentic stamp!	Ce timbru autentic!
the silverware	argintăria
How authentic the silverware is!	Cât de autentică este argintăria!
dusty	prăfuit
How dusty this chandelier is!	Cât de prăfuit este candelabrul acesta!
the statuette	statueta
What a bizarre statuette you have on the table!	Ce statuetă bizară ai pe masă!
valuable	valoros
How valuable that statuette seems!	Cât de valoroasă pare statueta aia!
What beautiful silverware, but how dusty it is!	Ce argintărie frumoasă, dar cât de prăfuită este!
What a valuable stamp you showed me!	Ce timbru valoros mi-ai arătat!
unique	unic
How unique his stamp is!	Cât de unic e timbrul lui!
What a dusty mirror they have in the antique shop!	Ce oglindă prăfuită au în anticariat!
What a unique shape the chandelier has!	Ce formă unică are candelabrul!
How bizarre that he doesn't like the silverware!	Ce bizar că nu-i place argintăria!
How authentic the statuette is, is he selling it to you?	Cât de autentică e statueta, ți-o vinde?