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### Asking for Half: "Jumătate"

When shopping for fresh produce, meats, or cheese at a local market stall (*taraba*), you often won't need a whole kilogram or an entire vegetable. To ask for "half," use **jumătate**.

To say "half of" something, always link *jumătate* to the item or the unit of measurement using the preposition **de**.

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### Asking for a Quarter: "Un sfert"

If half is still too much, you can ask for a quarter: **un sfert**.

Just like with *jumătate*, you must connect *un sfert* to the noun that follows it using the preposition **de**. You will frequently hear this paired with standard weights, such as *un sfert de kilogram*.

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### Weighing Your Groceries

When buying bulk goods in fractions, the seller will put your items on the scale (*cântarul*) to weigh (*a cântări*) them. Once you are comfortable with *jumătate de* and *un sfert de*, you can mix and match to get exactly the portion you need.

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Fractions (jumătate, sfert)

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

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Around Town

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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 telemea cheese	telemeaua
the market stall	taraba
I want half a kilogram of telemea from this stall.	Vreau jumătate de kilogram de telemea de la această tarabă.
the producer	producătorul
The producer has the freshest chicken at the stall.	Producătorul are cel mai proaspăt pui la tarabă.
the olive	măslina
I am buying a quarter of a kilogram of olives to make a salad.	Cumpăr un sfert de kilogram de măsline ca să fac o salată.
the mushroom	ciuperca
the scale	cântarul
The seller puts the mushrooms on the scale.	Vânzătorul pune ciupercile pe cântar.
to weigh	cântări
He must weigh half a kilogram of mushrooms.	El trebuie să cântărească jumătate de kilogram de ciuperci.
the sausage	cârnatul
Give me a quarter of a kilo of sausages, please.	Pune-mi, te rog, un sfert de kilogram de cârnați.
the cabbage	varza
The producer weighs a big cabbage.	Producătorul cântărește o varză mare.
I only want half a cabbage to make a soup.	Vreau doar jumătate de varză ca să fac o supă.
Did you eat half a melon alone?	Ai mâncat jumătate de pepene singur?
The sausages are the tastiest.	Cârnații sunt cei mai gustoși.
Cut me a quarter of a kilo of telemea, please.	Taie-mi un sfert de kilogram de telemea, te rog.
The customer asks for a quarter of a kilo of cheese.	Clientul cere un sfert de kilogram de cașcaval.
This scale is very old, but it weighs well.	Acest cântar este foarte vechi, dar cântărește bine.
We are buying half a melon and a quarter of a kilogram of olives.	Cumpărăm jumătate de pepene și un sfert de kilogram de măsline.
At this stall we find mushrooms and fresh cabbage.	La această tarabă găsim ciuperci și varză proaspătă.
the pumpkin	dovleacul
I want to buy half a pumpkin, please.	Vreau să cumpăr jumătate de dovleac, vă rog.
How much does a quarter of a pumpkin cost?	Cât costă un sfert de dovleac?
the salami	salamul
He takes a quarter of a kilogram of salami.	El ia un sfert de kilogram de salam.
The customer wants to buy half a kilogram of telemea cheese.	Clientul vrea să cumpere jumătate de kilogram de telemea.
the ginger	ghimbirul
The customer wants half a salami and a quarter of a kilogram of ginger.	Clientul vrea jumătate de salam și un sfert de kilogram de ghimbir.
I am buying half a kilogram of fresh ginger.	Cumpăr jumătate de kilogram de ghimbir proaspăt.