The valley
Valea has irregular forms: one vale, several văi, and văii in the genitive.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| no article | o vale | văi |
| the | valea | văile |
| of the | văii | văilor |
| The village is in a beautiful valley. | Satul este într-o vale frumoasă. |
| The eagle flies above the valley. | Vulturul zboară deasupra văii. |
On the road from Bucharest to Brașov, the Prahova Valley (Valea Prahovei) is lined with mountain resorts such as Sinaia.
Animals, wild and tame
Maimuța (the monkey) and elefantul (the elephant) you meet at the zoo; capra (the goat) in the village. Capra is also the name of a winter custom around New Year, in which a dancer dressed as a goat goes from house to house.
| The monkey is eating a banana. | Maimuța mănâncă o banană. |
| The elephant is a very big animal. | Elefantul este un animal foarte mare. |
| Goat cheese is very tasty. | Brânza de capră e foarte gustoasă. |
Sunny, damp, dry
All three are adjectives and agree with their noun. Note the d → z in the masculine plural of umed.
| m | f | m pl | f pl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sunny | însorit | însorită | însoriți | însorite |
| damp | umed | umedă | umezi | umede |
| dry | uscat | uscată | uscați | uscate |
Uscat is also the past participle of a usca, so m-am uscat is "I dried myself" while prosopul e uscat is "the towel is dry".
| Today is a sunny day. | Azi e o zi însorită. |
| The towel is still damp. | Prosopul e încă umed. |
| The laundry is already dry. | Rufele sunt deja uscate. |
| The climate is dry in the south. | Clima e uscată în sud. |
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