Breakdown of Ce este acolo?
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
acolo
there
ce
what / how (exclamatory, + adjective)
Questions & Answers about Ce este acolo?
Since this is a question, does my voice go up at the end of acolo?
Not usually! Just like in English, Romanian questions that start with a question word like ce, unde, or cine normally have a falling intonation at the end. You only raise your voice at the end of yes/no questions.
The word order here is exactly the same as in English. Is that typical?
Yes! When you ask a question using a question word like ce, the verb usually comes right after it. Because of this rule, the English structure maps to the Romanian structure Ce este acolo? perfectly.
In everyday spoken Romanian, do people actually pronounce the full words ce este?
What is the opposite of acolo if I want to ask about something close to me?
The Romanian word for here is aici. If you want to ask what is right in front of you, you just swap the location words and ask Ce este aici?.
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