Learn Romanian: Ei mănâncă cinci mere.

Ei mănâncă cinci mere.

They eat five apples.

Breakdown of Ei mănâncă cinci mere.

they; them (after a preposition)

Questions & Answers about Ei mănâncă cinci mere.

Does the number cinci change depending on the gender of the noun?

No. In Romanian, the numbers 3 through 10 do not change their form based on whether the noun is masculine, feminine, or neuter. Only the numbers 1 and 2 have special gendered forms.

I heard that Romanian uses the word de after numbers. Why isn't it cinci de mere?

You only use the preposition de between a number and a noun when the number is 20 or higher. For numbers 1 through 19, like cinci, the number is placed directly next to the noun.

Is mănâncă the correct verb form for ei (they)? I thought it meant he or she eats.

It means both! For the verb a mânca (to eat), the forms for he/she and they are exactly the same: mănâncă. We rely on the pronoun ei to know that it means they in this specific sentence.

How do I pronounce cinci?

In Romanian, the letter combination ci sounds like the ch in the English word cheese. Because cinci has this combination twice, it is pronounced roughly like cheen-ch.