Learn Romanian: Dimineața, vremea este rece. - In the morning, the weather is cold.

In Romanian, you can use the definite form of time words to talk about when something happens generally. The base word is dimineață (morning). Adding the definite article -a makes it dimineața (the morning). Used at the start of a sentence like this, it automatically translates to "in the morning" without needing a separate preposition.

How is the word vremea (the weather) formed?

The base noun is vreme (weather), which is feminine. For feminine nouns that end in -e, you simply add the letter -a to the end to say "the". So, vreme becomes vremea (the weather).

I thought vreme meant "time". Does it also mean "weather"?

Yes! Vreme is a very common word that means both "weather" and "time" (as in a period of time). You just have to use context to tell the difference. Since this sentence describes something being cold, it is clearly about the weather.

Why do we use rece for cold here instead of frig?

This is a common trap for beginners! Rece is an adjective used to describe the temperature of things, like a cold drink or cold weather. Frig is a noun used for the general feeling of coldness in the air. If you personally feel cold, you use frig (mi-e frig), but to describe the weather itself, you use rece.