Questions & Answers about Cât costă biletul? Costă zece lei.
Why does the word for ticket end in -ul (biletul)?
In Romanian, the word for "the" attaches to the end of the noun instead of coming before it. The base word is bilet (ticket), and adding -ul makes it biletul (the ticket).
Where is the word for "it" in the second sentence?
Romanian often drops subject pronouns like "it", "he", or "she" because the verb usually tells you who or what is doing the action. You don't need a separate word for "it" here because the verb costă already does the job.
Would the verb costă change if I asked about multiple tickets?
What is the word lei?
Lei is the plural of leu, the official currency of Romania. You use un leu for one, and lei for two or more. Fun fact: leu also means "lion" in Romanian!