Breakdown of Copiii sunt veseli astăzi.
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
copilul
the child
astăzi
today
vesel
cheerful
Questions & Answers about Copiii sunt veseli astăzi.
Why does copiii have three 'i's at the end?
This is a classic Romanian spelling rule! The base word is copil (child). The plural is copii (children), which ends in two 'i's. To say the children, you add the masculine plural definite article -i to the end, giving you three 'i's in a row: copiii.
How do I pronounce the three 'i's in copiii?
You do not stretch it out into three separate syllables. The first two 'i's form a standard ee sound like in keep, and the third -i (the article the) adds a quick yee sound at the very end. It sounds roughly like co-pee-yee.
Why is the adjective veseli used here instead of vesel?
Adjectives in Romanian must match the noun they describe in gender and number. Since copil is a masculine noun, the plural copiii is masculine plural. The singular adjective vesel (cheerful) gets an -i added to match, becoming veseli.