* Also worth looking at the [[uni:restaurant]] page.

> Mâncare şi băutură
>> Food and drink

====== To eat & to drink ======

===== a mânca (to eat) =====

[[http://www.verbix.com/webverbix/go.php?T1=m%C3%A2nca&Submit=Go&D1=5&H1=105|Romanian verb 'mânca' conjugated in all tenses]]

^ Person ^ verb             ^ Subjunctive ^
|eu      | mănânc           |             |
|tu      | mănânc**i**      |             |
|el/ea   | mănânc**ă**      | mănânc**e** |
|noi     | m**â**nc**ăm**   |             |
|voi/dvs | m**â**nc**ați**  |             |
|ei/ele  | mănânc**ă**      | mănânc**e** |

===== a bea (to drink) =====

[[http://www.verbix.com/webverbix/go.php?D1=5&H1=105&T1=bea|Romanian verb 'bea' conjugated in all tenses]]

^ Person ^ verb ^
|eu      | be**au**   |
|tu      | be**i**    |
|el/ea   | be**a**    |
|noi     | be**m**    |
|voi/dvs | be**ți**   |
|ei/ele  | be**au**   |

===== Hungry & Thirsty =====
Once again, we are looking at the [[uni:pronouns_in_dative_and_genitive|dative]], but for now we are pretending it doesn't exist.

> Mi-e foame.
>> I'm hungry.

> Mi-e sete.
>> I'm thirsty.

> Ți-e foame?
>> (are you) you are hungry?

> Ți-e sete?
>> (are you) you are thirsty?

If you aren't hungry, but you still feel like something.
> Mi-e poftă de...
>> I fancy (have an appetite for) ...

> Nu mi-e foame, dar mi-e poftă de prăjitură.
>> I'm not hungry, but I'm craving cake.

====== Meals of the day ======

^ Meal ^ English ^
| Micul Dejun | Breakfast   |
| Prânzul     | Lunch       |
| Cina        | Dinner      |
| o gustare   | a Snack     |
| un aperitiv | an aperitif |

These words have different meanings based on context.
> masă, mese
>> table, tables

> masă, mese
>> meal, meals
===== a lua (to take) =====
One 'takes' a meal, similar to modes of transport with using [[http://www.verbix.com/webverbix/go.php?T1=lua&Submit=Go&D1=5&H1=105|a lua]].

^ Person ^ verb ^
|eu      | iau     |
|tu      | iei     |
|el/ea   | ia      |
|noi     | luăm    |
|voi/dvs | luaţi   |
|ei      | iau     |

  * Aș dori să **iau** prânzul cu tine.
    * I would like to have (take) lunch with you.

===== Questions about eating =====

  * Cănd iei micul dejun?
    * When do you take breakfast?
  * Iau micul dejun pe la șapte.
    * I take breakfast at about seven. (See notes on [[uni:time]] and [[uni:numbers]])

  * Unde iei prânzul?
    * Where do you take lunch?
  * Iau prânzul la birou
    * I take lunch at the office.

  * Cu cine iei cina?
    * Who do you have dinner with?
  * Iau cina cu soția mea.
    * I have dinner with my wife.

====== Food ======

===== Foods =====

^ Food ^ English Translation ^
| miere | honey |
| măsline | Olives |
| Ou | Egg |
| cârnat, -ți | Sausage |
| prăjitură | Cake |
| castrave**te**/castrave**ți** | cucumber/cucumbers |
| fruct, -e | fruit(s) |
| legumă, -e | vegetable(s) |
| carne, carnuri | meat/meat(s) |
| lactate | Dairy food |
| dulciuri | Sweet things |
| morcov, -e | carrot(s) |
| Șorici | pig skin (Leguma cea mai bună este porcul) |
| ciupercă, ci | mushroom(s) |
| verdeațâ | greens (herbs) |
| ardei umplut (umpluți) (cu orez și carne tocată) | stuffed pepper(s) |
| pește | fish |
| căpșună, -e | strawberry/strawberries |

===== Food Types/servings/cooking methods =====
^ Food ^ English Translation ^
| fiert, fiartă, fierți, fierte | Boiled (m, f, mp, fp) |
| prăjit, prăjită, prăjiți, prăjite | Fried (m, f, mp, fp) |
| proaspăt, proaspătă, proaspeți, proaspete | fresh (m, f, mp, fp) |

===== Examples =====
> Un ou fiert, sau doua oua fierte?
>> A boiled egg, or two boiled eggs?

> Un ou prăjit, sau două ouă prăjite?
>> A fried egg, or two fried eggs?

====== Drink ======

| cold/soft drink(s) | răcoritor      | m/f |
| :::                | răcoritor**i** | mp  |
| :::                | răcoritor**e** | fp  |

===== Tea & Coffee =====

> Ceaiul și cafeaua sunt populare în Anglia și în România. 
>> Tea and coffee are popular in England and Romania.

> Ceaiul sau cafeaua **cu** zahăr este dulce.
> Ceaiul sau cafeaua **fără** zahăr este amară.
>> Tea or coffee **with** sugar is sweet.
>> Tea or coffee **without** sugar is bitter.

Remember, when talking about [[uni:likes and dislikes]] one uses the [[uni:definite article]].

> Îmi place cafeaua cu lapte și fără zahăr.

> Nu-mi place cafeaua amară.

====== Describing Food & Drink ======

^ Romanian ^ English ^
| sănătos / nesănătos | Healthy / unhealthy |
| necesar | necessary |
| esențial | essential |
| gustos | tasty |
| dietetic | diet |
| hrănitor | nutritious |
| dulce | sweet |
| sărat | salty |
| amar, -ă | bitter |
| acru | sour |

===== Examples =====

> Apa e esențială și legumele sunt necesare.
>> Water is essential and vegetables are necessary.

===== Good and Bad, describing what's healthy =====

This is in the [[uni:subjunctive]], but keep it a secret!

> E bine să...
>> It's good to...

> **Nu** e bine să...
>> It's **not** good to...

One can say it is good for us, or it is good for you to do something, similar to english.

> E bine să **bem** apă.
>> It's good for **us** to **drink** water.

> E bine să **mâncăm** fruct.
>> It's good for **us** to **eat** fruit.

> E bine să **bei** apă.
>> It's good for **you** to **drink** water.

> Nu e bine să iei cina mare foarte târziu.
>> It's not good for you to take dinner very late.

> Nu e bine să mânânci mult seara foarte târziu.
>> It's not good for you to eat lots very late in the evening.

Often & Rarely
| des | often  |
| rar | rarely |

Little & Lots
| puțin, puțin**ă**, puțin**e** | little (m, f, plural (m&f)) |
| mult, mult**ă**, mul**ți**, mult**e** | lots (m, f, mp, fp) |

Lots/many, examples:
| m         | mult      | vin   | lots of wine |
| :::       | :::       | timp  | lots of time |
| :::       | :::       | zahăr | lots of sugar |
| f         | mult**ă** | apă   | lots of water |
| :::       | :::       | cafea | lots of coffee |
| :::       | :::       | pâine | lots of bread |
| mp        | mul**ți** | bani  | lots of money |
| :::       | :::       | ani   | many years |
| :::       | :::       | studenți | many students |
| fp        | mult**e** | flori | many flowers |
| :::       | :::       | dulciuri | many sweets |
| :::       | :::       | mese  | many meals |

It's almost like there is a correlation between plural items and the use of 'many'/'lots' in english.
==== E bine să... ====
It is good to...

> ... mâncâm multe fructe și legume.
>> ... eat lots of fruit and vegetables.

> ... bem lapte.
>> ... drink milk.

> ... bem ceai verde primavăra.
>> ... drink green tea in the spring.

> ... mâncâm puțin și des (dar des).
>> ... eat little and often (but often).

> ... iei mese mici.
>> ... take small meals.

> ... iei micul dejun dimineața.
>> ... take breakfast in the morning.

> ... mânânci pește.
>> ... eat fish.

> ... spălăm fructele înainte să mâncâm.
>> ... wash fruit before you eat it.

==== Nu e bine să... ====
It's not good to...

> ... mâncâm multe dulciuri.
>> ... eat lots of sweets.

> ... bem multă palincă.
>> ... drink lots of palinca.

> ... mâncâm slănină prea des.
>> ... eat slănină (pig fat) very often.

> ... mâncâm carne în fiecare zi.
>> ... eat meat every day.

> ... bei vin cu copii mici.
>> ... drink wine with small children.