femeie frumoasă
[fe.ˈme.je fruˈmo̯asə]word by word
The English phrase "beautiful woman" is translated into Romanian as femeie frumoasă.
This phrase is used to describe a woman who is physically attractive.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun femeie (woman) followed by the adjective frumoasă (beautiful).
Which one should you use?
Use fată frumoasă if you are referring to a beautiful girl or a young woman instead of femeie frumoasă. Additionally, Doamnă frumoasă can be used to mean "beautiful lady".
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective frumoasă must agree with the feminine noun femeie in both gender and number. To express the plural "beautiful women", use femei frumoase. To say "the beautiful woman", add the definite article suffix -a to the noun, resulting in femeia frumoasă.
Did you know?
- In Romanian, calling a woman fată (girl) is common even for adults, whereas calling a woman femeie can sometimes sound clinical or overly formal.
- The word femeie actually traces its roots back to the Latin word for 'family', rather than the word for 'woman'.
- The word femeie shares a distant linguistic connection with the Albanian word fëmijë, which means 'child'.
Examples in context
- Ești o femeie frumoasă.You're a beautiful woman.This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase femeie frumoasă.Tatoeba #12415145 by ridisegnandone, translation #2045768 by CK
- Bună ziua, doamnă frumoasă!Good day, beautiful lady!
- Ești absolut superbă!You are absolutely beautiful!
- Ea este o femeie frumoasă.She is a beautiful woman.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Alexandru gives Elena a compliment during a date.
- AlexandruEști o femeie frumoasă, Elena.You are a beautiful woman, Elena.
- ElenaMulțumesc mult, Alexandru!Thank you so much, Alexandru!
- AlexandruÎmi place foarte mult rochia ta.I like your dress very much.
- ElenaEști foarte drag.You are very sweet.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (femeie, frumoasă) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries femeie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
