suc
/suk/neuter
The English word "juice" is translated to Romanian as suc.
The word suc is used for a beverage made of juice. To specify the type of juice, use the construction suc de followed by the name of the fruit, such as suc de mere for apple juice.
Meaning: beverage made of juice (noun)
Which one should you use?
While its primary meaning is fruit juice, in many casual contexts, particularly in restaurants or when ordering drinks, the word suc can colloquially refer to a soft drink or soda.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word suc is a neuter noun. The plural form of suc is sucuri.
How do you pronounce it?
/suk/
Did you know?
- While suc is used for fruit juice, Romanians use the word zeamă for the juice or liquid extracted from vegetables or meat, such as in zeamă de varză.
- The Romanian word suc entered the language through French, despite Romanian being a Romance language that could have inherited it directly from Latin.
- In Romanian, suc can be used metaphorically to describe the 'essence' or the most concentrated part of something, similar to 'the juice' in English slang.
Examples in context
- Beau suc de mere.I drink apple juice.Tatoeba #12967526 by Ioan_Cristian, translation #12967525 by Ioan_Cristian
- Vrei suc de fructe?Do you want fruit juice?Tatoeba #6541826 by fathe, translation #2367 by CK
- O să beau niște suc.I'm going to drink some juice.Tatoeba #11905316 by ridisegnandone, translation #2470566 by MarlonX19
- Aș dori un suc de portocale, vă rog.I would like an orange juice, please.
- Vă pot aduce un suc natural sau unul îndulcit?Can I bring you a natural juice or a sweetened one?
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Example conversation
Ioana and Stefan are in the kitchen during breakfast.
- IoanaAi mai mult suc?Do you have more juice?
- StefanDa, am niște suc de portocale.Yes, I have some orange juice.
- IoanaPerfect, îmi place mult acest suc.Perfect, I like this juice a lot.
- StefanVrei să-ți umplu paharul, Ioana?Do you want me to fill your glass, Ioana?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “juice” translations and entries suc, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries suc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
