Learn Romanian › bere
bere
beer /ˈbe.re/
noun#927 most common
Example sentences
Vreau o bere, te rog.
I want a beer, please.
Berea este rece.
The beer is cold.
Am băut două beri aseară cu prietenii.
I drank two beers last night with friends.
Prețul berii a crescut din cauza inflației.
The price of beer has risen because of inflation.
Berea artizanală a devenit foarte populară în ultimii ani în România.
Craft beer has become very popular in recent years in Romania.
Deși berea era cunoscută încă din Antichitate, abia în secolul al XIX-lea a apărut berea blondă filtrată așa cum o știm astăzi.
Although beer was known since Antiquity, the filtered pale lager we know today only appeared in the 19th century.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bere | beri |
| Genitive | beri | beri |
| Accusative | bere | beri |
| Vocative | bere | beri |
Word family
Etymology
Bere comes from Vulgar Latin, ultimately tied to the Latin verb bibere, meaning to drink. Most Romance languages, such as French bière and Italian birra, borrowed their word for beer from Germanic sources. Romanian instead kept a native term rooted in Latin, making bere an unusual holdout among its Romance relatives.
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