Expressions of Quantity

A bag of: a bag of sugar (o punga de zahar); a bag of potatoes (un sac
de cartofi);

A bar of: a bar of chocolate (o tableta/ baton/ bucata de ciocolata), a bar

of soap (o bucata de sapun = un sapun);

A bottle of: a bottle of milk, a bottle of mineral water, a bottle of

grapefruit juice, a bottle of red wine, two bottles of beer, a bottle of
ketchup;

A box of: a box of cereal, a box of corn flakes (o cutie de fulgi de

porumb), a box of matches (o cutie de chibrituri);

A bunch of: a bunch of parsley (o legatura de patrunjel), a bunch of

carrots (o legatura de morcovi), a bunch of radishes (o legatura de
ridichii), a bunch of flowers (un buchet de flori);

A can of/ a tin of: a can of green peas (o conserva de mazare), a can of
sardines (o conserva de sardine), a can of beer (o cutie/doza de bere);

A carton of: a carton of milk (o cutie de lapte), a carton of fruit juice (o

cutie de suc de fructe), a carton of eggs (un cofrag d oua);

A cup of: a cup of coffee (o ceasca de cafea), a cup of tea (o ceasca de

ceai);

A glass of: a glass of milk (un pahar de lapte), a glass of beer, a glass of
wine;

A jug of: a jug of lemonade (o carafa de limonada)

A jar of: a jar of raspberry jam (un borcan de gem de zmeura), a jar of
pickles (un borcan de muraturi);

A loaf of: a loaf of bread (o paine intreaga/ o franzela)- two loaves of

bread (doua paini/ doua franzele);

A pack of/ a packet of: a pack of chewing gum (un pachet de guma de
mestecat), a pack of cards (un pachet de carti); a packet of biscuits

A piece of: a piece of bread (o bucata de paine), a piece of cake (o

bucata de prajitura), a piece of pie (o bucata de placinta), a piece of fruit
(o bucata de fruct);

A slice of: a slice of bread (o felie de paine), a slice of pizza, a slice of

cheese (o felie de branza), a slice of meat (o felie de carne); a slice of
tomato (o felie de rosie);
A teaspoon of: a teaspoon of syrup (o lingurita de sirop); a tablespoon
of salt (o lingura de sare)

A piece of: a piece of homework – two pieces of homework (= o tema –

doua teme); a piece of baggage- two pieces of baggage (= un bagaj –
doua bagaje); a piece of information – two pieces of information (= o
informatie – doua informatii); a piece of advice – two pieces of advice (=
un sfat – doua sfaturi)

A tub of: a tub of margarine (= o cutie de margarina)

A tube of: a tube of toothpaste (= un tub de pasta de dinti)