"She eats desserts on plates."

Translation: Ea mănâncă deserturi pe farfurii.

[Sandra_Moellney]

What is the difference between "pe" and "în"?

[razvan.marin]

pe = on

în = in

For having something on your plate, it can be argued that it is both in, in some sense, as well as on, so Romanians use both.

[Sandra_Moellney]

Mulțumesc! In this case would it be more common to use "pe"?

[razvan.marin]

Well, for example, if it is soup we say: supa e în farfurie, instead of pe farfurie. But for most other things, indeed it is more common to say pe farfurie.

[Sandra_Moellney]

That should be easy to remember. Mulțumesc!

[DAIHATSU_999]

why not placi....?

[lightangel77]

Why is wrong "de pe" instad of "pe"? Please accept this answer