"To want a cake"

Translation: A dori un tort

[deactivated user]

" a dori= to wish", " a vrea= to want"...but... when you go to a store for ex, people might address you in a polite way asking what do you want to buy in a form that sounds like " what would you wish to buy?= ce a-ți dori să cumpărați?). If they ask " what do you want to buy?= ce vreți să cumpărați?" Even if it's the polite form from" ce vrei să cumperi?" it's still a bit rude...unwelcoming.

[JCN647274]

A dori means "to wish" while a vrea means "to want". In use, they seem to both be used for "to want".

[Lng52-._]

Can't you also say: "A dori o tort"?

[razvan.marin]

No. Tort is neuter gender so the singular uses the masculine (un tort) and the plural uses the feminine (două torturi).

[Jesse660699]

So what's the semantic difference between "dori" and "vrea"?

[Viteazul2]

A dori means to wish instead of to want??