"Bună, eu beau ceaiul."

Translation: Hello, I drink the tea.

[Mudkip20]

What a weird sentence. When would one say this?

[iiai]

It is a strange construction, indeed... Contributors (the creators of these sentences) are restricted to use only previously introduced words in that course. This way, at the begining of courses, you can reach some not-so-useful sentences based on their meaning but useful to learn the way the language works.

[Qwadrad]

Right after "hello, i eat an apple"

[ElRey416336]

Never, that’s when.

[iaingromet]

In English you dont say 'Hello, I drink THE tea'

[NottinghamTram]

The translation is 'the tea' even if it is not the most natural translation

[SadmanKib]

I wrote Hello, I drink tea
But the right answer should be Hello, I drink the tea translation for Bună, eu beau ceaiul as

Ceai = tea
&
Ceaiul = the tea

[SadmanKib]

But it said I was correct anyway while I was marked wrong whenever I missed the article The in other translations

[ALLintolearning3]

Report it as wrong, but Duolingo may be giving it to people for the first time the definite article appears. At least it was the first time for me. Sometimes order has changed.

[gerit15]

Should “bûna“ not also be translated with“good“?

[potestasity]

Yes, but it would make no sense in this context. The usage here comes from a shortened "bună ziua/seara/etc"

[SimonaS2004]

Actually, in romanian we have some words that are written in a way but the meaning is totally different. Here "bună" means hello, but it can also mean good. Another example is "nouă" which can be '9', the pronoun 'us' and the adjective 'new'

[J0HNF]

Thats... a greeting

[anthonymcaulay]

I keep putting in the cirrect answer and it keeps saying it is incorrect

[ALLintolearning3]

What did you put? A correct answer may not be correct depending on context.