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ROMANIANPOD101.COM 3-MINUTE ROMANIAN #1 1

LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #1Self Introduction

CONTENTS

Dialogue - RomanianMainEnglish

VocabularySample sentencesGrammarCultural insight

1#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Bună, eu sunt Mihai.

2. Bună ziua, eu sunt Mihai Ene.

3. Îmi pare bine.

4. Îmi pare bine să vă cunosc.

ENGLISH

1. Hi, I'm Mihai.

2. Good day, I'm Mihai Ene.

3. Nice to meet you.

4. Nice to meet you. (formal)

VOCABULARY

Romanian English Class

bună hi interjection

eu I pronoun

îmi I pronoun

bine good adverb

sunt (I) am verb

bună ziua hello, good day adjective +noun

pare seems verb

îmi pare bine nice to meet you phrasal verb, phrase

să cunosc to know verb

vă you pronoun

Mihai Mihai proper noun

Mihai Ene Mihai Ene proper noun

SAMPLE SENTENCES


Bună, Andreea!

Hi, Andreea!

Bună Elena! Bine ai venit în orașul meu.

Hi Elena! Welcome to my city!

Îmi pare rău.

"I am sorry."

Îmi cer scuze

"I am sorry."

Mă simt bine.

I feel good.

Sunt două.

"(We) are two."

Bună ziua Domnule

"Hello, sir."

Îmi pare bine să vă întâlnesc.

"I'm pleased to meet you."

Bună tuturor! Îmi pare bine.

"Hi everyone! Nice to meet you."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to introduce yourself.


Register Romanian English Important Notes

Phrase1

informal Bună, eu suntMihai.

Hi I'mMihai.

Word 1 bună hi

Word 2 eu I first person, singular

Word 3 sunt am conjugated verb from a fi, indicative mood, presenttense, first person, singular

Word 4 Mihai Mihai

Phrase2

formal Bună ziua, eusunt MihaiEne.

Good day,I'm MihaiEne.

Word 1 bună ziua good day



Word 4 Mihai Ene Mihai Ene

Phrase3

informal Îmi pare bine. Nice tomeet you.

Word 1 îmi I first person, singular, Dative case

Word 2 pare seems conjugated verb from a părea, indicative mood,present tense, first person, singular

Word 3 bine good

Phrase4

formal Îmi pare binesă vă cunosc.

Nice tomeet you.

Word 1 îmi pare bine I ampleased

Word 2 să cunosc to know conjugated verb from a cunoaște, conjunctive mood,present tense, first person, singular

Word 3 vă you second person, plural, in this case, it is used as apolite form in formal speech, meaning pedumneavoastră

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Just as in most countries, in Romania, it is common to shake hands when people introduce themselves.Romanian people are easy-going, very communicative, and friendly.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #2Greetings

CONTENTS



2#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Bună.

2. Bună ziua.

3. Pe curând.

4. La revedere.

ENGLISH

1. Hi.

2. Good day.

3. See you.

4. Goodbye.

VOCABULARY


bună hi interjection

bună good adjective

ziua day noun

pe on preposition

curând soon adverb

revedere seeing again noun

la at / to preposition

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Bună, Andreea!

Hi, Andreea!

Bună Elena! Bine ai venit în orașul meu.

Hi Elena! Welcome to my city!

Foarte bună.

"Very good."

Bună ziua!

"Good day!"

La revedere.

"Goodbye."

Acest autobuz merge până la Timișoara.

"This bus goes to Timisoara."


Un bilet până la Iași, vă rog.

"A ticket to Iasi, please."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to greet someone when you arrive and when you part.


Phrase1

informal Bună. Hi.

Word 1 bună hi

Phrase2

formal Bunăziua.

Goodday.

Word 1 bună good

Word 2 ziua day singular

Phrase3

informal Pecurând.

See you. this is an expression said instead of "goodbye," "see yousoon," "see you later," etc.

Word 1 pe on

Word 2 curând soon

Phrase4

formal Larevedere.

Goodbye.

Word 1 la to

Word 2 revedere seeingagain

singular

CULTURAL INSIGHT

In Romania, all men shake hands when they greet each other, regardless of age. If they are close friends,women hug each other. Otherwise, a simple form of greeting would be enough.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #3Manners

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3#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Mulțumesc.

2. Mulțumesc foarte mult.

3. Mulțumesc, cu drag.

4. Mulțumesc pentru tot.

ENGLISH

1. Thank you.

2. Thank you very much.

3. Thank you, gladly.

4. Thanks for everything.

VOCABULARY


mulţumesc thank you interjection

foarte very adverb

mult much adverb

cu with preposition

pentru for preposition

tot all pronoun

drag dear; pleasure adjective/noun

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Mulțumesc!

Thank you!

Mulțumesc pentru sprijinul tău.

Thank you for your support.

Nu, mulțumesc.

No thank you.

Am văzut toate filmele.

I have seen all of the movies.

Ea va schimba toți banii.

"She will exchange all the money."

Are un mare drag să asculte muzica lui.

"He has a great pleasure listening to his music."


Mergem cu drag.

We're gladly going.

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to thank other people in various ways.


Phrase 1 informal Mulțumesc. Thank you.

Word 1 mulțumesc thank you

Phrase 2 formal Mulțumesc foarte mult. Thank you very much.


Word 2 foarte very

Word 3 mult much

Phrase 3 Mulțumesc, cu drag. Thank you, gladly.


Word 2 cu with

Word 3 drag pleasure

Phrase 4 Mulțumesc pentru tot. Thanks for everything.


Word 2 pentru for

Word 3 tot all singular

CULTURAL INSIGHT

When you thank someone in Romania, you can simply use mersi, if the conversation is between friendsor in a casual situation, while the formal word would be mulțumesc.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #4Asking How Someone Is

CONTENTS



4#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Ce faci?

2. Ce faceți?

3. Sunt bine. Mulțumesc.

4. Nu prea bine.

ENGLISH

1. How are you?

2. How are you? (formal)

3. I'm fine. Thank you.

4. Not so well.

VOCABULARY


ce how pronoun

bine fine adverb

nu not adverb


prea too adverb

faci are you, are you doing verb

faceți are you verb

bine well, good adverb

sunt I am (conjugated form of a fi ) verb, conjugated

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Mulțumesc!

Thank you!




Nu, mulțumesc.

No thank you.

El are prea multe teme pentru acest sfârșit desăptămână.

"He has too much homework for this weekend".

Prea mult.

Too much.

Bine ați venit.

"Welcome."

Sunt îngrijorat.

"I am worried."

Sunt acasă.

"I am home."

Sunt român dar acum locuiesc în Spania.

"I am Romanian but now I live in Spain ."

Eu sunt Ana, noua ta colegă.

"I am Ana, your new collegue."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to ask and answer the question How are you?.



Phrase1

informal Ce faci? How areyou?

Word 1 ce how

Word 2 faci are you conjugated verb from a face, indicative mood, presenttense, second person, singular

Phrase2

formal Ce faceți? How areyou?

Word 1 ce how

Word 2 faceți are you conjugated verb from a face, indicative mood, presenttense, second person, plural, in this case, it is used toexpress the formal speech

Phrase3

informal Sunt bine.Mulțumesc.

I'm fine.Thankyou.

Word 1 sunt I am conjugated verb from a fi, indicative mood, present tense,first person, singular

Word 2 bine fine

Word 3 mulțumesc thankyou

Phrase4

formal Nu preabine.

Not sowell.

Word 1 nu not

Word 2 prea too

Word 3 bine well

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Romanian people are usually very sociable, so between friends, the answer to this question would bedeveloped into a full conversation.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #5Making Apologies

CONTENTS



5#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Scuză-mă.

2. Scuzați-mă.

3. Nu a fost cu intenție.

4. Îmi pare rău.

ENGLISH

1. Excuse me.

2. Excuse me. (formal)

3. I didn't mean it.

4. I'm sorry.

VOCABULARY


nu not adverb

cu with preposition

îmi I pronoun

rău bad adverb

scuză excuse verb

scuzați excuse verb

a fost was verb

mă me, I pronoun

pare seems verb

intenție purpose noun

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Îmi pare rău.

"I am sorry."

Îmi cer scuze

"I am sorry."


Îmi pare foarte rău!

"I'm really sorry!"

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to apologise yourself and say that you didn't do it on purpose or youare sorry.


Phrase1

informal Scuză-mă. Excuseme.

Word 1 scuză excuse interjection used to apologize, can also be used pardon.

Word 2 mă me first person, singular

Phrase2

formal Scuzați-mă.

Excuseme.

Word 1 scuzați excuse interjection used to apologize, plural, formal speech


Phrase3

Nu a fostcuintenție.

I didn'tmeanit.

Word 1 nu not

Word 2 a fost was conjugated verb from a fi, indicative mood, present tense,third person, singular, negative form when used with nu

Word 3 cu with

Word 4 intenție purpose singular

Phrase4

Îmi parerău.

I'msorry.

Word 1 îmi I first person, singular

Word 2 pare seems conjugated verb from a părea, indicative mood, presenttense, first person, singular

Word 3 rău bad

CULTURAL INSIGHT

In Romania, people do apologize to each other, the most common form is scuze, which is informal, whilethe formal form is scuzați-mă. There are also other forms that can be used for formal and informal,such as Îmi cer scuze, or îmi pare rău.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #6Refusing Politely

CONTENTS



6#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Nu, mersi.

2. Nu, vă mulțumesc.

3. Îmi pare rău, dar am planuri deja.

4. Scuze, data viitoare.

ENGLISH

1. No, thank you.

2. No, thank you. (formal)

3. Sorry, but I already have plans.

4. Sorry, next time.

VOCABULARY


nu no adverb

îmi pare rău sorry phrase

dar but conjunction

Am I have verb, conjugated

deja already adverb

Scuze. Sorry. interjection

mersi thanks (informal) interjection


viitor next, coming adjective

vă you pronoun

plan plan noun

planuri plans none

data date noun

SAMPLE SENTENCES


Nu, nu vindem timbre poștale.

"No, we don't sell stamps."

Nu, nu avem nevoie de ajutorul tău.

"No, we don't need your help."

Nu, nu se fumează.

"Smoking is not allowed."

Nu înțeleg româna.

"(I) don't understand Romanian."

Nu, nu vorbesc germana.

"No, (I) do not speak German."

Îmi pare rău, nu pot să vin cu tine.

"Sorry, I can't go with you".

Am două surori și un frate.

"I have two sisters and one brother."

Am multe întrebări referitoare la noul meuserviciu.

"I have a lot of questions about my new job."

Scuze, cum pot ajunge la toaleta femeilor?

"Sorry, how can I get to the women's toilet?"

Mersi mult!

Thanks a lot!

Mulțumesc!

Thank you!



Nu, mulțumesc.

No thank you.

Anul viitor mergem în Alaska.

Next year we are going to Alaska.

Dacă totul merge conform planului, ne putem considera norocoși.

"If everything goes according to plan, we can consider ourselves lucky."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to refuse politely an invite.



Phrase1

informal Nu, mersi. No, thankyou.

Word 1 nu no

Word 2 mersi thank you

Phrase2

formal Nu, vămulțumesc.

No, thankyou.

Word 1 nu no

Word 2 vă you second person, plural, in this case, it is used as apolite form in formal speech, meaningdumneavoastră

Word 3 mulțumesc thank

Phrase3

formal Îmi pare rău,dar am planurideja.

Sorry, but Ialready haveplans.

Word 1 îmi pare rău sorry

Word 2 dar but

Word 3 am I have conjugated verb from a avea, indicative mood,present tense, first person, singular

Word 4 planuri plans plural

Word 5 deja already

Phrase4

informal Scuze, dataviitoare.

Sorry, nexttime.

Word 1 scuze sorry

Word 2 data date singular

Word 3 viitoare next singular

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Refusing an invitation in Romania is something quite normal, especially if you have other plans. Makesure to refuse politely and the other will definitely understand the situation.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #7Do You Speak English?

CONTENTS



7#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Vorbiți limba engleză?

2. Vorbești engleză?

3. Da, vorbesc limba engleză.

4. Nu, nu vorbesc limba engleză.

ENGLISH

1. Do you speak English?

2. Do you speak English?

3. Yes, I speak English.

4. No, I don't speak English.

VOCABULARY


engleză English noun

da yes interjection

nu no adverb

vorbiți do you speak verb

nu vorbesc I don't speak phrase

limbă language noun

vorbesc I speak verb

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Vreau un meniu în engleză vă rog.

"I want an English menu please."

Manualul de utilizare este în engleză.

"The instruction manual is in English."

Vorbiți engleza?

"Do you speak English?"





Nu, nu se fumează.







vorbeşte limba

speak the language

limba engleză şi limba franceză

English and French language

Coreana este limba oficială.

Korean is the official language.

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to ask and answer the question Do you speak English?.



Phrase1

formal Vorbiți limbaengleză?

Do youspeakEnglish?

Word 1 vorbiți do youspeak

conjugated verb from a vorbi, indicative mood,present tense, second person, plural, used in formalspeech

Word 2 limba language singular

Word 3 engleză English

Phrase2

informal Vorbeștiengleză?

Do youspeakEnglish?

Word 1 vorbești do youspeak

conjugated verb from a vorbi, indicative mood,present tense, second person, singular


Phrase3

formal Da, vorbesclimbaengleză.

Yes, I speakEnglish.

Word 1 da yes

Word 2 vorbesc I speak conjugated verb from a vorbi, indicative mood,present tense, first person, singular



Phrase4

informal Nu, nuvorbesc limbaengleză.

No, I don'tspeakEnglish.

Word 1 nu no

Word 2 nu vorbesc I don'tspeak

conjugated verb from a vorbi, indicative mood,present tense, first person, singular, negative form



CULTURAL INSIGHT

Most Romanian people do speak English, which is taught in school from first grade, while some childrenlearn English from kindergarten.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #8Talking About Your Age

CONTENTS



8#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Câți ani ai?

2. Ce vârstă aveți?

3. Am 17 ani.

4. Prefer să nu spun.

ENGLISH

1. How old are you?

2. How old are you? (formal)

3. I am 17.

4. I prefer not to say.

VOCABULARY


ai you have verb

ce what pronoun

vârstă age noun

Am I have verb

aveți you have verb

câți how interrogative pronoun

şaptesprezece seventeen numeral

prefer I prefer verb

să nu spun not to say phrase

ani years noun

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Ai o familie frumoasă.

"You have a beautiful family."

Ai două mesaje noi în contul tău de email.

"You have two new messeges on your emailaccount. "


Ce linie de metrou este aceasta?

"What subway line is this?"

Ce nu înțelegi?

"What don't you understand?"

Ce fel de fructe ai folosit pentru acest cocteil?

"What kind of fruits did you use for this cocktail?"

Ce vrei să mănânci: pizza sau spaghete?

"What do you want to eat, pizza or spagetti?"

Despre ce vorbești?

"What are you talking about?"

La ce oră?

"What time?"



Am multe întrebări referitoare la noul meuserviciu.


Câți copii ai?

"How many children do you have?"

şaptesprezece silabe

seventeen syllables

17

17

El are şaptesprezece ani.

He is seventeen years old.

Numărul şaptesprezece a fost sculptat în lemn.

The number seventeen was carved into thewood.

numărul şaptesprezece

number seventeen

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to ask someone's age and to say yours.



Phrase1

informal Câți aniai?

How oldare you?

Word 1 câți howmany

Word 2 ani years plural

Word 3 ai you have conjugated verb from a avea, indicative mood, presenttense, second person, singular

Phrase2

formal Ce vârstăaveți?

How oldare you?

Word 1 ce what

Word 2 vârstă age singular

Word 3 aveți you have conjugated verb from a avea, indicative mood, presenttense, second person, plural, used in formal speech

Phrase3

Am 17 ani. I am 17.

Word 1 am I have conjugated verb from a avea, indicative mood, presenttense, first person, singular

Word 2 17 17

Word 3 ani years plural

Phrase4

Prefer sănu spun.

I prefernot tosay.

Word 1 prefer I prefer conjugated verb from a prefera, indicative mood, presenttense, first person, singular

Word 2 să nu spun not to say conjugated verb from a spune, conjunctive mood, presenttense, first person, singular, negative form

CULTURAL INSIGHT

During a formal conversation, it is considered impolite to ask about someone's age. However, informalconversations allow these types of questions without creating awkward situations.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #9Talking about Nationalities

CONTENTS



9#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Eu sunt coreean.

2. Eu sunt român.

3. Noi suntem americani.

4. Tu ești chinez.

ENGLISH

1. I am Korean.

2. I am Romanian.

3. We are Americans.

4. You are Chinese.

VOCABULARY


eu I pronoun

coreean Korean noun

român Romanian noun

noi we pronoun

suntem (we) are verb

tu you pronoun

chinez Chinese noun

sunt (I) am verb

ești you are verb, conjugated

americani Americans noun

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Suntem două persoane.

"(We) are two persons."

Tu ești invitat.

"You are invited."


Sunt două.

"(We) are two."

Ești un muzician atât de talentat.

"You are such a talented musician."

Tu ești un cântăreț foarte talentat.

"You are a very talented singer."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to talk about nationalities in simple sentences. .


Phrase1

Eu suntcoreean.

I amKorean.



Word 3 coreean Korean singular

Phrase2

Eu suntromân.

I amRomanian.



Word 3 român Romanian singular

Phrase3

Noi suntemamericani.

We areAmericans.

Word 1 noi we first person, plural

Word 2 suntem are conjugated verb from a fi, indicative mood, presenttense, first person, plural

Word 3 americani Americans plural

Phrase4

informal Tu ești chinez. You areChinese.

Word 1 tu you second person, singular

Word 2 ești are conjugated verb from a fi, indicative mood, presenttense, second person, singular

Word 3 chinez Chinese singular

CULTURAL INSIGHT


In Romania, a lot of tourists of varying nationalities come to visit the country, so natives are pretty usedto foreigners. Unlike English, in Romanian only the country is written with capital letters while thenationality is not. Also, nationalities in Romanian have masculine and feminine form, so make sure touse the correct noun in gender and number.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #10Asking How Much Something Costs

CONTENTS



10#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Cât costă?

2. Cât costă acest produs?

3. Ok, îl iau.

4. Nu, mulțumesc. Este prea scump.

ENGLISH

1. How much does this cost?

2. How much does this item cost?

3. OK, I'll take it.

4. No, thanks. It's too expensive.

VOCABULARY


cât how much adverb

acest this (masculine form) pronoun

produs product noun

nu no adverb

prea too adverb

scump expensive adjective

costă to cost verb

iau I take verb


este is verb

acest this adjective

Ok! Okay! expression

îl it pronoun

SAMPLE SENTENCES


Cât costă cămașa?

"How much does the shirt cost?"

Cât costă până la București?

How much does it cost to Bucharest?

Acest vin este roșu, nu alb.

"This wine is red, not white."

Noul lor produs este foarte elegant și ușor defolosit.

Their new product is really elegant and easy touse.

Acesta este un produs nou.

"This is a new product."





Nu, nu se fumează.






El are prea multe teme pentru acest sfârșit desăptămână.

"He has too much homework for this weekend".

Prea mult.

Too much.

Meniul de prânz este ieftin aici dar cina estescumpă.

The lunch menu here is cheap, but dinner is veryexpensive.

apartament scump

expensive apartment

O casă este scumpă.

A house is expensive.

casă scumpă

expensive house

El a cumpărat cel mai scump vin de la magazinulde băuturi alcoolice.

He got the most expensive wine in the liquorshop.

Acest tren este foarte scump.

This train is very expensive.

Este scump să locuiești în Tokyo.

It is expensive to live in Tokyo.

Cât costă cămașa?

"How much does the shirt cost?"

Mulțumesc!

Thank you!



Nu, mulțumesc.

No thank you.

Acesta este hotelul Belvedere.

"This is Belvedere Hotel."

GRAMMAR


In this lesson you will learn how to ask how much something costs.


Phrase1

informal Cât costă? How much doesthis cost?

Word 1 cât how much

Word 2 costă cost conjugated verb from a costa, indicativemood, present tense, third person, singular

Phrase2

formal Cât costă acestprodus?

How much doesthis item cost?

Word 1 cât how much

Word 2 costă cost conjugated verb from a costa, indicativemood, present tense, third person, singular

Word 3 acest this singular

Word 4 produs product singular

Phrase3

Ok, îl iau. OK, I'll take it.

Word 1 ok OK

Word 2 îl it singular

Word 3 iau I take conjugated verb from a lua, indicative mood,present tense, first person, singular

Phrase4

Nu, mulțumesc.Este prea scump.

No, thanks. It'stoo expensive.

Word 1 nu no

Word 2 mulțumesc thanks

Word 3 este it is conjugated verb from a fi, indicative mood,present tense, third person, singular

Word 4 prea too

Word 5 scump expensive singular

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Romanian people tend to touch the objects they want to buy, in order to feel their texture or material.For example, when buying clothes, jewelry, accessories, shoes or even fruits. There are also storeswhere the product would be tested for the clients before they buy it. Asking how much the object is canbe said like this: Cât costă? There are also places, such as open-air markets or bazaars, where the pricescan be negotiated.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #11How to Read Prices

CONTENTS



11#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Un leu.

2. Zece lei.

3. Cincizeci și cinci și zece.

4. Douăzeci și șase lei și șaptezeci de bani.

ENGLISH

1. One leu.

2. Ten lei.

3. Fifty-five and ten.

4. Twenty-six lei and seventy bani.

VOCABULARY


un one numeral

zece ten numeral, cardinal number

lei lei noun

şaptezeci seventy numeral

leu lion; leu (Romanian currency) noun

şi and conjunction

ban Romanian currency equivalent of cent noun

de of, for preposition

cincizeci și cinci fifty-five numeral

douăzeci și șase twenty-six numeral

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Un vin alb.

"One white wine."

Această clădire are zece etaje.

This building has ten floors.


Fiul meu are zece ani.

My son is ten years old.

Aceasta este 300 de yeni pentru zece bucăți.

This is 300 yen for ten pieces.

zece bucăți

ten pieces

Pot să număr până la zece în chineză.

I can count from one to ten in Chinese.

numărul zece

number ten

zece lucruri

ten things

zece grade

ten degrees

Am zece ani.

"I am ten years old."

Ea a facut o rezervare pentru zece persoane.

"She made a reservation for ten people."

Ai venit la ora zece.

"You came at 10 o'clock."

Acest covrig costă doar un leu.

This pretzel is only 1 leu.

Înainte să pleci din Romania, trebuie să ițischimbi leii și banii în dolari.

"Before leaving Romania, you have to convertyour Lei and Bani into dollars."

De ziua lui ne dă de băut.

"On his birthday, he is offering us drinks."

De băut.

"To drink."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to read prices.


Register Romanian English ImportantNotes

Phrase1

Un leu. One leu.

Word 1 un one

Word 2 leu leu singular

Phrase2

Zece lei. Ten lei.

Word 1 zece ten

Word 2 lei lei plural

Phrase3

Cincizeci și cinci și zece. Fifty-five and ten.

Word 1 cincizeci și cinci fifty-five

Word 2 și and

Word 3 zece ten

Phrase4

Douăzeci și șase de lei și șaptezecide bani.

Twenty-six lei and seventybani.

Word 1 douăzeci și șase twenty-six

Word 2 de lei lei plural

Word 3 și and

Word 4 șaptezeci seventy

Word 5 de bani bani plural

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Romanian currency is 'leu' (RON), which is subdivided into 100 'bani.' The coins called bani actually mean'money.'


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #12Asking What Someone is Doing

CONTENTS



12#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Ce faci?

2. Ce faceți?

3. Învăț.

4. Nu fac nimic special.

ENGLISH

1. What are you doing?

2. What are you doing? (formal)

3. I am studying.

4. I'm doing nothing special.

VOCABULARY


ce what pronoun

nimic nothing pronoun

special special adjective

faci are you, are you doing verb

faceți are you verb

învăț I am studying verb

nu fac I'm not doing verb

SAMPLE SENTENCES



Ce nu înțelegi?



"What kind of fruits did you use for this cocktail?"





La ce oră?

"What time?"


Nu am nimic de mâncat.

I've had nothing to eat.

Aici nu este nimic.

There is nothing here.

Nimic interesant.

Nothing interesting.

Aveți niște reduceri speciale astăzi?

"Do you have any special discounts today?"

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to ask and answer the question What are you doing?.


Phrase1

informal Ce faci? What are youdoing?

Word 1 ce what

Word 2 faci are you doing conjugated verb from a face, indicative mood, presenttense, second person, singular

Phrase2

formal Ce faceți? What are youdoing?

Word 1 ce what

Word 2 faceți are you doing conjugated verb from a face, indicative mood, presenttense, second person, plural, used in formal speech

Phrase3

Învăț. I amstudying.

Word 1 învăț I am studying conjugated verb from a învăța, indicative mood, presenttense, first person, singular

Phrase4

Nu facnimicspecial.

I'm doingnothingspecial.

Word 1 nu fac I'm not doing conjugated verb from a face, indicative mood, presenttense, first person, singular, negative form

Word 2 nimic nothing this pronoun requires to be used the negative form ofthe verb in the sentence, double negation

Word 3 special special singular

CULTURAL INSIGHT

We ask 'what are you doing' in the same way as 'how are you,' ; by saying ce faci. Romanian people aresociable, easy going people, so you will more than likely receive a detailed answer.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #13Who Is It?

CONTENTS



13#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Cine e?

2. Cine este acea persoană?

3. Eu sunt.

4. Este un prieten de-al meu.

ENGLISH

1. Who is it?

2. Who is that person?

3. It's me.

4. That is a friend of mine.

VOCABULARY


cine who pronoun

este is verb

persoană person noun

eu I pronoun

sunt (I) am verb

este (he/she) is verb

un a article

prieten friend noun

de of, for preposition

e is verb

meu mine pronoun

acea that adjective

SAMPLE SENTENCES


Nu-mi pasă cine te sună, nu ai voie să foloseștitelefonul aici.

I don't care who is calling, you cannot use thephone here.

Cine este acolo?

"Who is there?"



O persoană.

"One person."

Două persoane.

"Two people."

Sunt două.

"(We) are two."

Este frumos.

"(It) is beautiful."

De ziua lui ne dă de băut.

"On his birthday, he is offering us drinks."

De băut.

"To drink."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to ask who it is.



Phrase1

Cine e? Who is it?

Word 1 cine who

Word 2 e is conjugated verb from a fi, indicative mood,present tense, third person, singular

Phrase2

Cine este aceapersoană?

Who is thatperson?

Word 1 cine who

Word 2 este is conjugated verb from a fi, indicative mood,present tense, third person, singular

Word 3 acea that singular

Word 4 persoană person singular

Phrase3

Eu sunt. It's me.


Word 2 sunt (I) am conjugated verb from a fi, indicative mood,present tense, first person, singular

Phrase4

Este un prietende-al meu.

That is afriend ofmine.

Word 1 este (he/she) is conjugated verb from a fi, indicative mood,present tense, third person, singular

Word 2 un a

Word 3 prieten friend singular

Word 4 de-al of

Word 5 meu mine first person, singular

CULTURAL INSIGHT

If you want to know who is knocking on the door, who is calling you or who is on the phone, you simplyask Cine este? or Cine e? This is very common when asking who is calling on the phone.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #14When Are You Leaving?

CONTENTS



14#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Când pleci?

2. Când plecați?

3. Plec în două ore.

4. Plec săptămâna viitoare.

ENGLISH

1. When are you leaving?

2. When are you leaving?

3. I leave in two hours.

4. I leave next week.

VOCABULARY


când when adverb

în in preposition

două two numeral

săptămâna viitoare next week phrase

pleci you leave verb

plecați you leave verb

ore hours noun

plec I leave verb

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Când începe meciul de fotbal?

When does the football game start?

Aici scrie când începe spectacolul.

It is written here when the show starts.

Când achiți biletul de tren?

When will you pay the train ticket?

Când este Ziua Recunoștinței?

When is Thanksgiving Day?


Când crezi că el o să ne sune?

When do you think he'll call us?

Suntem două persoane.

"(We) are two persons."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to ask when someone is leaving.


Phrase1

informal Când pleci? When areyouleaving?

Word 1 când when

Word 2 pleci you leave conjugated verb from a pleca, indicative mood, presenttense, second person, singular

Phrase2

formal Cândplecați?

When areyouleaving?

Word 1 când when

Word 2 plecați you leave conjugated verb from a pleca, indicative mood, presenttense, second person, plural, used in formal speech

Phrase3

Plec în douăore.

I leave intwo hours.

Word 1 plec I leave conjugated verb from a pleca, indicative mood, presenttense, first person, singular

Word 2 în in

Word 3 două two plural

Word 4 ore hours plural

Phrase4

Plecsăptămânaviitoare.

I leavenext week.

Word 1 plec I leave conjugated verb from a pleca, indicative mood, presenttense, first person, singular

Word 2 săptămânaviitoare

next week

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Since Romanian people are so easy going, they wouldn't mind these type of questions. Do not besurprised if the conversation develops, starting from a random question.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #15Where Are You Going?

CONTENTS



15#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Unde mergi?

2. Unde mergeți?

3. Mă duc la supermarket.

4. Mă duc la muncă.

ENGLISH

1. Where are you going?

2. Where are you going?

3. I'm going to the supermarket.

4. I'm going to work.

VOCABULARY


unde where adverb

supermarket supermarket noun

muncă work noun

mergi you go verb

mă I pronoun

duc go verb

la to preposition

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Unde mergi?

Where are you going?

Unde este stația de tren?

Where is the train station?

Unde este hotelul Belvedere?

Where is Belvedere hotel?

Unde este cămașa mea roșie?

Where is my red shirt?


Unde este toaleta?

Where is the toilet?

Deși sunt doar câțiva clienți, supermaketul estedeschis 24 de ore pe zi.

"Although there are hardly any customers, thesupermarket is open 24 hours a day."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to ask where someone is going.


Phrase1

informal Unde mergi? Where areyou going?

Word 1 unde where

Word 2 mergi you go conjugated verb from a merge, indicative mood,present tense, second person, singular

Phrase2

formal Undemergeți?

Where areyou going?

Word 1 unde where

Word 2 mergeți you go conjugated verb from a merge, indicative mood,present tense, second person, plural, used in formalspeech

Phrase3

Mă duc lasupermarket.

I'm going tothesupermarket.

Word 1 mă I first person, singular

Word 2 duc go conjugated verb from a duce, indicative mood,present tense, first person, singular

Word 3 la to

Word 4 supermarket supermarket singular

Phrase4

Mă duc lamuncă.

I'm going towork.

Word 1 mă I first person, singular

Word 2 duc go conjugated verb from a duce, indicative mood,present tense, first person, singular

Word 3 la to

Word 4 muncă work singular

CULTURAL INSIGHT


Romanian people will gladly answer this question, unless they already answered when you ask them cefaci. You can either ask Unde mergi? or Unde te duci?, the latter being more common, especially duringinformal conversations.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #16Asking Directions

CONTENTS



16#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Unde este stația?

2. Mergi înainte.

3. Fă dreapta.

4. Fă stânga.

ENGLISH

1. Where is the station?

2. Go straight.

3. Turn right.

4. Turn left.

VOCABULARY


unde where adverb

este is verb

dreapta right adverb

stânga left adverb

staţie station noun

mergi go verb

Înainte straight adverb

fă turn verb

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Unde mergi?









Unde este toaleta?




GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to ask and understand basic directions.


Phrase1

Unde estestația?

Where is thestation?

Word 1 unde where

Word 2 este is conjugated verb from a fi, indicative mood, presenttense, third person, singular

Word 3 stația the station singular

Phrase2

Mergiînainte.

Go straight.

Word 1 mergi go conjugated verb from a merge, indicative mood, presenttense, second person, singular

Word 2 Înainte straight

Phrase3

Fădreapta.

Turn right.

Word 1 fă turn conjugated verb from a face, indicative mood, presenttense, third person, singular

Word 2 dreapta right

Phrase4

Fă stânga. Turn left.

Word 1 fă turn conjugated verb from a face, indicative mood, presenttense, third person, singular

Word 2 stânga left

CULTURAL INSIGHT

In Romania, you will be told the directions without having to ask twice. It is also common to randomlyask a stranger on the street for directions, as this can happen between natives as well.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #17Why?

CONTENTS



17#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. De ce ai întârziat?

2. Am pierdut trenul.

3. De ce pleci așa devreme?

4. Ca să nu pierd trenul.

ENGLISH

1. Why are you late?

2. I missed the train.

3. Why do you leave so early?

4. To not miss the train.

VOCABULARY


de ce why phrase

ai you verb

devreme early adverb

întârziat late adjective

am pierdut I missed phrase

trenul the train phrase

pleci you leave verb

așa so adverb

ca as to preposition

să nu pierd not to miss phrase

SAMPLE SENTENCES

De ce studiezi japoneza?

"Why do you study Japanese?"

Este prea devreme.

It is too early.

GRAMMAR


In this lesson you will learn how to ask and answer why.


Phrase1

De ce aiîntârziat?

Why are youlate?

Word 1 de ce why

Word 2 ai you

Word 3 întârziat late conjugated verb from a întârzia, indicative mood,compound perfect tense, second person, singular

Phrase2

Am pierduttrenul.

I missed thetrain.

Word 1 am pierdut I missed conjugated verb from a pierde, indicative mood,compound perfect tense, first person, singular

Word 2 trenul the train this is the articulated form of the noun tren, meaning"train"

Phrase3

De ce pleciașadevreme?

Why do youleave soearly?

Word 1 de ce why

Word 2 pleci you leave conjugated verb from a pleca, indicative mood,present tense, second person, singular

Word 3 așa so

Word 4 devreme early

Phrase4

Ca să nupierd trenul.

To not missthe train.

Word 1 ca as to

Word 2 să nu pierd not to miss conjugated verb from a pierde, conjunctive mood,present tense, first person, singular, negative form

Word 3 trenul the train singular

CULTURAL INSIGHT

De ce is the essential question and as Romanian people are very curious, you might be asked thisquestion often. Do not worry though, if you feel uncomfortable at some point, you do not have toanswer. People are eager to have longer conversations and that is one of the main reasons this questionis that common in this country.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #18Possession

CONTENTS



18#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Ai un pix?

2. Aveți un pix?

3. Da, am unul.

4. Da, uite.

ENGLISH

1. Do you have a pen?

2. Do you have a pen?

3. Yes, I have one.

4. Yes, here you are.

VOCABULARY


ai you have verb

un a article

pix pen noun


da yes interjection

Am I have verb

unul one numeral

uite look interjection

SAMPLE SENTENCES





La ce preț este acest pix?

"What is the price for this pen?"

Da, ea este mama mea.

"Yes, she is my mother."


Da, o să o sun mâine.

"Yes, I will call her tomorrow."

Da, se fumează.

"Smoking is allowed."

Da, cunosc.

"Yes, (I) know."



Am multe întrebări referitoare la noul meu serviciu.


GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to talk about possession.


Phrase1

informal Ai un pix? Do youhave apen?

Word 1 ai you have conjugated verb from a avea, indicative mood, presenttense, second person, singular

Word 2 un a

Word 3 pix pen singular

Phrase2

formal Aveți unpix?

Do youhave apen?

Word 1 aveți you have conjugated verb from a avea, indicative mood, presenttense, second person, plural, used in formal speech as apolite form

Word 2 un a


Phrase3

Da, amunul.

Yes, Ihaveone.

Word 1 da yes

Word 2 am I have conjugated verb from a avea, indicative mood, presenttense, first person, singular

Word 3 unul one articulated form of the number unu

Phrase4

Da, uite. Yes, hereyou are.

Word 1 da yes

Word 2 uite look


CULTURAL INSIGHT

When talking about possessions, you can use the pronoun meu, mea for first person singular, masculineor feminine. Be careful when using it, because it has to agree with the noun in case, number and gender.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #19Using Negation

CONTENTS



19#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Nu am un pix.

2. Nu am timp.

3. Nu știu.

4. Nu înțeleg.

ENGLISH

1. I don't have a pen.

2. I don't have time.

3. I don't know.

4. I don't understand.

VOCABULARY


nu am I don’t have verb

un a article

pix pen noun

nu știu I don’t know verb

Nu înţeleg. I don't understand. verb

timp time noun

place like verb

dulciurile sweets noun

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Nu am bani suficienți să călătoresc în India.

"I don't have enough money to travel to India."

La ce preț este acest pix?

"What is the price for this pen?"

Nu știu cine ți-a spus minciuna asta.

"I don't know who told you this lie."


GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to state essential negative statements.


Phrase1

Nu am unpix.

I don't havea pen.

Word 1 nu am I don't have conjugated verb from a avea, indicative mood, presenttense, first person, singular, negative form

Word 2 un a


Phrase2

Nu amtimp.

I don't havetime.

Word 1 nu am I don't have conjugated verb from a avea, indicative mood, presenttense, first person, singular, negative form

Word 2 timp time singular

Phrase3

Nu știu. I don'tknow.

Word 1 nu știu I don't know conjugated verb from a ști, indicative mood, presenttense, first person, singular, negative form

Phrase4

Nuînțeleg.

I don'tunderstand.

Word 1 nu înțeleg I don'tunderstand

conjugated verb from a înțelege, indicative mood,present tense, first person, singular, negative form

CULTURAL INSIGHT

In Romania, the negation is expressed by nu. Unlike English, Romanian requires a double negation whenusing the word "nothing," "never," "no one," etc. It is essential to say it this manner: Nu știu nimic.Because Eu știu nimic, the literal translation of "I know nothing," is incorrect.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #20Talking about Your Likes

CONTENTS



20#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Îți place ciocolata?

2. Îți plac dulciurile?

3. Da, îmi place.

4. Da, îmi plac.

ENGLISH

1. Do you like chocolate?

2. Do you like sweets?

3. Yes I like it.

4. Yes I like them.

VOCABULARY


îți you pronoun

ciocolată chocolate noun

da yes interjection

îmi I pronoun

plac like verb

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Unii oameni chiar nu pot trăi fără ciocolată.

"Some people just can't live without chocolate."

Da, ea este mama mea.

"Yes, she is my mother."

Da, o să o sun mâine.

"Yes, I will call her tomorrow."

Da, se fumează.

"Smoking is allowed."

Da, cunosc.

"Yes, (I) know."

Îmi pare rău.

"I am sorry."


Îmi cer scuze

"I am sorry."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to ask and answer affirmatively to the question.


Phrase1

Îți placeciocolata?

Do you likechocolate?

Word 1 îți you second person, singular

Word 2 place like conjugated verb from a place, indicative mood, presenttense, second person, singular

Word 3 ciocolata chocolate singular

Phrase2

Îți placdulciurile?

Do you likesweets?

Word 1 îți you second person, singular

Word 2 plac like conjugated verb from a place, indicative mood, presenttense, second person, singular

Word 3 dulciurile sweets plural

Phrase3

Da, îmiplace.

Yes I like it.

Word 1 da yes


Word 3 place like conjugated verb from "a plăcea," indicative mood,present tense, first person, singular

Phrase4

Da, îmiplac.

Yes I likethem.

Word 1 da yes


Word 3 plac like conjugated verb from "a plăcea," indicative mood,present tense, first person, singular

CULTURAL INSIGHT

The affirmative form is expressed by the word da. This answers only affirmative questions and notnegative questions. For example: Îți place înghețata? Da, îmi place. And: Nu îți place înghețata? Nu, nu îmiplace.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #21Talking about Your Dislikes

CONTENTS



21#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Nu îmi place asta.

2. Nu îmi place să aștept.

3. Urăsc asta.

4. Urăsc să aștept.

ENGLISH

1. I don't like this.

2. I don't like waiting.

3. I hate this.

4. I hate waiting.

VOCABULARY


îmi I pronoun

nu place don't like verb

asta this pronoun

să aștept to wait verb

urăsc I hate verb

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Îmi pare rău.

"I am sorry."

Îmi cer scuze

"I am sorry."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to say that you don't like something.



Phrase1

Nu îmi placeasta.

I don't likethis.

Word 1 nu place don't like conjugated verb from "a plăcea," indicative mood,present tense, first person, singular, negative form


Word 3 asta this singular

Phrase2

Nu îmi placesă aștept.

I don't likewaiting.

Word 1 nu place don't like conjugated verb from "a plăcea," indicative mood,present tense, first person, singular, negative form


Word 3 să aștept to wait conjugated verb from "a aștepta," conjunctive mood,present tense, first person, singular

Phrase3

Urăsc asta. I hatethis.

Word 1 urăsc I hate conjugated verb from "a urî," indicative mood, presenttense, first person, singular

Word 2 asta this singular

Phrase4

Urăsc săaștept.

I hatewaiting.

Word 1 urăsc I hate conjugated verb from "a urî," indicative mood, presenttense, first person, singular

Word 2 să aștept to wait conjugated verb from "a aștepta," conjunctive mood,present tense, first person, singular

CULTURAL INSIGHT

When you want to express your dislike, in Romanian, you only have to say Nu îmi place. If you want toadd an action at that sentence, you will have to use the conjunctive tense of the verb such as: Nu îmiplace să citesc, să înot sau să călătoresc.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #22Ordering at a Restaurant

CONTENTS



22#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Pot să văd meniul?

2. Ce recomanzi?

3. O cafea pentru mine.

4. Aș vrea o cafea.

ENGLISH

1. Can I see the menu?

2. What do you recommend?

3. A coffee for me.

4. I would like a coffee.

VOCABULARY


pot I can verb

ce what pronoun

o a article

cafea coffee noun

pentru for preposition

să văd to see verb

meniul the menu noun

recomanzi you recommend verb

mine me pronoun

aș vrea... I would like... phrase

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Pot să vorbesc chineză.

"I can speak Chinese."




Ce nu înțelegi?



"What kind of fruits did you use for thiscocktail?"





La ce oră?

"What time?"

Nu pot începe ziua fără o cafea.

I can't start the day without coffee.

Poți să îmi cumperi o cafea și o gogoașă?

"Can you buy me a coffee and a doughnut? "

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop.



Phrase1

Pot să vădmeniul?

Can I see themenu?

Word 1 pot I can conjugated verb from "a putea," indicative mood,present tense, first person, singular

Word 2 să văd to see conjugated verb from "a vedea," conjunctive mood,present tense, first person, singular

Word 3 meniul the menu singular, articulated form of the word meniu

Phrase2

informal Cerecomanzi?

What do yourecommend?

Word 1 ce what

Word 2 recomanzi yourecommend

conjugated verb from "a recomanda," indicativemood, present tense, second person, singular

Phrase3

informal O cafeapentrumine.

A coffee forme.

Word 1 o a

Word 2 cafea coffee singular

Word 3 pentru for

Word 4 mine me singular

Phrase4

formal Aș vrea ocafea.

I would like acoffee.

Word 1 aș vrea I would like conjugated verb from "a vrea," conditional mood,present tense, first person, singular

Word 2 o a

Word 3 cafea coffee singular

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Usually, in Romania, when you arrive at a restaurant, you will first order what you want to drink. In themeantime, you can check the restaurant menu and then order what you want to eat. Romanian peopleuse very often, when referring to food, the phrase o porție de. For example: o porție de cartofi prăjiți.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #23Asking for the Bill

CONTENTS



23#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Poți să aduci nota, te rog?

2. Unde pot plăti nota?

3. Scuzați-mă, restul este greșit.

4. Păstrează restul.

ENGLISH

1. Can you bring the bill, please?

2. Where can I pay the bill?

3. Excuse me, the change is wrong.

4. Keep the change.

VOCABULARY


poți can verb

unde where adverb

scuzați excuse verb

este is verb

greșit wrong adjective

nota the bill noun

te rog please interjection

plăti pay verb

mă me, I pronoun

restul the change noun

să aduci you bring phrase

păstrează you keep verb

SAMPLE SENTENCES


Unde mergi?








Unde este toaleta?




Acesta este răspunsul greșit.

That is the wrong answer.

Cred că am cântărit greșit zahărul pentru că nuîmi ajunge să fac prăjitura.

"I think I weighed wrong the sugar as I do nothave enough to make the cake."

Îmi pare rău. Am făcut un calcul greșit.

"I am sorry. I made a wrong calculation."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to ask for the bill and check the change.



Phrase1

informal Poți să aducinota, te rog?

Can you bringthe bill, please?

Word 1 poți can conjugated verb from "a putea," indicativemood, present tense, second person, singular

Word 2 să aduci you bring conjugated verb from "a aduce," conjunctivemood, present tense, second person, singular

Word 3 nota the bill singular

Word 4 te rog please the informal way of saying vă rog

Phrase2

Unde pot plătinota?

Where can I paythe bill?

Word 1 unde where

Word 2 pot I can conjugated verb from "a putea," indicativemood, present tense, first person, singular

Word 3 plăti pay conjugated verb from "a plăti," infinitive mood

Word 4 nota the bill singular

Phrase3

formal Scuzați-mă,restul estegreșit.

Excuse me, thechange iswrong.

Word 1 scuzați excuse


Word 3 restul the change singular, articulated form of the noun rest

Word 4 este is conjugated verb from "a fi," indicative mood,present tense, third person, singular

Word 5 greșit wrong

Phrase4

informal Păstreazărestul.

Keep thechange.

Word 1 păstrează you keep conjugated verb from "a păstra," indicativemood, present tense, second person, singular

Word 2 restul the change singular

CULTURAL INSIGHT

When asking for the bill, you can simply say: Nota, vă rog.


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #24Offering an Invitation

CONTENTS



24#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Ai planuri vineri seară?

2. Aveți planuri vineri seară?

3. Mă duc la film.

4. Vii și tu?

ENGLISH

1. Do you have plans on Friday night?

2. Do you have plans on Friday night?

3. I'm going to the movies.

4. Will you join?

VOCABULARY


ai you have verb

planuri plans noun

vineri Friday noun

seară night noun


film movie noun

şi and conjunction

tu you pronoun

mă I pronoun

duc go verb

la to preposition

vii come verb

SAMPLE SENTENCES






Vineri 8 decembrie

Friday, December 8th

Scrie-ţi pe calendar planurile pentru vineri.

Write your plans for Friday on the calendar.

Luni, Marţi. Miercuri, Joi şi Vineri sunt zile alesăptămânii.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday andFriday are weekdays.

Ce plan ai pentru vineri seară?

"What's your plan for this Friday night?"

Nu am mai văzut un film bun din timpul liceului.

"We haven't watched a good movie since highschool."

El joacă în noul film a lui Woody Allen.

"He's performing in the new Woody Allen movie."

Tu ești invitat.

"You are invited."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to invite someone out.



Phrase1

informal Ai planurivineriseară?

Do you haveplans onFriday night?

Word 1 ai you have conjugated verb from "a avea," indicative mood,present tense, second person, singular


Word 3 vineri Friday

Word 4 seară night singular

Phrase2

formal Avețiplanurivineriseară?

Do you haveplans onFriday night?

Word 1 aveți you have conjugated verb from "a avea," indicative mood,present tense, second person, plural, used in formalspeech as a polite form


Word 3 vineri Friday

Word 4 seară night singular

Phrase3

Mă duc lafilm.

I'm going tothe movies.

Word 1 mă I

Word 2 duc go conjugated verb from "a duce," indicative mood,present tense, first person, singular

Word 3 la to

Word 4 film movie singular

Phrase4

informal Vii și tu? Will you join?

Word 1 vii come conjugated verb from "a veni," indicative mood,present tense, second person, singular

Word 2 și and

Word 3 tu you second person, singular

CULTURAL INSIGHT

There are various ways of asking someone out in Romanian. There isn't a standard invitation, just becareful if it is formal or informal. Usually, the verb a vrea is present in the question, such as: Vrei sămergem la film, în seara asta?


LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Romanian #25On the Phone

CONTENTS



25#


DIALOGUE - ROMANIAN

MAIN

1. Alo!

2. Sunt Mihai.

3. Pot să vorbesc cu Dana?

4. Voi suna iar mai târziu.

ENGLISH

1. Hello! (answering the phone)

2. This is Mihai.

3. May I talk to Dana?

4. I'll call again later.

VOCABULARY


alo hello greeting

sunt I am verb

Mihai Mihai personal pronoun

pot can verb

cu with preposition

mai târziu later adverb

să vorbesc to talk verb

iar again, also adverb

Dana Dana proper noun

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Alo, cine este?

Hello, who is it?

Eu sunt la restaurant.

"I am at the restaurant."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to understand the basic vocabulary on the phone.



Phrase1

Alo! Hello!(answering thephone)

Word 1 alo hello

Phrase2

Sunt Mihai. This is Mihai.

Word 1 sunt I am conjugated verb from "a fi," indicative mood,present tense, first person, singular

Word 2 Mihai Mihai

Phrase3

Pot săvorbesc cuDana?

May I talk toDana?

Word 1 pot can conjugated verb from "a putea," indicative mood,present tense, first person, singular

Word 2 să vorbesc to talk conjugated verb from "a vorbi," conjunctive mood,present tense, first person, singular

Word 3 cu with

Word 4 Dana Dana

Phrase4

Voi suna iarmai târziu.

I'll call againlater.

Word 1 voi suna I'll call conjugated verb from "a suna," future mood,simple tense, first person, singular

Word 2 iar again

Word 3 mai târziu later

CULTURAL INSIGHT

When they answer the phone, Romanian people say: Alo! This is like a hello, but on the phone. The restof the conversation is the same. There are Romanians, though, who speak rather fast on the phone, butother than that, there aren't differences from a normal conversation face to face.

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Intro

Self Introduction

Greetings

Manners

Asking How Someone Is

Making Apologies

Refusing Politely

Do You Speak English?

Talking About Your Age

Talking about Nationalities

Asking How Much Something Costs

How to Read Prices

Asking What Someone is Doing

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Who Is It?

When Are You Leaving?

Where Are You Going?

Asking Directions

Why?

Possession

Using Negation

Talking about Your Likes

Talking about Your Dislikes

Ordering at a Restaurant

Asking for the Bill

Offering an Invitation

On the Phone

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