Learn how to ask "Who is it?"
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Romanian, Lesson 13 - Who Is It? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask who it is in Romanian. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the way to ask 'Who is it?' in Romanian. |
| Larisa: [Normal] Cine e? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'who' |
| Larisa: [Normal] cine [Slow] cine |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'is' |
| Larisa: [Normal] e [Slow] e |
| Michael: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Who is it?' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Cine e? [Normal] Cine e? |
| Michael: Now, here's the way to ask, 'Who is that person?' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Cine este acea persoană? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'who' |
| Larisa: [Normal] cine [Slow] cine |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Larisa: [Normal] este [Slow] este |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'that' |
| Larisa: [Normal] acea [Slow] acea |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'person' |
| Larisa: [Normal] persoană [Slow] persoană |
| Michael: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Who is that person?' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Cine este acea persoană? [Normal] Cine este acea persoană? |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning 'It's me.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Eu sunt. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Larisa: [Normal] eu [Slow] eu |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning '(I) am' |
| Larisa: [Normal] sunt [Slow] sunt |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'It's me.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Eu sunt. [Normal] Eu sunt. |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning, 'That is a friend of mine.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Este un prieten de-al meu. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning '(he/she) is' |
| Larisa: [Normal] este [Slow] este |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'a' |
| Larisa: [Normal] un [Slow] un |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'friend' |
| Larisa: [Normal] prieten [Slow] prieten |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'of' |
| Larisa: [Normal] de-al [Slow] de-al |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'mine' |
| Larisa: [Normal] meu [Slow] meu |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'That is a friend of mine.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Este un prieten de-al meu. [Normal] Este un prieten de-al meu. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Larisa: If you want to know who is knocking on the door, who is calling you or who is on the phone, you simply ask Cine este? or Cine e? This is very common when asking who is calling on the phone. |
Outro |
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| Michael: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Larisa: La revedere. |
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