Learn to ask and answer the question "How are you?"
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Romanian, Lesson 4 - Asking How Someone Is |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question How are you? in Romanian. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the informal way to ask 'How are you?' in Romanian. |
| Larisa: [Normal] Ce faci? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'how' |
| Larisa: [Normal] ce [Slow] ce |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'are you' |
| Larisa: [Normal] faci [Slow] faci |
| Michael: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How are you?' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Ce faci? [Normal] Ce faci? |
| Michael: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How are you?' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Ce faceți? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'how' |
| Larisa: [Normal] ce [Slow] ce |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'are you' |
| Larisa: [Normal] faceți [Slow] faceți |
| Michael: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How are you?' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Ce faceți? [Normal] Ce faceți? |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning 'I'm fine. Thank you.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Sunt bine. Mulțumesc. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'I am' |
| Larisa: [Normal] sunt [Slow] sunt |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'fine' |
| Larisa: [Normal] bine [Slow] bine |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'thank you' |
| Larisa: [Normal] mulțumesc [Slow] mulțumesc |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'I'm fine. Thank you.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Sunt bine. Mulțumesc. [Normal] Sunt bine. Mulțumesc. |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning, 'Not so well.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Nu prea bine. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'not' |
| Larisa: [Normal] nu [Slow] nu |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'too' |
| Larisa: [Normal] prea [Slow] prea |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'well' |
| Larisa: [Normal] bine [Slow] bine |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'Not so well.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Nu prea bine. [Normal] Nu prea bine. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Larisa: Romanian people are usually very sociable, so between friends, the answer to this question would be developed into a full conversation. |
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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