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Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Romanian, Lesson 5 - Making Apologies
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologize and say that you didn't do it on purpose or you are sorry in Romanian.
Body
Michael: Here's the informal way to say 'Excuse me.' in Romanian.
Larisa: [Normal] Scuză-mă.
Michael: First is a word meaning 'excuse'
Larisa: [Normal] scuză [Slow] scuză
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'me'
Larisa: [Normal] mă [Slow] mă
Michael: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Excuse me.'
Larisa: [Slow] Scuză-mă. [Normal] Scuză-mă.
Michael: Ok, now let's hear the formal way to say 'Excuse me.'
Larisa: [Normal] Scuzați-mă.
Michael: First is a word meaning 'excuse'
Larisa: [Normal] scuzați [Slow] scuzați
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'me'
Larisa: [Normal] mă [Slow] mă
Michael: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Excuse me.'
Larisa: [Slow] Scuzați-mă. [Normal] Scuzați-mă.
Michael: Let’s focus on the way to say 'I didn't mean it.'
Larisa: [Normal] Nu a fost cu intenție.
Michael: First is a word meaning 'not'
Larisa: [Normal] nu [Slow] nu
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'was'
Larisa: [Normal] a fost [Slow] a fost
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'with'
Larisa: [Normal] cu [Slow] cu
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'purpose'
Larisa: [Normal] intenție [Slow] intenție
Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I didn't mean it.'
Larisa: [Slow] Nu a fost cu intenție. [Normal] Nu a fost cu intenție.
Michael: Finally is a way to say 'I'm sorry.'
Larisa: [Normal] Îmi pare rău.
Michael: First is a word meaning 'I'
Larisa: [Normal] îmi [Slow] îmi
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'seems'
Larisa: [Normal] pare [Slow] pare
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'bad'
Larisa: [Normal] rău [Slow] rău
Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm sorry.'
Larisa: [Slow] Îmi pare rău. [Normal] Îmi pare rău.
Cultural Insight
Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Larisa: In Romania, people do apologize to each other, the most common form is scuze, which is informal, while the 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.

Outro

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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