Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Romanian, Lesson 9 - Talking about Nationalities |
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about nationalities in simple sentences in Romanian. |
Body |
Michael: Here's the way to say 'I am Korean.' in Romanian. |
Larisa: [Normal] Eu sunt coreean. |
Michael: First is a word meaning 'I' |
Larisa: [Normal] eu [Slow] eu |
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'am ' |
Larisa: [Normal] sunt [Slow] sunt |
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'Korean' |
Larisa: [Normal] coreean [Slow] coreean |
Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I am Korean.' |
Larisa: [Slow] Eu sunt coreean. [Normal] Eu sunt coreean. |
Michael: Ok, now let's see the way to say 'I am Romanian.' |
Larisa: [Normal] Eu sunt român. |
Michael: First is a word meaning 'I' |
Larisa: [Normal] eu [Slow] eu |
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
Larisa: [Normal] sunt [Slow] sunt |
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'Romanian' |
Larisa: [Normal] român [Slow] român |
Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I am Romanian.' |
Larisa: [Slow] Eu sunt român. [Normal] Eu sunt român. |
Michael: Now, let’s focus on the way to say 'We are Americans.' |
Larisa: [Normal] Noi suntem americani. |
Michael: First is a word meaning 'we' |
Larisa: [Normal] noi [Slow] noi |
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'are' |
Larisa: [Normal] suntem [Slow] suntem |
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'Americans' |
Larisa: [Normal] americani [Slow] americani |
Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'We are Americans.' |
Larisa: [Slow] Noi suntem americani. [Normal] Noi suntem americani. |
Michael: Finally is an informal way to say 'You are Chinese.' |
Larisa: [Normal] Tu ești chinez. |
Michael: First is a word meaning 'you' |
Larisa: [Normal] tu [Slow] tu |
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'are' |
Larisa: [Normal] ești [Slow] ești |
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'Chinese' |
Larisa: [Normal] chinez [Slow] chinez |
Michael: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'You are Chinese.' |
Larisa: [Slow] Tu ești chinez. [Normal] Tu ești chinez. |
Cultural Insight |
Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
Larisa: In Romania, a lot of tourists of varying nationalities come to visit the country, so natives are pretty used to foreigners. Unlike English, in Romanian only the country is written with capital letters while the nationality is not. Also, nationalities in Romanian have masculine and feminine forms, so make sure to use the correct noun in gender and number. |
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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