Learn how to use verbs to describe past events
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Dana: Hi everyone, and welcome back to RomanianPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 10 - A Trip to the Romanian Countryside. Dana here. |
| Mihai: Bună. I'm Mihai. |
| Dana: In this lesson, you’ll learn verbs to describe past events. The conversation takes place at a subway station. |
| Mihai: It's between Andreea and Masanobu. |
| Dana: The speakers are friends; therefore, they will speak informal Romanian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Andreea: Cum a fost la Brașov? |
| Masanobu: A fost frumos. Am vizitat multe muzee interesante. |
| Andreea: Ai urcat și pe munte? |
| Masanobu: Da, m-am plimbat prin jurul orașului și am urcat pe Muntele Tâmpa. |
| Andreea: Ai făcut poze? |
| Masanobu: Sigur, am făcut multe poze. |
| Andreea: Arată-mi și mie! |
| Masanobu: Sigur, îți arăt. |
| Dana: Listen to the conversation one more time, slowly. |
| Andreea: Cum a fost la Brașov? |
| Masanobu: A fost frumos. Am vizitat multe muzee interesante. |
| Andreea: Ai urcat și pe munte? |
| Masanobu: Da, m-am plimbat prin jurul orașului și am urcat pe Muntele Tâmpa. |
| Andreea: Ai făcut poze? |
| Masanobu: Sigur, am făcut multe poze. |
| Andreea: Arată-mi și mie! |
| Masanobu: Sigur, îți arăt. |
| Dana: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Andreea: How was Brașov? |
| Masanobu: It was nice. I visited many interesting museums. |
| Andreea: Did you also climb the mountains? |
| Masanobu: Yes, I took a walk around the town and climbed Mount Tâmpa. |
| Andreea: Did you take pictures? |
| Masanobu: Sure, I took a lot. |
| Andreea: Show me! |
| Masanobu: Sure, I'll show you. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Dana: It sounds like Andreea had a good vacation. Where are popular tourist spots in Romania? |
| Mihai: The Transylvania region is one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Romania. |
| Dana: Why is that? |
| Mihai: Because there are well preserved historical sites like Sighisoara, the Bran Castle, Sibiu and Brasov. |
| Dana: Brasov is a city, right? It’s surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains. |
| Mihai: That’s right. One place I love is Peles Castle, which is in Sinaia, at the bottom of the Bucegi Mountains. |
| Dana: What’s so special about this castle? |
| Mihai: It was finished in 1883 and has 160 rooms, all decorated with the finest artwork from European artists. |
| Dana: It sounds beautiful. Do you have any other recommendations? |
| Mihai: Yeah, I recommend the Bucovina Monasteries. There are beautiful murals and frescoes on the walls. |
| Dana: It sounds like Romania has several places that are worth visiting. |
| Mihai: There are many things to see! |
| Dana: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Dana: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Mihai: a vizita [natural native speed] |
| Dana: to visit |
| Mihai: a vizita[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: a vizita [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: muzeu [natural native speed] |
| Dana: museum |
| Mihai: muzeu[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: muzeu [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: a se plimba [natural native speed] |
| Dana: to walk |
| Mihai: a se plimba[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: a se plimba [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: în jurul [natural native speed] |
| Dana: around |
| Mihai: în jurul[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: în jurul [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: poză [natural native speed] |
| Dana: picture |
| Mihai: poză[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: poză [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: a arăta [natural native speed] |
| Dana: to show |
| Mihai: a arăta[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: a arăta [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: mie [natural native speed] |
| Dana: to me |
| Mihai: mie[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: mie [natural native speed] |
| Dana: And last.. |
| Mihai: interesant [natural native speed] |
| Dana: interesting |
| Mihai: interesant[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: interesant [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Dana: Let's have a closer look at some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Mihai: Prin jurul orașului |
| Dana: Meaning "Around the town." |
| Mihai: This comes from the compound preposition prin jurul. |
| Dana: Which means “around.” It comes from the articulated form of a neuter noun. |
| Mihai: Yeah, the noun is oraș, meaning “town.” The compound preposition is formed by the preposition prin, meaning “through.” And then there is the articulated form of the neuter noun jur |
| Dana: Which means “surrounding” or “place.” |
| Mihai: This can be used to talk about an area of town that isn’t strictly defined. |
| Dana: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Mihai: Sure. For example, you can say.. M-am întâlnit cu el prin jurul orașului. |
| Dana: ..which means "I met him around the town." |
| Dana: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Mihai: Și mie |
| Dana: Meaning "Me (emphasized)." |
| Mihai: It is an expression formed from the modal adverb și "too" and the pronoun mie |
| Dana: Which means “me.” You use this phrase to emphasize a solicitation from the speaker on a specific action on the behalf of someone else. |
| Mihai: It can also be used for other personal nouns. |
| Dana: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Mihai: Sure. For example, you can say.. Zi-mi și mie cum să fac asta. |
| Dana: .. which means "Tell me how to do this." |
| Dana: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Dana: In this lesson, you'll learn verbs to describe past events. |
| Dana: What past tense is most used in Romanian? |
| Mihai: It is the compound perfect or perfectul compus. It is the only compound past tense. |
| Dana: The other past tenses form without the need of other verbs. |
| Mihai: The pattern for creating the compound perfect is; the auxiliary verb a avea |
| Dana: Meaning “to have.” |
| Mihai: Followed by a participle. The participles don’t adjust depending on number or gender, in this case. |
| Dana: When do we use this tense? |
| Mihai: When talking about an event that finished before the time of speaking. |
| Dana: You can also use it to talk about an event that finishes before another event, even if that event is in the future. |
| Mihai: For example Săptămâna viitoare vom fi fericiți că am terminat cu acest examen. |
| Dana: “Next week we will be happy that we finished this exam.” |
| Mihai: It is frequently accompanied by adverbial structures such as acum |
| Dana: “ago” |
| Mihai: and înainte cu.. |
| Dana: “before,” as well as others. In the lesson notes there are many examples of verbs conjugated to the compound perfect tense. We’ll concentrate on sentence examples here, though. |
| Mihai: Right. Ați mers și la cabana din vârful muntelui? |
| Dana: “Did you go to the cottage on top of the mountain too?” |
| Mihai: Au fost veseli tot timpul petrecerii. |
| Dana: “They were cheerful the whole party.” |
| Mihai: M-am simțit bine la voi acasă. |
| Dana: “I felt good at your place.” |
| Mihai: Mi-am văzut ochelarii pe masă. |
| Dana: “I saw my glasses on the table.” |
Outro |
| Dana: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Mihai: La revedere. |
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