Learn how to use adverbs of time
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Dana: Hi everyone, and welcome back to RomanianPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 14 - Talking About Your Relationship Status in Romanian. Dana Here. |
| Mihai: Bună. I'm Mihai. |
| Dana: In this lesson, you’ll learn about adverbs of time. The conversation takes place at a bar. |
| Mihai: It's between Mihai and Masanobu. |
| Dana: The speakers are friends; therefore, they will speak informal Romanian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Mihai: Tu ai prietenă? |
| Masanobu: Da, am. De ce? |
| Mihai: Doar de curiozitate. De când sunteți împreună? |
| Masanobu: De 2 (doi) ani. Tu? |
| Mihai: Eu nu am, dar în ultima vreme îmi doresc să am una. |
| Masanobu: Și ce gen de fete îți plac? |
| Mihai: Nu am un gen anume, dar vreau să avem hobby-uri comune. |
| Masanobu: Foarte bine. Sigur vei găsi. |
| Dana: Listen to the conversation one more time, slowly. |
| Mihai: Tu ai prietenă? |
| Masanobu: Da, am. De ce? |
| Mihai: Doar de curiozitate. De când sunteți împreună? |
| Masanobu: De 2 (doi) ani. Tu? |
| Mihai: Eu nu am, dar în ultima vreme îmi doresc să am una. |
| Masanobu: Și ce gen de fete îți plac? |
| Mihai: Nu am un gen anume, dar vreau să avem hobby-uri comune. |
| Masanobu: Foarte bine. Sigur vei găsi. |
| Dana: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Mihai: Do you have a girlfriend? |
| Masanobu: Yes, I do. Why? |
| Mihai: Just out of curiosity. For how long have you been together? |
| Masanobu: For 2 years. You? |
| Mihai: I don't have one, but lately I wish I did. |
| Masanobu: And what type of girls do you like? |
| Mihai: I don't have a certain type, but I want us to have common hobbies. |
| Masanobu: Very well. I'm sure you’ll find one. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Dana: Some people would consider the questions in this conversation to be a little personal. |
| Mihai: I guess you could say that. |
| Dana: How do Romanians respond to personal questions? |
| Mihai: Romanians are usually friendly and welcoming, but they can be reserved with personal information. |
| Dana: So you shouldn’t ask personal questions? |
| Mihai: Once a Romanian person gets to know you and builds trust with you, they’ll be more open. |
| Dana: Are there certain circumstances where personal questions are definitely frowned upon? |
| Mihai: You shouldn’t ask them when in a business situation. |
| Dana: Don’t mix business and personal details, right? |
| Mihai: Right. But over food and drinks, it’s fine. |
| Dana: So you won’t get asked many questions when you go to Romania? |
| Mihai: Ah, Romanians are interested in foreigners, so you’ll probably get many questions! |
| 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: prietenă [natural native speed] |
| Dana: girlfriend |
| Mihai: prietenă[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: prietenă [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: de [natural native speed] |
| Dana: of |
| Mihai: de[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: de [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: curiozitate [natural native speed] |
| Dana: curiosity |
| Mihai: curiozitate[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: curiozitate [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: de când [natural native speed] |
| Dana: since when |
| Mihai: de când[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: de când [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: ultim [natural native speed] |
| Dana: last |
| Mihai: ultim[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: ultim [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: în ultima vreme [natural native speed] |
| Dana: lately |
| Mihai: în ultima vreme[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: în ultima vreme [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: gen [natural native speed] |
| Dana: type |
| Mihai: gen[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: gen [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: sigur [natural native speed] |
| Dana: sure |
| Mihai: sigur[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: sigur [natural native speed] |
| Dana: And lastly.. |
| Mihai: a găsi [natural native speed] |
| Dana: to find |
| Mihai: a găsi[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: a găsi [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: de curiozitate |
| Dana: Meaning "out of curiosity." |
| Dana: This is a compound adverb of modality. |
| Mihai: It’s formed from the preposition de, meaning "of," and curiozitate, a feminine noun in the singular form. |
| Dana: This noun means “curiosity.” The phrase translates literally to “of curiosity.” |
| Mihai: It’s used to express the reason behind an action; specifically, of being curious about an action. |
| Dana: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Mihai: Sure. For example, you can say.. De curiozitate, cât este ceasul acum? |
| Dana: ..which means "Out of curiosity, what time is it now?" |
| Dana: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Mihai: în ultima vreme |
| Dana: Meaning "lately." |
| Dana: This is a compound adverb of place. |
| Mihai: First is the preposition în, meaning "in," next is the feminine singular form of ultim, meaning "last,” and finally the feminine noun vreme. |
| Dana: This noun means “time,” in its singular form. So it translates literally to “in the last time,” but we interpret it as “lately.” |
| Mihai: You use it to describe a period of time that is close to the moment of speaking. |
| Dana: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Mihai: Sure. For example, you can say.. În ultima vreme adorm mai greu. |
| Dana: .. which means "Lately, I have difficulties falling asleep." |
| Dana: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Dana: In this lesson, you'll learn about adverbs of time. |
| Dana: What can you tell us about Romanian adverbs of time? |
| Mihai: They can be simple, with a single element like acum, |
| Dana: Which means “now,” or they can be compound, with multiple elements. |
| Mihai: For example, de curând. |
| Dana: Which means “recently.” They can also be adverbial structures. |
| Mihai: Such as an de an. |
| Dana: “Every year.” There are long lists of more compound and adverbial structures in the lesson notes. For now, let’s hear some sentence examples. |
| Mihai: Pentru cât timp vei rămâne în Japonia la studii? |
| Dana: “For how long will you stay in Japan to study?” |
| Mihai: A fost multă gălăgie în fața casei azi-noapte. |
| Dana: “There was a lot of noise in front of the house last night.” Mihai, can you tell us a couple common adverbs of time? |
| Mihai: Sure, astăzi means “today”. Ce poţi face astăzi, nu lăsa pe mâine! |
| Dana: “What you can do today, do not postpone for tomorrow!” That’s a Romanian proverb. |
| Mihai: It is! It also used mâine, which means “tomorrow.” |
| Dana: How do you say “never?” |
| Mihai: niciodată. For example, Niciodată nu ne-am simțit așa de bine! |
| Dana: “We never felt so good!” Next, let’s look at the conjunction “and.” |
| Mihai: This is și. It is a simple conjunction, with a copulative function. |
| Dana: It can connect two sentences. Let’s hear it in action. |
| Mihai: Am fost la mare și apoi am mers la munte. |
| Dana: “We went to the sea and then we went to the mountains.” |
| Mihai: Vii la mine și îmi spui că s-a terminat? |
| Dana: “Are you coming to me and telling me it is over?” |
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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