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Intro |
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| Michael: Hi everyone, I'm Michael. |
| Larisa: And I'm Larisa! |
| Michael: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Romanian Vocabulary, Season 1, Lesson 13! In this lesson, you'll learn five essential words related to recreation and leisure. These are the five most popular sports in Romania. Hand-picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at RomanianPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| Michael: Larisa, what's our first word? |
| Larisa: gimnastică |
| Michael: "gymnastics" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] gimnastică [NORMAL] gimnastică |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: gimnastică |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Gymnastics is still a national sport in Romania. In 1976, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci was the first person in the world to achieve a perfect 10 in Olympic history. During the Communist period, sports teachers would select future gymnasts, starting in kindergarten, and it was considered a family duty to accept their decision. Nowadays it is more difficult to find prospective gymnastic students. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] În România gimnastica feminină este mai apreciată decât cea masculină pentru că este considerată delicată și foarte artistică. |
| Michael: "In Romania, women's gymnastics is much more popular than men's gymnastics because it is considered delicate and very artistic." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] În România gimnastica feminină este mai apreciată decât cea masculină pentru că este considerată delicată și foarte artistică. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Larisa: înot |
| Michael: "swimming" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] înot [NORMAL] înot |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: înot |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Considered by many mothers to be a "complete and lifetime sport," swimming is the most popular extracurricular activity for Romanian children. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] Deoarece multe case din România nu au piscine private, oamenii merg să înoate în piscinele interioare de la sălile de fitness. |
| Michael: "Most Romanian houses do not have private pools, so people go swimming at the indoor pools at health clubs." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] Deoarece multe case din România nu au piscine private, oamenii merg să înoate în piscinele interioare de la sălile de fitness. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Larisa: fotbal |
| Michael: "soccer" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] fotbal [NORMAL] fotbal |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: fotbal |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Soccer is Romania's national sport, and children begin playing at a very young age. Every school has its own team, and they constantly compete against one another. Gheorghe Hagi is considered the best Romanian soccer player of all time. In the '90s, he was the captain of the national team and his nickname was "Maradona of the Carpathians." |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] În fiecare an echipa națională de fotbal a României atrage sponsori generoși din toată țara. |
| Michael: "Romania's national soccer team attracts generous sponsors from all over the country each year." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] În fiecare an echipa națională de fotbal a României atrage sponsori generoși din toată țara. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Larisa: baschet |
| Michael: "basketball" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] baschet [NORMAL] baschet |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: baschet |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Basketball was not very popular in Romania during the Ceausescu period, but recently Millennial Romanians have become enthusiastic about it. Basketball programs are now found throughout the country. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] Mari companii organizează în București campionate de baschet printre propriii angajați. |
| Michael: "Large companies in Bucharest organize basketball tournaments among their employees." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] Mari companii organizează în București campionate de baschet printre propriii angajați. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Larisa: volei |
| Michael: "volleyball" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] volei [NORMAL] volei |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: volei |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Volleyball is the most popular girls' high school sport in the country. For Romanians, volleyball is still a "new sport" because it was introduced only in 1920. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] Voleiul este un sport de interior pe timpul iernii în majoritatea zonelor din România. |
| Michael: "Volleyball is an indoor winter sport in most parts of Romania." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] Voleiul este un sport de interior pe timpul iernii în majoritatea zonelor din România. |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Larisa will give you the Romanian - please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Larisa: baschet |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "basketball" |
| Larisa: înot |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "swimming" |
| Larisa: volei |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "volleyball" |
| Larisa: gimnastică |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "gymnastics" |
| Larisa: fotbal |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "soccer" |
Outro |
| Michael: There you have it - the five most popular sports in Romania! We have more vocab lists available at RomanianPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone! See you next time! |
| Larisa: La revedere. |
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