Learn about the five most popular recreational activities in Romania
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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 14! In this lesson, you'll learn five essential phrases related to recreation and leisure. These are the five most popular recreational activities in Romania. Hand-picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at RomanianPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| Michael: Larisa, what's our first phrase? |
| Larisa: mers la film |
| Michael: "watch a movie" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] mers la film [NORMAL] mers la film |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: mers la film |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: A lot of movies like "Cold Mountain," "Transporter 3" or the just-released "The Nun" were shot in Romania. Most Romanians enjoy going to the cinema on weekends or during holidays. Every large mall has a cinema with multiple screens. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this phrase. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] În România, lumea cumpără on-line biletele la film și își rezervă locurile în avans. |
| Michael: "In Romania, people purchase their movie tickets online and reserve their seats in advance." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] În România, lumea cumpără on-line biletele la film și își rezervă locurile în avans. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Larisa: a face un grătar |
| Michael: "having a barbecue" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] a face un grătar [NORMAL] a face un grătar |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: a face un grătar |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: It is almost a tradition that on Labor Day, most Romanians will go on a picnic and have a barbecue. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this phrase. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] În timpul verii românii socializează cu prietenii și vecinii făcând un grătar la care oricine din comunitate este invitat. |
| Michael: "During the summer, Romanians socialize with their friends and neighbors by having a barbecue that everyone in the community is invited to." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] În timpul verii românii socializează cu prietenii și vecinii făcând un grătar la care oricine din comunitate este invitat. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Larisa: a juca tenis |
| Michael: "play tennis" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] a juca tenis [NORMAL] a juca tenis |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: a juca tenis |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Lots of Romanians enjoy playing tennis, and every city has both indoor and outdoor tennis courts that can be rented by the hour at very low rates. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this phrase. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] În iulie și august românii vor juca tenis foarte devreme dimineața pentru a evita canicula. |
| Michael: "In July and August, Romanians will often play tennis very early in the morning in order to avoid the hot temperatures." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] În iulie și august românii vor juca tenis foarte devreme dimineața pentru a evita canicula. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Larisa: a merge în parc |
| Michael: "go to the park" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] a merge în parc [NORMAL] a merge în parc |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: a merge în parc |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Romania's cities have many beautiful parks and charming gardens where you can escape during hot days. When the weather is nice, Romanians working in offices prefer to have lunch outside in a park. Most of Romania's parks have special play areas for children, and dog parks. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this phrase. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] O activitate des întâlnită la sfârșitul săptămânii a familiilor din București este să meargă în parc cu bicicletele. |
| Michael: "A common weekend activity for families in Bucharest is to go to the park and ride bikes." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] O activitate des întâlnită la sfârșitul săptămânii a familiilor din București este să meargă în parc cu bicicletele. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Larisa: a juca cărți |
| Michael: "play cards" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] a juca cărți [NORMAL] a juca cărți |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: a juca cărți |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: A lot of Romanians are playing cards on different occasions: with their friends, with their grandchildren, and sometimes even online with people they have never met before. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this phrase. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] Mulți bătrâni din România se întâlnesc să joace cărți în fiecare săptămână, acesta fiind și un mod popular de socializare. |
| Michael: "Many older Romanian people play cards with one another each week as a popular way to socialize." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] Mulți bătrâni din România se întâlnesc să joace cărți în fiecare săptămână, acesta fiind și un mod popular de socializare. |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the phrases you just learned? Larisa will give you the Romanian - please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Larisa: a merge în parc |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "go to the park" |
| Larisa: a face un grătar |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "having a barbecue" |
| Larisa: a juca cărți |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "play cards" |
| Larisa: mers la film |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "watch a movie" |
| Larisa: a juca tenis |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "play tennis" |
Outro |
| Michael: There you have it - the five most popular recreational activities 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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