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Intro |
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| Maryssa: Hi everyone, I'm Maryssa. |
| Mihai: And I'm Mihai! |
| Maryssa: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Romanian Vocabulary, Season 1, Lesson 5! In this lesson, you'll learn five essential words and phrases related to food and drink. These are the five most popular sweets and desserts in Romania. Hand-picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at RomanianPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| Maryssa: Mihai, what's our first word? |
| Mihai: cozonac |
| Maryssa: "walnut sweet bread" |
| Mihai: [SLOW] cozonac [NORMAL] cozonac |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mihai: cozonac |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: The most traditional sweet thing you will find in every Romanian house is cozonac — a sweet bread filled with a walnut and cocoa filling. This sweet bread is made on several occasions, including Christmas or New Year's Eve, but for the Easter table, this is a must. Nowadays, cozonac can be bought from most of the bakeries and the price is very cheap, but most grandmothers will prefer to prepare their own secret recipe, even though the process can take more than five hours sometimes. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mihai: [NORMAL] Dacă este ținut într-un loc rece, învelit în hârtie, cozonacul rezistă mai mult de o săptămână. |
| Maryssa: "If it's kept in a cool place, wrapped in paper, cozonac can last for more than a week." |
| Mihai: [SLOW] Dacă este ținut într-un loc rece, învelit în hârtie, cozonacul rezistă mai mult de o săptămână. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Mihai: griș cu lapte |
| Maryssa: "semolina pudding" |
| Mihai: [SLOW] griș cu lapte [NORMAL] griș cu lapte |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mihai: griș cu lapte |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Every Romanian child has eaten this simple dessert at least once. It's a pudding made of semolina and milk and can be seasoned with cinnamon or with a preferred jam. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mihai: [NORMAL] Griș cu lapte este un desert care se prepară repede, cu doar trei ingrediente. |
| Maryssa: "Semolina pudding; it's easy to prepare this dessert with only three ingredients." |
| Mihai: [SLOW] Griș cu lapte este un desert care se prepară repede, cu doar trei ingrediente. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Mihai: papanași |
| Maryssa: "cheese doughnuts" |
| Mihai: [SLOW] papanași [NORMAL] papanași |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mihai: papanași |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Fried doughnuts filled with cottage cheese and covered with sour cream and jam. It's a very popular dessert, so if you visit Romania you can find it in all the traditional restaurants. As a fun fact: papanași are never served as one piece, but two, this way you can share it with someone else. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mihai: [NORMAL] Principalul ingredient folosit la prepararea papanașilor este un tip special de brânză românească. |
| Maryssa: "The main ingredient used for papanași is a special Romanian type of cheese." |
| Mihai: [SLOW] Principalul ingredient folosit la prepararea papanașilor este un tip special de brânză românească. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Mihai: mucenici moldovenești |
| Maryssa: "Moldavian walnut-coated pastries" |
| Mihai: [SLOW] mucenici moldovenești [NORMAL] mucenici moldovenești |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mihai: mucenici moldovenești |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Traditional Romanian pastries coated in nuts and honey. The form of this pastry is a figure eight and represents the human body. There are two types of mucenici in Romania: in the North they are baked and then topped with honey and walnut, but in the South they are boiled in a syrup made of water, sugar, and walnuts. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this phrase. |
| Mihai: [NORMAL] Mucenicii moldovenești alături de un pahar de lapte sau niște iaurt, reprezintă un mic dejun perfect. |
| Maryssa: "Mucenici moldovenești, along with a glass of milk or some yogurt, is a perfect breakfast." |
| Mihai: [SLOW] Mucenicii moldovenești alături de un pahar de lapte sau niște iaurt, reprezintă un mic dejun perfect. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Mihai: Amandină |
| Maryssa: "Amandine" |
| Mihai: [SLOW] Amandină [NORMAL] Amandină |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mihai: Amandină |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: A chocolate sponge cake filled with rum chocolate and caramel. The cake has a divine taste, but it's definitely a calorie bomb. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mihai: [NORMAL] Pentru un gust deosebit, Amandina trebuie să fie servită aproape la temperatura camerei. |
| Maryssa: "For a better flavor, Amandine should be served close to room temperature." |
| Mihai: [SLOW] Pentru un gust deosebit, Amandina trebuie să fie servită aproape la temperatura camerei. |
| QUIZ |
| Maryssa: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words and phrases you just learned? Mihai will give you the Romanian — please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Mihai: mucenici moldovenești |
| [PAUSE] Maryssa: "Moldavian walnut-coated pastries" |
| Mihai: griș cu lapte |
| [PAUSE] Maryssa: "semolina pudding" |
| Mihai: Amandină |
| [PAUSE] Maryssa: "Amandine" |
| Mihai: cozonac |
| [PAUSE] Maryssa: "walnut sweet bread" |
| Mihai: papanași |
| [PAUSE] Maryssa: "cheese doughnuts" |
Outro |
| Maryssa: There you have it — the five most popular sweets and desserts in Romania! We have more vocab lists available at RomanianPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone! See you next time! |
| Mihai: La revedere. |
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