Learn about the five most common fruits in Romania
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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 6! In this lesson, you'll learn five essential words related to food and drink. These are the five most common fruits in Romania. Hand-picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at RomanianPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| Maryssa: Mihai, what's our first word? |
| Mihai: măr |
| Maryssa: "apple" |
| Mihai: [SLOW] măr [NORMAL] măr |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mihai: măr |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: The most popular fruit in Romania is an apple. They can be found in every house and in every season. Apples can be stored in dark, cold places for a long period, so many Romanians buy them during the winter. They store huge quantities of apples on their balconies, in garages, or in cellars. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mihai: [NORMAL] O delicatesă românească este mărul murat care poate fi mâncat cu friptură de porc sau tocăniță de carne. |
| Maryssa: "A Romanian delicacy is pickled apple that can be served with pork steak or meat stew." |
| Mihai: [SLOW] O delicatesă românească este mărul murat care poate fi mâncat cu friptură de porc sau tocăniță de carne. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Mihai: struguri |
| Maryssa: "grapes" |
| Mihai: [SLOW] struguri [NORMAL] struguri |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mihai: struguri |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Romania has a great climate for cultivating grapes: hot summers and long, gentle rain falls. There are numerous varieties of grapes in Romania grown for eating or for making juice or jams, but the main reason grapes are cultivated is for producing wine. In the last 10-15 years, Romanian wines have won many gold and silver medals at prestigious international contests. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mihai: [NORMAL] În podgoriile românești, strugurii sunt aleși cu atenție și culeși manual de către lucrători. |
| Maryssa: "In Romanian vineyards, grapes are chosen carefully and hand-picked by the workers." |
| Mihai: [SLOW] În podgoriile românești, strugurii sunt aleși cu atenție și culeși manual de către lucrători. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Mihai: pară |
| Maryssa: "pear" |
| Mihai: [SLOW] pară [NORMAL] pară |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mihai: pară |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: A great souvenir that can be bought from Romania is a bottle of alcohol with a pear inside. The amazing thing about this is that the bottle was prepared weeks in advance and the pear was let to grow inside it. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mihai: [NORMAL] O băutură alcoolică puternică, dar ușor de băut numită "rachiu" este preparată din pere. |
| Maryssa: "A very strong but easy to drink alcoholic beverage called rachiu is prepared from pears." |
| Mihai: [SLOW] O băutură alcoolică puternică, dar ușor de băut numită "rachiu" este preparată din pere. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Mihai: cireașă |
| Maryssa: "cherry" |
| Mihai: [SLOW] cireașă [NORMAL] cireașă |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mihai: cireașă |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Cherries are seasonal fruits in Romania. You can eat those delicious fruits only in May or June. The ones that are harvested in May are not very sweet and their color is yellowish-pink. There are many types of cherries in Romania such as bitter cherries, black cherries, and sour cherries. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mihai: [NORMAL] Nu sunt foarte mulți cireși în nordul României deoarece este foarte frig. |
| Maryssa: "There are not many cherry trees in the North of Romania because it's too cold." |
| Mihai: [SLOW] Nu sunt foarte mulți cireși în nordul României deoarece este foarte frig. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Mihai: prună |
| Maryssa: "plum" |
| Mihai: [SLOW] prună [NORMAL] prună |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Mihai: prună |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Romania is among the top three plum producers in the world, and most of them are used to make țuica (a Romanian national drink). Another famous Romanian product made from plums is called magiun; it's a plum paste, very similar to jam, but with no preservatives or sweeteners. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Mihai: [NORMAL] Prunele sunt utilizate în multe din rețetele de desert românești, în special la plăcinte. |
| Maryssa: "Plums are used in a lot of Romanian dessert recipes, especially for pies." |
| Mihai: [SLOW] Prunele sunt utilizate în multe din rețetele de desert românești, în special la plăcinte. |
| QUIZ |
| Maryssa: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Mihai will give you the Romanian - please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Mihai: cireașă |
| [PAUSE] Maryssa: "cherry" |
| Mihai: struguri |
| [PAUSE] Maryssa: "grapes" |
| Mihai: prună |
| [PAUSE] Maryssa: "plum" |
| Mihai: măr |
| [PAUSE] Maryssa: "apple" |
| Mihai: pară |
| [PAUSE] Maryssa: "pear" |
Outro |
| Maryssa: There you have it - the five most common fruits 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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