Learn how to use the verb "to do" in Romanian
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| Bună tuturor! Sunt Raluca. Hi everybody! I’m Raluca. |
| Welcome to RomanianPod101.com’s Româna în 3 minute. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Romanian. |
| In the last lesson, you learned how to use the verb a merge, which means "to go" in Romanian. |
| In this lesson, you’ll continue learning common Romanian verbs. |
| This time we’ll learn more about a face, which means "to do", or “to make”. You’ll see how it can be used in many different situations. |
| So imagine someone asks you ¿Ce faci? |
| That means "What are you doing?" |
| So if you are doing your homework, for example, you will say in Romanian Fac temele. |
| [slowly] Fac temele. |
| Let’s break down this answer. |
| First we had fac, which is "I am doing." |
| It’s the 1st person form of the verb a face, which is “to do", in the present tense. |
| Then, we had temele which is a plural noun meaning "homework." |
| Let’s see some more examples. |
| Fac de mâncare. is “I’m preparing the meal.” |
| Fac treabă în garaj. is “I’m working in the garage.” |
| As you can see, a face has different meanings beyond “to do”. |
| So now, let’s take a look at what can you say with this verb a face in Romanian. |
| It is one of the most useful verbs in Romanian – you can use it in almost every sentence! |
| It can mean “to prepare” as we saw earlier, but it can also stand for "to make" as in Fac o prăjitură which means “I’m making a cake.” |
| Sometimes, it can also mean "to gain or to earn" as in Fac bani din meditații which is "I earn money from tutoring." |
| It can also replace a lot of other verbs, for example "to buy" as in Fac cumpărături which is "I’m shopping." Or “to clean” as in Fac curățenie which is "I’m cleaning." |
| Now it’s time for Raluca’s Insights. |
| In Romanian, we often say ¿Ce faci în seara asta? which means “What are you doing tonight?” to ask about plans. |
| If you are with some friends at night and you haven't decided your plans yet, ask them! ¿Ce facem în seara asta? |
| In this lesson, you learned how to use the verb a face in many different contexts and I’m sure it will help you a lot! |
| Next time, we’ll learn some more verbs I know you’ll like: a place and a iubi. |
| Do you know what these Romanian verbs mean? I’ll be waiting for you with the answer in the next Româna în 3 minute lesson. |
| Pe curând! See you soon! |
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