Learn to talk about money
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Salut, and welcome to Romanian Survival Phrases, brought to you by RomanianPod101.com |
| This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Romania. You'll be surprised at how far a little Romanian will go. |
| Now before we jump in, remember to stop by RomanianPod101.com. |
| There, you’ll find the accompanying PDF lesson notes and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
| Romania’s monetary unit is the leu. |
| Denominations include coins for 1, 5, 10, 50 bani and and bills for 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 200 and 500 lei. |
| BODY |
| Let’s say some prices in Romanian. Don’t worry—it won’t be too difficult. Let’s start with 1 leu. |
| Un leu |
| (slow) Un leu. |
| Un leu. |
| 15 lei will sound like this: |
| Cincisprezece lei. The word leu becomes lei in the plural form. |
| Let’s break that down: |
| (slow) Cinci-spre-ze-ce lei. |
| Cincisprezece lei. |
| If you go up to hundreds or thousands, just try to remember our previous lessons about counting. |
| We’ve already learned that “a hundred” in Romanian is o sută. |
| 230 lei is Două sute treizeci de lei. |
| (slow) Do-uă su-te trei-zeci de lei. |
| Două sute treizeci de lei. |
| Două means “two” and sute is the plural form of sută (a hundred). |
| So 200 is două sute, 300 is trei sute, and so on. |
| “A thousand” in Romanian is |
| O mie. |
| (slow) O mi-e. |
| O mie. |
| For 2,000 or more of something, we use the plural of the word mie which is mii. |
| So 2000 would be două mii. |
| Now for a slightly more complicated number – 5,420 lei: Cinci mii patru sute douăzeci de lei. |
| Let’s break it down: |
| (slow) Cinci mii pa-tru su-te do-uă-ze-ci de lei. |
| Once more: |
| Cinci mii patru sute douăzeci de lei. |
| The prices in Romania can include the equivalent of cents, such as 15 lei and 50 bani. In Romanian that sounds like this: |
| Cincisprezece lei și cincizeci de bani. |
| (slow) Cinci-spre-ze-ce lei și cinci-zeci de bani. |
| Cincisprezece lei și cincizeci de bani. |
| Bani is the plural of the word ban which means “coin”. |
| REVIEW |
| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so mult noroc , which means "Good luck!" in Romanian. |
| “1 leu” |
| (3 sec) Un leu. |
| (slow) Un leu. |
| Un leu. |
| “15 lei” |
| (3 sec) Cincisprezece lei. |
| (slow) Cinci-spre-ze-ce lei. |
| Cincisprezece lei. |
| “230 lei” |
| (3 sec) Două sute treizeci de lei. |
| (slow) Do-uă su-te trei-zeci de lei. |
| Două sute treizeci de lei. |
| “5420 lei” |
| (3 sec) Cinci mii patru sute douăzeci de lei. |
| (slow) Cinci mii pa-tru su-te do-uă-zeci de lei. |
| Cinci mii patru sute douăzeci de lei. |
Outro |
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| All right, that's all for this lesson! |
| Remember to stop by RomanianPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF lesson notes. |
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| Pa! |
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