Learn the question How is it in Romanian? and how to answer it
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| Michael: Top 25 Romanian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 10: "How is it?” (referring to food). In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Romanian learners, and then learn how to answer like a native speaker. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then, through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "How is it?” when referring to food. In Romanian this is... |
| Larisa: Cum este? |
| Michael: The first word in the question is... |
| Larisa: cum |
| Michael: meaning "how" in English. |
| Larisa: (Slow) cum |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Larisa: cum |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Larisa: este |
| Michael: meaning "is" |
| Larisa: (Slow) este |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: este |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Larisa: Cum este? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "How is it?” (referring to food) |
| Larisa: Este delicioasă. |
| Michael: "It's delicious." You’ll hear it one more time, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Larisa: (Slow) Este delicioasă. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Larisa: Este |
| Michael: meaning "is" |
| Larisa: (Slow) Este |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: Este |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And after this is... |
| Larisa: delicioasă |
| Michael: meaning "delicious" |
| Larisa: (Slow) delicioasă |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: delicioasă |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say "It's delicious." and then repeat. |
| Larisa: Este delicioasă. |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: For another answer, replace "delicious" with "good." |
| Larisa: bună |
| Michael: "good" |
| Larisa: (slow) bună (regular) bună |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "good." |
| Larisa: Este bună. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. We just replace "delicious" with "good." Now say, "It's good." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Este bună. |
| Michael: For more practice, replace "good" with "a little salty." |
| Larisa: puțin sărată |
| Michael: "a little salty" |
| Larisa: (slow) puțin sărată (regular) puțin sărată |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "a little salty." |
| Larisa: Este puțin sărată. |
| Michael: Again, it’s almost the same. We just replace "good" with "a little salty." Now say, "It's a little salty." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Este puțin sărată. |
| Michael: Let’s use a different phrase and replace "a little salty" with "very nice." |
| Larisa: foarte gustoasă |
| Michael: "very nice" |
| Larisa: (slow) foarte gustoasă (regular) foarte gustoasă |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "very nice." |
| Larisa: Este foarte gustoasă. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. We just replace "a little salty" with "very nice." Now say, "It's very nice." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Este foarte gustoasă. |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Romania and someone asks for your opinion of the food. You want to say it's delicious. How would you answer? |
| Larisa: Cum este? (five seconds) Este delicioasă. |
| Michael: Now, you want to say it's very nice. Respond to the question. |
| Larisa: Cum este? (five seconds) Este foarte gustoasă. |
| Michael: You want to say it's a little salty. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Larisa: Cum este? (five seconds) Este puțin sărată. |
| Michael: You want to say that it's good. How will you respond? |
| Larisa: Cum este? (five seconds) Este bună. |
| Michael: Now you want to know what that person thinks of the meal. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Larisa: Cum este? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 10. |
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