Learn the question When is your birthday in Romanian? and how to answer it
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| Michael: Top 25 Romanian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 12: "When is your birthday?" in Romanian. 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 "When is your birthday?" In Romanian this is... |
| Larisa: Când este ziua ta de naștere? |
| Michael: The first word in the question is... |
| Larisa: când |
| Michael: meaning "when" in English. |
| Larisa: (Slow) când |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Larisa: când |
| {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 first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Larisa: când este |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Next is... |
| Larisa: ziua |
| Michael: meaning "day" |
| Larisa: (Slow) ziua |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: ziua |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next is... |
| Larisa: ta |
| Michael: meaning "your" |
| Larisa: (Slow) ta |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: ta |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And after that is... |
| Larisa: de |
| Michael: meaning "of" |
| Larisa: (Slow) de |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: de |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Next is... |
| Larisa: naștere |
| Michael: meaning "birth" |
| Larisa: (Slow) naștere |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: naștere |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Larisa: Când este ziua ta de naștere? |
| Michael: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "When is your birthday?" |
| Larisa: Este pe douăzeci și doi august. |
| Michael: "It's August 22nd." Listen as it’s repeated again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Larisa: (Slow) Este pe douăzeci și doi august. |
| {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 next is... |
| Larisa: pe |
| Michael: meaning "on" |
| Larisa: (Slow) pe |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: pe |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Next is... |
| Larisa: douăzeci și doi |
| Michael: meaning "22nd" |
| Larisa: (Slow) douăzeci și doi |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: douăzeci și doi |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And last... |
| Larisa: august |
| Michael: meaning “August” |
| Larisa: (Slow) august |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: august |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say "It's August 22nd." and then repeat. |
| Larisa: Este pe douăzeci și doi august. |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Let’s try another and replace "August 22nd" with "April 18th." |
| Larisa: optsprezece aprilie |
| Michael: "April 18th" |
| Larisa: (slow) optsprezece aprilie (regular) optsprezece aprilie |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "April 18th." |
| Larisa: Este pe optsprezece aprilie. |
| Michael: It’s almost the same. Simply replace "August 22nd" with "April 18th." Now say, "It's April 18th." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Este pe optsprezece aprilie. |
| Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace "April 18th" with "May 5th." |
| Larisa: cinci mai |
| Michael: "May 5th" |
| Larisa: (slow) cinci mai (regular) cinci mai |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "May 5th." |
| Larisa: Este pe cinci mai. |
| Michael: Here we just replace "April 18th" with "May 5th." Now say, "It's May 5th." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Este pe cinci mai. |
| Michael: For more practice, replace "May 5th" with "October 30th." |
| Larisa: treizeci octombrie |
| Michael: "October 30th" |
| Larisa: (slow) treizeci octombrie (regular) treizeci octombrie |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "October 30th." |
| Larisa: Este pe treizeci octombrie. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace "May 5th" with "October 30th." Now say, "It's October 30th." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Este pe treizeci octombrie. |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Romania and someone asks you when your birthday is. Your birthday is August 22nd. How would you answer? |
| Larisa: Când este ziua ta de naștere? (five seconds) Este pe douăzeci și doi august. |
| Michael: Imagine your birthday is October 30th. Respond to the question. |
| Larisa: Când este ziua ta de naștere? (five seconds) Este pe treizeci octombrie. |
| Michael: Now imagine your birthday is May 5th. What would you say? |
| Larisa: Când este ziua ta de naștere? (five seconds) Este pe cinci mai. |
| Michael: Imagine your birthday is April 18th. Answer the question. |
| Larisa: Când este ziua ta de naștere? (five seconds) Este pe optsprezece aprilie. |
| Michael: You want to ask someone when their birthday is. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Larisa: Când este ziua ta de naștere? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 12. |
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