Learn the question What time is it in Romanian? and how to answer it
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| Michael: Top 25 Romanian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 17: "What time is it?" 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 "What time is it?" In Romanian, this is... |
| Larisa: Ce oră este? |
| Michael: The first word in the question is... |
| Larisa: ce |
| Michael: meaning "what" in English. |
| Larisa: (Slow) ce |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Larisa: ce |
| {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: oră |
| Michael: meaning "time" |
| Larisa: (Slow) oră |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: oră |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Larisa: ce oră |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next is... |
| Larisa: este |
| Michael: meaning "is" |
| Larisa: (Slow) este |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: este |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Larisa: Ce oră este? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "What time is it?" |
| Larisa: Este doisprezece fix. |
| Michael: "It's twelve o'clock." You’ll hear it again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Larisa: (Slow) Este doisprezece fix. |
| {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: doisprezece |
| Michael: meaning "twelve." |
| Larisa: (Slow) doisprezece |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: doisprezece |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Next is... |
| Larisa: fix |
| Michael: meaning "o'clock." (in this instance) |
| Larisa: (Slow) fix |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: fix |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say "It's twelve o'clock" and then repeat. |
| Larisa: Este doisprezece fix. |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: To make another phrase, replace "twelve o'clock" with "8 p.m." |
| Larisa: opt seara |
| Michael: "8 p.m." |
| Larisa: (slow) opt seara (regular) opt seara |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "8 p.m.." |
| Larisa: Este opt seara. |
| Michael: It’s almost the same. Just replace "twelve o'clock" with "8 p.m." Now say, "It's 8 p.m." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Este opt seara. |
| Michael: For more practice, replace "8 p.m." with "2:30." |
| Larisa: două și jumătate |
| Michael: "2:30" |
| Larisa: (slow) două și jumătate (regular) două și jumătate |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "2:30." |
| Larisa: Este două și jumătate. |
| Michael: Here we just replace "8 p.m." with "2:30." Now say, "It's 2:30." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Este două și jumătate. |
| Michael: To use a different phrase, replace "2:30" with "18:25." |
| Larisa: optsprezece și douăzeci și cinci. |
| Michael: "18:25" |
| Larisa: (slow) optsprezece și douăzeci și cinci. (regular) optsprezece și douăzeci și cinci. |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "18:25." |
| Larisa: Este optsprezece și douăzeci și cinci. |
| Michael: It’s almost the same, just replace "2:30" with "18:25." Let’s practice. Say "It's 18:25." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Este optsprezece și douăzeci și cinci. |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Romania and someone asks you what time it is. It's twelve o'clock. What would you say? |
| Larisa: Ce oră este? (five seconds) Este doisprezece fix. |
| Michael: Now imagine it's 18:25. Respond to the question. |
| Larisa: Ce oră este? (five seconds) Este optsprezece și douăzeci și cinci. |
| Michael: Imagine it's 2:30. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Larisa: Ce oră este? (five seconds) Este două și jumătate. |
| Michael: Imagine it's 8 p.m. What would you say? |
| Larisa: Ce oră este? (five seconds) Este opt seara. |
| Michael: You want to ask someone what time it is. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Larisa: Ce oră este? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 17. |
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