Learn the question What are you doing in Romanian? and how to answer it
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| Michael: Top 25 Romanian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 18: "What are you doing?" 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 are you doing?" In Romanian, this is... |
| Larisa: Ce faci? |
| 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: faci |
| Michael: meaning "are you, are you doing" |
| Larisa: (Slow) faci |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: faci |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Larisa: Ce faci? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "What are you doing?" |
| Larisa: Dorm. |
| Michael: "I'm sleeping." You’ll hear it again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Larisa: (Slow) Dorm. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: The word... |
| Larisa: dorm |
| Michael: means "I’m sleeping" |
| Larisa: (Slow) dorm |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: dorm |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say "I'm sleeping." and then repeat. |
| Larisa: Dorm. |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: For a different answer, replace "I’m sleeping" with "I’m dancing." |
| Larisa: dansez |
| Michael: "I’m dancing" |
| Larisa: (slow) dansez (regular) dansez |
| Michael: Listen to the answer again, this time with "I’m dancing." |
| Larisa: Dansez. |
| Michael: We just replace "I’m sleeping" with "I’m dancing" Say, "I'm dancing." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Dansez. |
| Michael: To use a different answer, replace "I’m dancing" with "I’m eating." |
| Larisa: mănânc |
| Michael: "I’m eating" |
| Larisa: (slow) mănânc (regular) mănânc |
| Michael: Listen to the answer again, this time with "I’m eating." |
| Larisa: Mănănc. |
| Michael: Just replace "I’m dancing" with "I’m eating." Now say, "I'm eating." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Mănănc. |
| Michael: For more practice, replace "I’m eating" with "I’m reading." |
| Larisa: citesc |
| Michael: "I’m reading" |
| Larisa: (slow) citesc (regular) citesc |
| Michael: Listen to the answer again, this time with "I’m reading." |
| Larisa: Citesc. |
| Michael: Here we just replace "I’m eating" with "I’m reading." Let’s practice. Say "I'm reading." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Citesc. |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Romania and someone asks you what you're doing. You’re sleeping. What would you tell them? |
| Larisa: Ce faci? (five seconds) Dorm. |
| Michael: Now imagine you’re reading. Respond to the question. |
| Larisa: Ce faci? (five seconds) Citesc. |
| Michael: Imagine you're eating. How would you answer? |
| Larisa: Ce faci? (five seconds) Mănănc. |
| Michael: Imagine you're dancing. What would you say? |
| Larisa: Ce faci? (five seconds) Dansez. |
| Michael: You want to ask someone what they are doing. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Larisa: Ce faci? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 18. |
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