Learn the question Where are you from? in Romanian and how to answer it
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| Michael: Top 25 Romanian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 2: "Where are you from?" 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 "Where are you from?" In Romanian this is... |
| Larisa: De unde ești? |
| Michael: The first phrase in the question is... |
| Larisa: de unde |
| Michael: meaning "where" in English. |
| Larisa: (Slow) de unde |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Larisa: de unde |
| {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: ești |
| Michael: meaning "are" |
| Larisa: (Slow) ești |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: ești |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Larisa: De unde ești? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: You'll hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Where are you from?" |
| Larisa: Eu sunt din America. |
| Michael: "I'm from America." You’ll hear it one more time, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Larisa: (Slow) Eu sunt din America. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Larisa: Eu |
| Michael: meaning "I" |
| Larisa: (Slow) Eu |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: Eu |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Next is... |
| Larisa: sunt |
| Michael: meaning "am." |
| Larisa: (Slow) sunt |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: sunt |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Next is... |
| Larisa: din |
| Michael: meaning "from." |
| Larisa: (Slow) din |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: din |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And last is... |
| Larisa: America |
| Michael: which is "America." |
| Larisa: (Slow) America |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: America |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say "I'm from America." and then repeat. |
| Larisa: Eu sunt din America. |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Try it again, replacing "America" with "England." |
| Larisa: Anglia |
| Michael: "England" |
| Larisa: (slow) Anglia (regular) Anglia |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "England." |
| Larisa: Eu sunt din Anglia. |
| Michael: As you can hear, it mostly stays the same. Simply replace the country. Say "I'm from England." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Eu sunt din Anglia. |
| Michael: For more practice, this time replace "England" with "France." In Romanian this is |
| Larisa: Franța |
| Michael: "France" |
| Larisa: (slow) Franța (regular) Franța |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "France." |
| Larisa: Eu sunt din Franța. |
| Michael: It’s almost the same. Replace "England" with "France." Say, "I'm from France." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Eu sunt din Franța. |
| Michael: For more practice, replace "France" with "Romania." |
| Larisa: România |
| Michael: "Romania" |
| Larisa: (slow) România (regular) România |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "Romania." |
| Larisa: Eu sunt din România. |
| Michael: As you can hear, it’s still the same phrase. Just replace "France" with "Romania." Say "I'm from Romania." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Eu sunt din România. |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Romania and someone asks you where you're from. You're from America. How would you answer? |
| Larisa: De unde ești? (five seconds) Eu sunt din America. |
| Michael: Now imagine you're from Romania. Respond to the question. |
| Larisa: De unde ești? (five seconds) Eu sunt din România. |
| Michael: Now imagine you're from France. Can you answer the speaker's question? |
| Larisa: De unde ești? (five seconds) Eu sunt din Franța. |
| Michael: Imagine you're from England. Respond to the question. |
| Larisa: De unde ești? (five seconds) Eu sunt din Anglia. |
| Michael: Now you want to ask that person where they're from. Ask them the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Larisa: De unde ești? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Larisa: De unde ești? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 2. |
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