Learn the question Are you hungry in Romanian? and how to answer it
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| Michael: Top 25 Romanian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 21: "Are you hungry?" 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 "Are you hungry?" In Romanian, this is... |
| Larisa: Îți este foame? |
| Michael: The first word in the question is... |
| Larisa: îți |
| Michael: meaning "you" in English. |
| Larisa: (Slow) îți |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Larisa: îți |
| {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 "are" |
| Larisa: (Slow) este |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: este |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Larisa: îți este |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next is... |
| Larisa: foame |
| Michael: meaning "hunger" |
| Larisa: (Slow) foame |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: foame |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Larisa: Îți este foame? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Are you hungry?" |
| Larisa: Da, îmi este puțin foame. |
| Michael: "Yes, I'm a bit hungry." You’ll hear it one more time, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Larisa: (Slow) Da, îmi este puțin foame. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Larisa: Da |
| Michael: meaning "yes" |
| Larisa: (Slow) Da |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: Da |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next is... |
| Larisa: îmi |
| Michael: meaning "I am." |
| Larisa: (Slow) îmi |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: îmi |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Next is... |
| Larisa: este |
| Michael: meaning "is." |
| Larisa: (Slow) este |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: este |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And after that is... |
| Larisa: puțin |
| Michael: which is "a bit." |
| Larisa: (Slow) puțin |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: puțin |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And finally... |
| Larisa: foame |
| Michael: which is "hunger." |
| Larisa: (Slow) foame |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: foame |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say "Yes, I'm a bit hungry." and then repeat. |
| Larisa: Da, îmi este puțin foame. |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: To make a different phrase, replace "a bit " with "very." |
| Larisa: foarte |
| Michael: "very" |
| Larisa: (slow) foarte (regular) foarte |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "very." |
| Larisa: Da, îmi este foarte foame. |
| Michael: You’ll see that it’s almost the same. Simply replace "a bit " with "very." Now say, "Yes, I'm very hungry." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Da, îmi este foarte foame. |
| Michael: To give a different answer, replace "very" with "extremely." |
| Larisa: teribil |
| Michael: "extremely" |
| Larisa: (slow) teribil (regular) teribil |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "extremely." |
| Larisa: Da, îmi este teribil de foame. |
| Michael: It’s almost the same, just replace "very" with "extremely." Let’s practice. Say "Yes, I'm extremely hungry." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Da, îmi este teribil de foame. |
| Michael: To say "no" in a simple way, just say |
| Larisa: Nu, nu îmi este foame. |
| Michael: This is like saying "No, I'm not hungry" in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Larisa: (Slowly) Nu, nu îmi este foame. |
| Michael: And one more time at normal speed. |
| Larisa: Nu, nu îmi este foame. |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Romania and someone asks you if you're hungry. You want to answer that you’re a bit hungry. What would you say? |
| Larisa: Îți este foame? (five seconds) Da, îmi este puțin foame. |
| Michael: Now you want to say you’re not hungry. Respond to the question. |
| Larisa: Îți este foame? (five seconds) Nu, nu îmi este foame. |
| Michael: You want to say that you’re extremely hungry. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Larisa: Îți este foame? (five seconds) Da, îmi este teribil de foame. |
| Michael: You want to say that you’re very hungry. How would you answer? |
| Larisa: Îți este foame? (five seconds) Da, îmi este foarte foame. |
| Michael: You want to ask someone if they are hungry. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Larisa: Îți este foame? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Now it's time to answer the question for yourself. |
| Larisa: Îți este foame? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 21. |
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