Learn the question What's this in Romanian? and how to answer it
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| Michael: Top 25 Romanian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 22: "What's this?" 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's this?" In Romanian, this is... |
| Larisa: Ce este acesta? |
| 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: 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: ce este |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And after that... |
| Larisa: acesta |
| Michael: meaning "this" |
| Larisa: (Slow) acesta |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: acesta |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Larisa: Ce este acesta? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "What's this?" |
| Larisa: Este un nasture. |
| Michael: "It's a button." Listen as it’s repeated one more time, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Larisa: (Slow) Este un nasture. |
| {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: un |
| Michael: meaning "a." |
| Larisa: (Slow) un |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: un |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Next is... |
| Larisa: nasture |
| Michael: meaning "button." |
| Larisa: (Slow) nasture |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: nasture |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say "It's a button." and then repeat. |
| Larisa: Este un nasture. |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: To give a different answer, replace "button " with "ring." |
| Larisa: inel |
| Michael: "ring" |
| Larisa: (slow) inel (regular) inel |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "ring." |
| Larisa: Este un inel. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same, simply replace "button " with "ring." Now say, "It's a ring." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Este un inel. |
| Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace "ring" with "horse." |
| Larisa: cal |
| Michael: "horse" |
| Larisa: (slow) cal (regular) cal |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "horse." |
| Larisa: Este un cal. |
| Michael: Here we just replace "ring" with "horse." Now say, "It's a horse." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Este un cal. |
| Michael: For more practice, replace "horse" with "present." |
| Larisa: cadou |
| Michael: "present" |
| Larisa: (slow) cadou (regular) cadou |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "present." |
| Larisa: Este un cadou. |
| Michael: It’s almost the same, just replace "horse" with "present." Now say "It's a present." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Este un cadou. |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Romania and someone asks you what something is. It’s a button. What do you tell them? |
| Larisa: Ce este acesta? (five seconds) Este un nasture. |
| Michael: Now imagine that it's a present. Respond to the question. |
| Larisa: Ce este acesta? (five seconds) Este un cadou. |
| Michael: Imagine that it's a horse. What do you say? |
| Larisa: Ce este acesta? (five seconds) Este un cal. |
| Michael: Imagine that it's a ring. How would you answer? |
| Larisa: Ce este acesta? (five seconds) Este un inel. |
| Michael: You want to ask someone what something is. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Larisa: Ce este acesta? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 22. |
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