Learn the question Whose is this in Romanian? and how to answer it
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| Michael: Top 25 Romanian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 23: "Whose is 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 "Whose is this?" In Romanian, this is... |
| Larisa: Al cui este acesta? |
| Michael: The first word in the question is... |
| Larisa: al cui |
| Michael: meaning "whose" in English. |
| Larisa: (Slow) al cui |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Larisa: al cui |
| {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 three words of the question and repeat. |
| Larisa: al cui este |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next is... |
| Larisa: acesta |
| Michael: meaning "this" |
| Larisa: (Slow) acesta |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: acesta |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Larisa: Al cui 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 "Whose is this?" |
| Larisa: Este al meu. |
| Michael: "It's mine." Listen as it’s repeated again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Larisa: (Slow) Este al meu. |
| {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: Next is... |
| Larisa: al meu |
| Michael: meaning "mine." |
| Larisa: (Slow) al meu |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: al meu |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say "It's mine." and then repeat. |
| Larisa: Este al meu. |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace "mine " with "hers." |
| Larisa: al ei |
| Michael: "hers" |
| Larisa: (slow) al ei (regular) al ei |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "hers." |
| Larisa: Este al ei. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same, simply replace "mine " with "hers." Now say, "It's hers." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Este al ei. |
| Michael: For more practice, replace "hers" with "his." |
| Larisa: al lui |
| Michael: "his" |
| Larisa: (slow) al lui (regular) al lui |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "his." |
| Larisa: Este al lui. |
| Michael: It’s almost the same, just replace "hers" with "his." Now say, "It's his." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Este al lui. |
| Michael: Now let’s replace "his" with "theirs." |
| Larisa: al lor |
| Michael: "theirs" |
| Larisa: (slow) al lor (regular) al lor |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "theirs." |
| Larisa: Este al lor. |
| Michael: Here we just replace "his" with "theirs." Now say "It's theirs." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Este al lor. |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Romania and someone asks you whom something belongs to. You want to say it belongs to you. Respond to the question. |
| Larisa: Al cui este acesta? (five seconds) Este al meu. |
| Michael: Now, you want to say it belongs to them. Respond to the question. |
| Larisa: Al cui este acesta? (five seconds) Este al lor. |
| Michael: Now, you want to say “It's his.” Answer the speaker's question. |
| Larisa: Al cui este acesta? (five seconds) Este al lui. |
| Michael: Now, you want to say “It's hers.” Respond to the question. |
| Larisa: Al cui este acesta? (five seconds) Este al ei. |
| Michael: Imagine that you find something, and you want to know who it belongs to. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Larisa: Al cui este acesta? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 23. |
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