Learn the question Have you been to Bucharest? in Romanian and how to answer it
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| Michael: Top 25 Romanian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 24: "Have you been to Bucharest?" 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 "Have you been to Bucharest?" In Romanian, this is... |
| Larisa: Ai fost în București? |
| Michael: The first word in the question is... |
| Larisa: ai |
| Michael: meaning "you have" in English. |
| Larisa: (Slow) ai |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Larisa: ai |
| {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: fost |
| Michael: meaning "been" |
| Larisa: (Slow) fost |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: fost |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Larisa: ai fost |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next is... |
| Larisa: în |
| Michael: meaning "in" |
| Larisa: (Slow) în |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: în |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Larisa: ai fost în |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Next is... |
| Larisa: București |
| Michael: meaning "Bucharest" |
| Larisa: (Slow) București |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: București |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Larisa: Ai fost în București? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Have you been to Bucharest?" |
| Larisa: Da, am fost acolo de două ori. |
| Michael: "Yes, I've been there twice." Listen as it’s repeated again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Larisa: (Slow) Da, am fost acolo de două ori. |
| {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: am |
| Michael: meaning "I." |
| Larisa: (Slow) am |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: am |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next is... |
| Larisa: fost |
| Michael: meaning "been." |
| Larisa: (Slow) fost |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: fost |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Next is... |
| Larisa: acolo |
| Michael: meaning "there." |
| Larisa: (Slow) acolo |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: acolo |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next is... |
| Larisa: de două ori |
| Michael: which is "twice." |
| Larisa: (Slow) de două ori |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: de două ori |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say "Yes, I've been there twice." and then repeat. |
| Larisa: Da, am fost acolo de două ori. |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: To expand on the pattern, replace "twice" with "many times." |
| Larisa: de multe ori |
| Michael: "many times" |
| Larisa: (slow) de multe ori (regular) de multe ori |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "many times." |
| Larisa: Da, am fost acolo de multe ori. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same, simply replace "twice" with "many times." Now say, "Yes, I've been there many times." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Da, am fost acolo de multe ori. |
| Michael: To give a different answer, replace "many times" with "once." |
| Larisa: o singură dată |
| Michael: "once" |
| Larisa: (slow) o singură dată (regular) o singură dată |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "once." |
| Larisa: Da, am fost acolo o singură dată. |
| Michael: It’s almost the same, just replace "many times" with "once." Now say, "Yes, I've been there once." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Da, am fost acolo o singură dată. |
| Michael: For more practice, replace "once" with "several times." |
| Larisa: de câteva ori |
| Michael: "several times" |
| Larisa: (slow) de câteva ori (regular) de câteva ori |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "several times." |
| Larisa: Da, am fost acolo de câteva ori. |
| Michael: Here we just replace "once" with "several times." Now say "Yes, I've been there several times." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Da, am fost acolo de câteva ori. |
| Michael: To say "no" in a simple way, just say |
| Larisa: Nu, nu am fost. |
| Michael: Which is like saying "No, I haven’t" in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Larisa: (Slowly) Nu, nu am fost. |
| Michael: And one more time at normal speed. |
| Larisa: Nu, nu am fost. |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Romania and a stranger asks you if you have visited Bucharest. You want to answer that you’ve been there twice. What would you say? |
| Larisa: Ai fost în București? (five seconds) Da, am fost acolo de două ori. |
| Michael: Now you want to say yes, you’ve visited several times. Respond to the question. |
| Larisa: Ai fost în București? (five seconds) Da, am fost acolo de câteva ori. |
| Michael: You want to say yes, you’ve visited once. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Larisa: Ai fost în București? (five seconds) Da, am fost acolo o singură dată. |
| Michael: You want to answer that you’ve visited many times. How would you answer? |
| Larisa: Ai fost în București? (five seconds) Da, am fost acolo de multe ori. |
| Michael: You want to ask someone if they’ve visited Bucharest. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Larisa: Ai fost în București? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Larisa: Ai fost în București? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 24. |
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