Learn the question How much is this in Romanian? and how to answer it
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| Michael: Top 25 Romanian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 25: "How much 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 "How much is this?" In Romanian, this is... |
| Larisa: Ce preț are? |
| Michael: The first word in the question is... |
| Larisa: ce |
| Michael: meaning "what or how" 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: preț |
| Michael: meaning "price" |
| Larisa: (Slow) preț |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: preț |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Larisa: ce preț |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next is... |
| Larisa: are |
| Michael: meaning "is" |
| Larisa: (Slow) are |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: are |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Larisa: Ce preț are? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "What is the price?" |
| Larisa: Cinci zeci de lei. |
| Michael: "Fifty lei." Listen as it’s repeated again slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Larisa: (Slow) Cinci zeci de lei. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Larisa: Cinci zeci |
| Michael: meaning "fifty" |
| Larisa: (Slow) Cinci zeci |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: Cinci zeci |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next is... |
| Larisa: de |
| Michael: meaning "of." |
| Larisa: (Slow) de |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: de |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Next is... |
| Larisa: lei |
| Michael: meaning "lei." |
| Larisa: (Slow) lei |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: lei |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say "Fifty lei." and then repeat. |
| Larisa: Cinci zeci de lei. |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: To give a different price, replace "fifty " with "two hundred and seventy." |
| Larisa: două sute șapte zeci |
| Michael: "two hundred and seventy" |
| Larisa: (slow) două sute șapte zeci (regular) două sute șapte zeci |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "two hundred and seventy." |
| Larisa: Două sute șapte zeci de lei. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same, simply replace "fifty " with "two hundred and seventy." Now say, "Two hundred and seventy lei." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Două sute șapte zeci de lei. |
| Michael: To use a different phrase, replace "two hundred and seventy" with "thousand." |
| Larisa: o mie |
| Michael: "thousand" |
| Larisa: (slow) o mie (regular) o mie |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "thousand." |
| Larisa: O mie de lei. |
| Michael: It’s almost the same, just replace "two hundred and seventy" with "thousand." Now say, "A thousand lei." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: O mie de lei. |
| Michael: For more practice, replace "thousand" with "five." |
| Larisa: cinci |
| Michael: "five" |
| Larisa: (slow) cinci (regular) cinci |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "five." |
| Larisa: Cinci lei. |
| Michael: Here we just replace "thousand" with "five." Say "Five lei." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Cinci lei. |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Romania and someone asks you how much something is. It’s fifty lei. What do you tell them? |
| Larisa: Ce preț are? (five seconds) Cinci zeci de lei. |
| Michael: Now imagine it's five lei. Respond to the question. |
| Larisa: Ce preț are? (five seconds) Cinci lei. |
| Michael: Imagine it's a thousand lei. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Larisa: Ce preț are? (five seconds) O mie de lei. |
| Michael: Now imagine it's two hundred and seventy lei. What would you say? |
| Larisa: Ce preț are? (five seconds) Două sute șapte zeci de lei. |
| Michael: You want to learn how much something is. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Larisa: Ce preț are? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 25. |
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