Learn the question Do you speak Romanian? and how to answer it
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| Michael: Top 25 Romanian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 5: "Do you speak Romanian?" 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 "Do you speak Romanian?" In Romanian this is... |
| Larisa: Tu vorbești limba română? |
| Michael: The first word of this question is... |
| Larisa: tu |
| Michael: meaning "you" in English. |
| Larisa: (Slow) tu |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Larisa: tu |
| {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: vorbești |
| Michael: meaning "speak" |
| Larisa: (Slow) vorbești |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: vorbești |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Larisa: tu vorbești |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And last is... |
| Larisa: limba română |
| Michael: meaning "Romanian language" |
| Larisa: (Slow) limba română |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: limba română |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Larisa: Tu vorbești limba română? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: You'll hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "Do you speak Romanian?" |
| Larisa: Da, un pic. |
| Michael: "Yes, a bit." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Larisa: (Slow) Da, un pic. |
| {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: Then it’s... |
| Larisa: un pic |
| Michael: meaning "a bit." |
| Larisa: (Slow) un pic |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: un pic |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say "Yes, a bit." and then repeat. |
| Larisa: Da, un pic. |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: To use a different phrase, let’s replace "a bit" with "fluently." |
| Larisa: fluent |
| Michael: "fluently" |
| Larisa: (slow) fluent (regular) fluent |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "fluently." |
| Larisa: Da, fluent. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same, we just replace "a bit" with "fluently." Now say "Yes, fluently." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Da, fluent. |
| Michael: For more practice, replace "fluently" with "I speak Romanian." |
| Larisa: eu vorbesc limba română |
| Michael: "I speak Romanian" |
| Larisa: (slow) eu vorbesc limba română (regular) eu vorbesc limba română |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "I speak Romanian." |
| Larisa: Da, eu vorbesc limba română. |
| Michael: Again, it mostly stays the same. Simply replace "fluently" with "I speak Romanian." Now say, "Yes, I speak Romanian." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Da, eu vorbesc limba română. |
| Michael: Now let’s replace "I speak Romanian" with "a tiny bit." |
| Larisa: foarte puțin |
| Michael: "a tiny bit" |
| Larisa: (slow) foarte puțin (regular) foarte puțin |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "a tiny bit." |
| Larisa: Da, foarte puțin. |
| Michael: Here we simply replaced "I speak Romanian" with "a tiny bit." Now say "Yes, a tiny bit." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Da, foarte puțin. |
| Michael: To say "no" in a simple way, just say |
| Larisa: Nu, nu vorbesc. |
| Michael: This is like saying "No, I don't" in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Larisa: (Slow) Nu, nu vorbesc. |
| Michael: And one more time at normal speed. |
| Larisa: Nu, nu vorbesc. |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Romania and someone asks you if you speak Romanian. You want to answer that you speak a bit. Respond to the question. |
| Larisa: Tu vorbești limba română? (five seconds) Da, un pic. |
| Michael: Now you want to answer that you speak a tiny bit. How would you respond? |
| Larisa: Tu vorbești limba română? (five seconds) Da, foarte puțin. |
| Michael: You want to answer that you speak Romanian. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Larisa: Tu vorbești limba română? (five seconds) Da, eu vorbesc limba română. |
| Michael: Now you want to answer that you speak fluently. How will you respond? |
| Larisa: Tu vorbești limba română? (five seconds) Da, fluent. |
| Michael: Now you want to ask someone if they speak Romanian. Ask them the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Larisa: Tu vorbești limba română? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Larisa: Tu vorbești limba română? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 5. |
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