Learn how to ask and answer the question "What are you doing?"
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Romanian, Lesson 12 - Asking What Someone is Doing |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question What are you doing? in Romanian. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the informal way to ask 'What are you doing?' in Romanian. |
| Larisa: [Normal] Ce faci? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'what' |
| Larisa: [Normal] ce [Slow] ce |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'are you doing' |
| Larisa: [Normal] faci [Slow] faci |
| Michael: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'What are you doing?' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Ce faci? [Normal] Ce faci? |
| Michael: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'What are you doing?' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Ce faceți? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'what' |
| Larisa: [Normal] ce [Slow] ce |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'are you doing' |
| Larisa: [Normal] faceți [Slow] faceți |
| Michael: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'What are you doing?' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Ce faceți? [Normal] Ce faceți? |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning 'I am studying.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Învăț. |
| Michael: This expression has only one word meaning 'I am studying' |
| Larisa: [Normal] învăț [Slow] învăț |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'I am studying.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Învăț. [Normal] Învăț. |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm doing nothing special.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Nu fac nimic special. |
| Michael: First is a phrase meaning 'I'm not doing' |
| Larisa: [Normal] nu fac [Slow] nu fac |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'nothing' |
| Larisa: [Normal] nimic [Slow] nimic |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'special' |
| Larisa: [Normal] special [Slow] special |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'I'm doing nothing special.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Nu fac nimic special. [Normal] Nu fac nimic special. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Larisa: We ask 'what are you doing' in the same way as 'how are you,' ; by saying ce faci. Romanian people are sociable, easy going people, so you will more than likely receive a detailed answer. |
Outro |
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| Michael: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Larisa: La revedere. |
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