Learn how to ask "Where are you going?"
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Romanian, Lesson 15 - Where Are You Going? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask where someone is going in Romanian. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the informal way to ask 'Where are you going?' in Romanian. |
| Larisa: [Normal] Unde mergi? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'where' |
| Larisa: [Normal] unde [Slow] unde |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'you go' |
| Larisa: [Normal] mergi [Slow] mergi |
| Michael: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Where are you going?' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Unde mergi? [Normal] Unde mergi? |
| Michael: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'Where are you going?' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Unde mergeți? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'where' |
| Larisa: [Normal] unde [Slow] unde |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'you go' |
| Larisa: [Normal] mergeți [Slow] mergeți |
| Michael: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Where are you going?' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Unde mergeți? [Normal] Unde mergeți? |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning 'I'm going to the supermarket.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Mă duc la supermarket. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Larisa: [Normal] mă [Slow] mă |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'go' |
| Larisa: [Normal] duc [Slow] duc |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'to' |
| Larisa: [Normal] la [Slow] la |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'supermarket' |
| Larisa: [Normal] supermarket [Slow] supermarket |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'I'm going to the supermarket.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Mă duc la supermarket. [Normal] Mă duc la supermarket. |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm going to work.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Mă duc la muncă. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Larisa: [Normal] mă [Slow] mă |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'go' |
| Larisa: [Normal] duc [Slow] duc |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'to' |
| Larisa: [Normal] la [Slow] la |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'work' |
| Larisa: [Normal] muncă [Slow] muncă |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'I'm going to work.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Mă duc la muncă. [Normal] Mă duc la muncă. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Larisa: Romanian people will gladly answer this question, unless they already answered when you ask them ce faci. You can either ask Unde mergi? or Unde te duci?, the latter being more common, especially during informal conversations. |
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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