Learn how to ask "Why?"
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Romanian, Lesson 17 - Why? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer why in Romanian. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the way to ask 'Why are you late?' in Romanian. |
| Larisa: [Normal] De ce ai întârziat? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'why' |
| Larisa: [Normal] de ce [Slow] de ce |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Larisa: [Normal] ai [Slow] ai |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'late' |
| Larisa: [Normal] întârziat [Slow] întârziat |
| Michael: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Why are you late?' |
| Larisa: [Slow] De ce ai întârziat? [Normal] De ce ai întârziat? |
| Michael: Now, here's a response meaning 'I missed the train.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Am pierdut trenul. |
| Michael: First is a phrase meaning 'I missed' |
| Larisa: [Normal] am pierdut [Slow] am pierdut |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'the train' |
| Larisa: [Normal] trenul [Slow] trenul |
| Michael: Listen again to the response meaning 'I missed the train.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Am pierdut trenul. [Normal] Am pierdut trenul. |
| Michael: Here's the way to ask, 'Why do you leave so early?' |
| Larisa: [Normal] De ce pleci așa devreme? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'why' |
| Larisa: [Normal] de ce [Slow] de ce |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'you leave' |
| Larisa: [Normal] pleci [Slow] pleci |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'so' |
| Larisa: [Normal] așa [Slow] așa |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'early' |
| Larisa: [Normal] devreme [Slow] devreme |
| Michael: Listen again to the question, 'Why do you leave so early?' |
| Larisa: [Slow] De ce pleci așa devreme? [Normal] De ce pleci așa devreme? |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning, 'To not miss the train.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Ca să nu pierd trenul. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'as to' |
| Larisa: [Normal] ca [Slow] ca |
| Michael: Next is the phrase meaning 'not to miss' |
| Larisa: [Normal] să nu pierd [Slow] să nu pierd |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'the train' |
| Larisa: [Normal] trenul [Slow] trenul |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'To not miss the train.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Ca să nu pierd trenul. [Normal] Ca să nu pierd trenul. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Larisa: De ce is the essential question and as Romanian people are very curious, you might be asked this question often. Do not worry though, if you feel uncomfortable at some point, you do not have to answer. People are eager to have longer conversations and that is one of the main reasons this question is that common in this country. |
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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