Learn how to talk about possession
Now Playing: Lesson Audio
Get a breakdown of the dialogue and translations instantly with the Premium line-by-line Audio. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Get this lesson’s key vocab, their translations and pronunciations. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Unlock Lesson Notes and Transcripts for every single lesson. Sign Up for a Free Lifetime Account and Get 7 Days of Premium Access.
| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Romanian, Lesson 18 - Possession In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about possession in Romanian. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the informal way to ask 'Do you have a pen?' in Romanian. |
| Larisa: [Normal] Ai un pix? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'you have ' |
| Larisa: [Normal] ai [Slow] ai |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'a' |
| Larisa: [Normal] un [Slow] un |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'pen' |
| Larisa: [Normal] pix [Slow] pix |
| Michael: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Do you have a pen?' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Ai un pix? [Normal] Ai un pix? |
| Michael: Ok, now let's see the formal way to ask 'Do you have a pen?' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Aveți un pix? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'you have ' |
| Larisa: [Normal] aveți [Slow] aveți |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'a' |
| Larisa: [Normal] un [Slow] un |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'pen' |
| Larisa: [Normal] pix [Slow] pix |
| Michael: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Do you have a pen?' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Aveți un pix? [Normal] Aveți un pix? |
| Michael: Following is the way to say 'Yes, I have one.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Da, am unul. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'yes' |
| Larisa: [Normal] da [Slow] da |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'I have' |
| Larisa: [Normal] am [Slow] am |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'one' |
| Larisa: [Normal] unul [Slow] unul |
| Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Yes, I have one.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Da, am unul. [Normal] Da, am unul. |
| Michael: Finally is a way to say 'Yes, here you are.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Da, uite. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'yes' |
| Larisa: [Normal] da [Slow] da |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'look' |
| Larisa: [Normal] uite [Slow] uite |
| Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Yes, here you are.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Da, uite. [Normal] Da, uite. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Larisa: When talking about possessions, you can use the pronoun meu, mea for first person singular, masculine or feminine. Be careful when using it, because it has to agree with the noun in case, number and gender. |
Outro |
|---|
| 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. |
Comments
Hide