Learn how to say "not" and "don't have"
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Romanian, Lesson 19 - Using Negation In this lesson, you’ll learn how to state essential negative statements in Romanian. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the way to say 'I don't have a pen' in Romanian. |
| Larisa: [Normal] Nu am un pix. |
| Michael: First is a phrase meaning 'I don't have' |
| Larisa: [Normal] nu am [Slow] nu am |
| 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 phrase meaning 'I don't have a pen.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Nu am un pix. [Normal] Nu am un pix. |
| Michael: Ok, now let's see the way to say 'I don't have time.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Nu am timp. |
| Michael: First is a phrase meaning 'I don't have' |
| Larisa: [Normal] nu am [Slow] nu am |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'time' |
| Larisa: [Normal] timp [Slow] timp |
| Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't have time.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Nu am timp. [Normal] Nu am timp. |
| Michael: Following is the way to say 'I don't know.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Nu știu. |
| Michael: This expression is one simple phrase meaning 'I don't know' |
| Larisa: [Normal] nu știu [Slow] nu știu |
| Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't know.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Nu știu. [Normal] Nu știu. |
| Michael: Finally is a way to say 'I don't understand.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Nu înțeleg. |
| Michael: Again, this expression is one simple phrase meaning 'I don't understand' |
| Larisa: [Normal] nu înțeleg [Slow] nu înțeleg |
| Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't understand.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Nu înțeleg. [Normal] Nu înțeleg. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Larisa: In Romania, the negation is expressed by nu. Unlike English, Romanian requires a double negation when using the word "nothing", "never", "no one", etc. It is essential to say it this manner: Nu știu nimic. Because Eu știu nimic, the literal translation of “I know nothing,” is incorrect. |
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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