Learn how to greet someone when you arrive and when you part
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Romanian, Lesson 2 - Greetings |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to greet someone when you arrive and when you leave in Romanian. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi.' in Romanian. |
| Larisa: [Normal] Bună. |
| Michael: This expression has only one word meaning 'Hi.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] bună [Slow] bună |
| Michael: Listen again to the informal way to say 'Hi.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Bună. [Normal] Bună. |
| Michael: Ok, now let's see the formal way to say 'Good day.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Bună ziua. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'good' |
| Larisa: [Normal] bună [Slow] bună |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'day' |
| Larisa: [Normal] ziua [Slow] ziua |
| Michael: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Bună ziua. [Normal] Bună ziua. |
| Michael: Following is the informal way to say 'See you.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Pe curând. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'on' |
| Larisa: [Normal] pe [Slow] pe |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'soon' |
| Larisa: [Normal] curând [Slow] curând |
| Michael: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'See you.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Pe curând. [Normal] Pe curând. |
| Michael: Finally is a formal way to say 'Goodbye.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] La revedere. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'to' |
| Larisa: [Normal] la [Slow] la |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'seeing again' |
| Larisa: [Normal] revedere [Slow] revedere |
| Michael: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Goodbye.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] La revedere. [Normal] La revedere. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Larisa: In Romania, all men shake hands when they greet each other, regardless of age. If they are close friends, women hug each other. Otherwise, a simple form of greeting would be enough. |
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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