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Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Romanian, Lesson 20 - Talking about Your Likes In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer affirmatively to questions about your likes in Romanian.
Body
Michael: Here's the way to ask 'Do you like chocolate?' in Romanian.
Larisa: [Normal] Îți place ciocolata?
Michael: First is a word meaning 'you'
Larisa: [Normal] îți [Slow] îți
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'like'
Larisa: [Normal] place [Slow] place
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'chocolate'
Larisa: [Normal] ciocolata [Slow] ciocolata
Michael: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Do you like chocolate?'
Larisa: [Slow] Îți place ciocolata? [Normal] Îți place ciocolata?
Michael: Now, here's the way to ask, 'Do you like sweets?'
Larisa: [Normal] Îți plac dulciurile?
Michael: First is a word meaning 'you'
Larisa: [Normal] îți [Slow] îți
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'like'
Larisa: [Normal] plac [Slow] plac
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'sweets'
Larisa: [Normal] dulciurile [Slow] dulciurile
Michael: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Do you like sweets?'
Larisa: [Slow] Îți plac dulciurile? [Normal] Îți plac dulciurile?
Michael: Here's a response meaning 'Yes I like it.'
Larisa: [Normal] Da, îmi place.
Michael: First is a word meaning 'yes'
Larisa: [Normal] da [Slow] da
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'I'
Larisa: [Normal] îmi [Slow] îmi
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'like'
Larisa: [Normal] place [Slow] place
Michael: Listen again to the response, 'Yes I like it.'
Larisa: [Slow] Da, îmi place. [Normal] Da, îmi place.
Michael: Here's a response meaning, 'Yes I like them.'
Larisa: [Normal] Da, îmi plac.
Michael: First is a word meaning 'yes'
Larisa: [Normal] da [Slow] da
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'I'
Larisa: [Normal] îmi [Slow] îmi
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'like '
Larisa: [Normal] plac [Slow] plac
Michael: Listen again to the response, 'Yes I like them.'
Larisa: [Slow] Da, îmi plac. [Normal] Da, îmi plac.
Cultural Insight
Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Larisa: The affirmative form is expressed by the word da. This answers only affirmative questions and not negative questions. For example: Îți place înghețata? Da, îmi place. And: Nu îți place înghețata? Nu, nu îmi place.

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.

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