Learn how to use the verbs "like" and "love"
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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 |
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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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