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Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Romanian, Lesson 24 - Offering an Invitation In this lesson, you’ll learn how to invite someone out in Romanian.
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Michael: Here's the informal way to ask 'Do you have plans on Friday night?' in Romanian.
Larisa: [Normal] Ai planuri vineri seară?
Michael: First is a word meaning 'you have'
Larisa: [Normal] ai [Slow] ai
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'plans'
Larisa: [Normal] planuri [Slow] planuri
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'Friday'
Larisa: [Normal] vineri [Slow] vineri
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'night'
Larisa: [Normal] seară [Slow] seară
Michael: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Do you have plans on Friday night?'
Larisa: [Slow] Ai planuri vineri seară? [Normal] Ai planuri vineri seară?
Michael: Ok, now let's see the formal way to ask 'Do you have plans on Friday night?'
Larisa: [Normal] Aveți planuri vineri seară?
Michael: First is a word meaning 'you have'
Larisa: [Normal] aveți [Slow] aveți
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'plans'
Larisa: [Normal] planuri [Slow] planuri
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'Friday'
Larisa: [Normal] vineri [Slow] vineri
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'night'
Larisa: [Normal] seară [Slow] seară
Michael: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Do you have plans on Friday night?'
Larisa: [Slow] Aveți planuri vineri seară? [Normal] Aveți planuri vineri seară?
Michael: Following is the way to say 'I'm going to the movies.'
Larisa: [Normal] Mă duc la film.
Michael: First is a word meaning 'I'
Larisa: [Normal] mă [Slow] mă
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'go'
Larisa: [Normal] duc [Slow] duc
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'to'
Larisa: [Normal] la [Slow] la
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'movie'
Larisa: [Normal] film [Slow] film
Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm going to the movies.'
Larisa: [Slow] Mă duc la film. [Normal] Mă duc la film.
Michael: Finally is an informal way to ask 'Will you join?'
Larisa: [Normal] Vii și tu?
Michael: First is a word meaning 'come'
Larisa: [Normal] vii [Slow] vii
Michael: Next is the word meaning 'and'
Larisa: [Normal] și [Slow] și
Michael: Last is the word meaning 'you'
Larisa: [Normal] tu [Slow] tu
Michael: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Will you join?'
Larisa: [Slow] Vii și tu? [Normal] Vii și tu?
Cultural Insight
Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Larisa: There are various ways of asking someone out in Romanian. There isn't a standard invitation, just be careful if it is formal or informal. Usually, the verb a vrea is present in the question, such as: Vrei să mergem la film, în seara asta?

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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