Learn how to apologize yourself and say that you didn't do it on purpose or you are sorry
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Romanian, Lesson 5 - Making Apologies |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologize and say that you didn't do it on purpose or you are sorry in Romanian. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the informal way to say 'Excuse me.' in Romanian. |
| Larisa: [Normal] Scuză-mă. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'excuse' |
| Larisa: [Normal] scuză [Slow] scuză |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'me' |
| Larisa: [Normal] mă [Slow] mă |
| Michael: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Excuse me.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Scuză-mă. [Normal] Scuză-mă. |
| Michael: Ok, now let's hear the formal way to say 'Excuse me.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Scuzați-mă. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'excuse' |
| Larisa: [Normal] scuzați [Slow] scuzați |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'me' |
| Larisa: [Normal] mă [Slow] mă |
| Michael: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Excuse me.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Scuzați-mă. [Normal] Scuzați-mă. |
| Michael: Let’s focus on the way to say 'I didn't mean it.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Nu a fost cu intenție. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'not' |
| Larisa: [Normal] nu [Slow] nu |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'was' |
| Larisa: [Normal] a fost [Slow] a fost |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'with' |
| Larisa: [Normal] cu [Slow] cu |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'purpose' |
| Larisa: [Normal] intenție [Slow] intenție |
| Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I didn't mean it.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Nu a fost cu intenție. [Normal] Nu a fost cu intenție. |
| Michael: Finally is a way to say 'I'm sorry.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Îmi pare rău. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Larisa: [Normal] îmi [Slow] îmi |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'seems' |
| Larisa: [Normal] pare [Slow] pare |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'bad' |
| Larisa: [Normal] rău [Slow] rău |
| Michael: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm sorry.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Îmi pare rău. [Normal] Îmi pare rău. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Larisa: In Romania, people do apologize to each other, the most common form is scuze, which is informal, while the formal form is scuzați-mă. There are also other forms that can be used for formal and informal, such as Îmi cer scuze, or îmi pare rău. |
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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