Learn how to ask "Do you speak English?"
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Romanian, Lesson 7 - Do You Speak English? |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question Do you speak English? in Romanian. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the formal way to ask 'Do you speak English?' in Romanian. |
| Larisa: [Normal] Vorbiți limba engleză? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'do you speak' |
| Larisa: [Normal] vorbiți [Slow] vorbiți |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'language' |
| Larisa: [Normal] limba [Slow] limba |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'English' |
| Larisa: [Normal] engleză [Slow] engleză |
| Michael: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Do you speak English?' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Vorbiți limba engleză? [Normal] Vorbiți limba engleză? |
| Michael: Here's the informal way to ask, 'Do you speak English?' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Vorbești engleză? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'do you speak' |
| Larisa: [Normal] vorbești [Slow] vorbești |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'English' |
| Larisa: [Normal] engleză [Slow] engleză |
| Michael: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Do you speak English?' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Vorbești engleză? [Normal] Vorbești engleză? |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning 'Yes, I speak English.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Da, vorbesc limba engleză. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'yes' |
| Larisa: [Normal] da [Slow] da |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'I speak' |
| Larisa: [Normal] vorbesc [Slow] vorbesc |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'language' |
| Larisa: [Normal] limba [Slow] limba |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'English' |
| Larisa: [Normal] engleză [Slow] engleză |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'Yes, I speak English.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Da, vorbesc limba engleză. [Normal] Da, vorbesc limba engleză. |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning, 'No, I don't speak English.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Nu, nu vorbesc limba engleză. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'no' |
| Larisa: [Normal] nu [Slow] nu |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'I don't speak' |
| Larisa: [Normal] nu vorbesc [Slow] nu vorbesc |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'language' |
| Larisa: [Normal] limba [Slow] limba |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'English' |
| Larisa: [Normal] engleză [Slow] engleză |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'No, I don't speak English.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Nu, nu vorbesc limba engleză. [Normal] Nu, nu vorbesc limba engleză. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Larisa: Most Romanian people do speak English, which is taught in school from first grade, while some children learn English from kindergarten. |
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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