Learn how to ask someone's age and to say yours
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| Michael: Welcome to 3-Minute Romanian, Lesson 8 - Talking About Your Age |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask someone's age and to say yours in Romanian. |
| Body |
| Michael: Here's the informal way to ask 'How old are you?' in Romanian. |
| Larisa: [Normal] Câți ani ai? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'how many' |
| Larisa: [Normal] câți [Slow] câți |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'years' |
| Larisa: [Normal] ani [Slow] ani |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'you have' |
| Larisa: [Normal] ai [Slow] ai |
| Michael: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Câți ani ai? [Normal] Câți ani ai? |
| Michael: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How old are you?' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Ce vârstă aveți? |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'what' |
| Larisa: [Normal] ce [Slow] ce |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning 'age' |
| Larisa: [Normal] vârstă [Slow] vârstă |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'you have' |
| Larisa: [Normal] aveți [Slow] aveți |
| Michael: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How old are you?' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Ce vârstă aveți? [Normal] Ce vârstă aveți? |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning 'I am 17.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Am 17 ani. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'I have ' |
| Larisa: [Normal] am [Slow] am |
| Michael: Next is the word meaning '17' |
| Larisa: [Normal] 17 [Slow] 17 |
| Michael: Last is the word meaning 'years ' |
| Larisa: [Normal] ani [Slow] ani |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'I am 17.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Am 17 ani. [Normal] Am 17 ani. |
| Michael: Here's a response meaning, 'I prefer not to say.' |
| Larisa: [Normal] Prefer să nu spun. |
| Michael: First is a word meaning 'I prefer' |
| Larisa: [Normal] prefer [Slow] prefer |
| Michael: Last is the phrase meaning 'not to say' |
| Larisa: [Normal] să nu spun [Slow] să nu spun |
| Michael: Listen again to the response, 'I prefer not to say.' |
| Larisa: [Slow] Prefer să nu spun. [Normal] Prefer să nu spun. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Larisa: During a formal conversation, it is considered impolite to ask about someone's age. However, informal conversations allow these types of questions without creating awkward situations. |
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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