Learn adjectives used to describe people's physical features
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to RomanianPod101.com This is Absolute Beginner Season 1 Lesson 23 - Have You Met My Romanian Feline Friend? Becky here. |
| Mihai: Bună. I'm Mihai. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to describe people’s physical features using adjectives. The conversation takes place at a house. |
| Mihai: It's between Masanobu and Mihai. |
| Becky: The speakers are friends; therefore, they’ll speak informal Romanian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Masanobu: Tu îl știi pe colegul meu de cameră? |
| Mihai: Hmm, nu îmi amintesc. |
| Masanobu: Este roșcat, scund și grăsuț. |
| Mihai: Acum sunt sigur că nu îl cunosc. |
| Masanobu: Este motanul meu. Are doar doi ani. |
| Mihai: Pare de treabă. Vreau să îl cunosc. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Masanobu: Tu îl știi pe colegul meu de cameră? |
| Mihai: Hmm, nu îmi amintesc. |
| Masanobu: Este roșcat, scund și grăsuț. |
| Mihai: Acum sunt sigur că nu îl cunosc. |
| Masanobu: Este motanul meu. Are doar doi ani. |
| Mihai: Pare de treabă. Vreau să îl cunosc. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Masanobu: Do you know my roommate? |
| Mihai: Hmm, I don't remember. |
| Masanobu: He's red-haired, short, and plump. |
| Mihai: Now I'm sure I don't know him. |
| Masanobu: It's my tomcat. He is only 2 years old. |
| Mihai: He seems nice. I want to get to know him. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: Ah, I actually thought Masanobu was talking about a person! |
| Mihai: Me too! Although the description did seem a little rude. |
| Becky: Right? I guess that pets can be considered housemates and friends. |
| Mihai: Definitely! It’s normal in Romania to introduce your friends to other friends, especially if they’re human friends! |
| Becky: That’s nice - that way, people’s circles of friends can expand. |
| Mihai: Yes. It’s fine to take friends or partners to parties too, unless they’re formal business events. |
| Becky: How do you greet someone that you’re meeting for the first time? |
| Mihai: The most common way is with a firm handshake. |
| Becky: Is that just for men? |
| Mihai: No, everyone can give a firm, but not crushing, handshake. |
| Becky: Do people greet each other with kisses at all? |
| Mihai: Hugs and cheek kissing are more friendly ways of greeting. Basically, hand shaking is the most formal, then cheek kissing, and hugs are the most informal. |
| Becky: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Becky: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Mihai: coleg [natural native speed] |
| Becky: colleague, peer, mate |
| Mihai: coleg[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: coleg [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Mihai: cameră [natural native speed] |
| Becky: room |
| Mihai: cameră[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: cameră [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Mihai: a își aminti [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to remember |
| Mihai: a își aminti[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: a își aminti [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Mihai: roșcat [natural native speed] |
| Becky: red-haired |
| Mihai: roșcat[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: roșcat [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Mihai: scund [natural native speed] |
| Becky: short |
| Mihai: scund[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: scund [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Mihai: acum [natural native speed] |
| Becky: now |
| Mihai: acum[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: acum [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Mihai: motan [natural native speed] |
| Becky: tomcat |
| Mihai: motan[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: motan [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Mihai: a părea [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to seem |
| Mihai: a părea[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: a părea [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And lastly... |
| Mihai: treabă [natural native speed] |
| Becky: work |
| Mihai: treabă[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: treabă [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Becky: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first phrase is... |
| Mihai: Sunt sigur că... |
| Becky: meaning "I am sure that..." Can you explain the words in this phrase, please? |
| Mihai: Sure. Sunt is the first person singular of a fi, meaning "to be." Sigur is an adjective. |
| Becky: It means “sure.” |
| Mihai: And finally is că, which means “that.” |
| Becky: You can use this phrase to say that you’re certain about a fact. |
| Mihai: You can use this in any situation where you’re sure. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Mihai: Sure. For example, you can say, Sunt sigur că ea ajunge cu bine. |
| Becky: ...which means "I'm sure she'll arrive safely." |
| Becky: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Mihai: de treabă |
| Becky: meaning "nice." Can you explain this phrase for us? |
| Mihai: de means "of," and treabă means "job" or "business." |
| Becky: So it literally means “of job.” Is this an idiom? |
| Mihai: Yes, it is. You can use de treabă to talk about a person being nice. |
| Becky: When do you use this expression? |
| Mihai: You can use it in daily conversation; just remember that it refers to people. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this idiom? |
| Mihai: Sure. For example, you can say, Tatăl tău este de treabă. |
| Becky: ...which means "Your father is nice." |
| Becky: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn about describing the physical features of people with adjectives. |
| Becky: This can be quite important and something you may need to do or understand quite often. |
| Mihai: That’s right. So the first thing we’ll look at is hair color. |
| Becky: Let’s check some vocabulary for hair color. How do we say “blonde?” |
| Mihai: blond. We can use roșcat for “red” and brunet for “dark.” |
| Becky: How do we use these in a sentence? |
| Mihai: El are părul șaten. |
| Becky: “His hair is brown.” |
| Mihai: Ea are părul blond. |
| Becky: ”She has blond hair.” Another important way to describe people is by their height. |
| Mihai: We can say înalt or înaltă for “tall.” |
| Becky: How do we say “short?” |
| Mihai: scund or scundă. |
| Becky: And again, let’s hear these adjectives in some sentences. |
| Mihai: Ea este foarte înaltă. |
| Becky: “She is very tall.” |
| Mihai: El este foarte scund. |
| Becky: “He is very short.” Next, we’ll look at body types and weight. |
| Mihai: We can use slab or slabă for “skinny," and sveltă for “thin.” |
| Becky: How do we say “fat?” |
| Mihai: grasă is “fat," and grăsuță is “plump.” |
| Becky: Is it okay to use these words to describe people? |
| Mihai: Like any other language, you have to be careful and be respectful if you use these words! |
| Becky: How do we use these words in a sentence? |
| Mihai: By saying El are o constituție.. or Ea are o constituție... |
| Becky: “He has a… body,” and “She has a… body.” |
Outro |
| Becky: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Mihai: La revedere. |
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