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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to RomanianPod101.com. This is Absolute Beginner Season 1 Lesson 25 - Being a Good Samaritan in Romania. Becky here. |
| Mihai: Bună. I'm Mihai. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn language for urgent situations. The conversation takes place downtown. |
| Mihai: It's between a man on the street and Masanobu. |
| Becky: The speakers are strangers; therefore, they’ll speak both formal and informal Romanian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Om pe stradă: Ajutor! |
| Masanobu: Sunteți în regulă, domnule? |
| Om pe stradă: Nu mă simt bine. |
| Masanobu: Chem ambulanța imediat. |
| Om pe stradă: Mulțumesc mult, tinere. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Om pe stradă: Ajutor! |
| Masanobu: Sunteți în regulă, domnule? |
| Om pe stradă: Nu mă simt bine. |
| Masanobu: Chem ambulanța imediat. |
| Om pe stradă: Mulțumesc mult, tinere. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Man on the street: Help! |
| Masanobu: Are you alright, sir? |
| Man on the street: I don't feel well. |
| Masanobu: I'm calling the ambulance right away. |
| Man on the street: Thank you so much, young man. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: That was good of Masanobu to help that stranger. |
| Mihai: Yeah, I hope he’s okay. |
| Becky: Me too! Hopefully it wasn’t anything serious. |
| Mihai: Thankfully, Romanians are pretty friendly and open, even with strangers. |
| Becky: Oh, so if you need help you’re likely to find it? |
| Mihai: Yes. Most Romanians will help if they see an accident. |
| Becky: Is that true even in places like Bucharest? |
| Mihai: People in the big cities like Bucharest might be more hesitant than people in rural places. |
| Becky: So if you see an accident in Romania, you should help! |
| Mihai: Yes, but be careful with some road accidents. |
| Becky: Why’s that? |
| Mihai: There have been reports recently of cars broken down on the side of the road, only for it to be a trick so somebody can steal your car or valuables. |
| Becky: Thanks for the warning! Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Becky: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Mihai: regulă [natural native speed] |
| Becky: rule, normality |
| Mihai: regulă [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: regulă [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Mihai: domn [natural native speed] |
| Becky: sir, mister |
| Mihai: domn [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: domn [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Mihai: a chema [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to call |
| Mihai: a chema [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: a chema [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Mihai: ambulanță [natural native speed] |
| Becky: ambulance |
| Mihai: ambulanță [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: ambulanță [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have... |
| Mihai: imediat [natural native speed] |
| Becky: right away |
| Mihai: imediat [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: imediat [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And last... |
| Mihai: tânăr [natural native speed] |
| Becky: young man |
| Mihai: tânăr [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: tânăr [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: în regulă |
| Becky: meaning "all right." Can you help explain this phrase, Mihai? |
| Mihai: Sure. În is Romanian for "in," and regulă means "rule." |
| Becky: It literally means “in rule.” |
| Mihai: If everything is “in rule,” then it’s “all right.” |
| Becky: You can use this to say that something or someone is in a good state. |
| Mihai: You can use this in both formal and informal situations, although it’s slightly formal. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Mihai: Sure. For example, you can say, Mulțumesc, totul este în regulă. |
| Becky: ...which means "Thank you, everything is all right." |
| Becky: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Mihai: Nu mă simt bine. |
| Becky: meaning "I don't feel well." Can you break this expression down for us? |
| Mihai: Nu is "no," and mă means "myself." |
| Becky: That’s in accusative case. |
| Mihai: simt is the first person singular of a simți, meaning “to feel.” Finally, bine means “good.” |
| Becky: We saw that last word in lesson 24. |
| Mihai: You can use this to say that you don’t feel well. |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this expression? |
| Mihai: Sure. For example, you can say, Stau acasă astăzi pentru că nu mă simt bine. |
| Becky: ...which means "I'm staying home today because I don't feel well." |
| Becky: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn language for urgent situations. |
| Becky: Let’s look at a few specific situations. First, how do we call for help when there’s a fire? |
| Mihai: Well first, the basic cry for help is Alo! |
| Becky: This is “help!” |
| Mihai: Then you can say Este un incendiu. |
| Becky: “There is a fire.” |
| Mihai: Or simply Foc! |
| Becky: “Fire!” |
| Mihai: Another useful phrase is Vă rog să chemați pompierii. |
| Becky: “Please call the firemen.” Now, what should we say when we witness an accident? |
| Mihai: Chemați ambulanța acum! |
| Becky: “Call the ambulance now!” |
| Mihai: You might also need to ask for poliția. |
| Becky: “Police.” If you’ve called the police, you’ll probably need to describe the accident. |
| Mihai: If it’s a traffic accident, then you might need words like mașină. |
| Becky: “Car.” |
| Mihai: And tir. |
| Becky: “Truck.” |
| Mihai: So you can say O mașină s-a lovit cu un tir. |
| Becky: “A car hit a truck.” |
| Mihai: And hopefully, Nu sunt răniți. |
| Becky: “There are no injuries.” |
Outro |
| Becky: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you in another series! Bye! |
| Mihai: La revedere. |
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