Learn how to use verbs to describe future events
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Dana: Hi everyone, and welcome back to RomanianPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 13 - Going on an Overseas Trip from Romania. Dana Here. |
| Mihai: Bună. I'm Mihai. |
| Dana: In this lesson, you’ll learn about describing future events with verbs. The conversation takes place at a hotel lobby. |
| Mihai: It's between Masanobu and Andreea. |
| Dana: The speakers are friends; therefore, they will speak informal Romanian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Masanobu: Bine ai venit în Japonia, Andreea! |
| Andreea: Mulțumesc! Sunt atât de încântată! Care sunt planurile? |
| Masanobu: Mai întâi îți voi arăta centrul orașului, apoi vom merge la mare. |
| Andreea: Ce frumos. Apoi? |
| Masanobu: Apoi, a doua zi mergem pe muntele Fuji. |
| Masanobu: În a 3-a (treia) și a 4-a (patra) zi vom merge să vedem florile de cireș sakura. |
| Andreea: De abia aștept! |
| Masanobu: Sper că va fi o excursie plăcută pentru tine. |
| Dana: Listen to the conversation one more time, slowly. |
| Masanobu: Bine ai venit în Japonia, Andreea! |
| Andreea: Mulțumesc! Sunt atât de încântată! Care sunt planurile? |
| Masanobu: Mai întâi îți voi arăta centrul orașului, apoi vom merge la mare. |
| Andreea: Ce frumos. Apoi? |
| Masanobu: Apoi, a doua zi mergem pe muntele Fuji. |
| Masanobu: În a 3-a (treia) și a 4-a (patra) zi vom merge să vedem florile de cireș sakura. |
| Andreea: De abia aștept! |
| Masanobu: Sper că va fi o excursie plăcută pentru tine. |
| Dana: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Masanobu: Welcome to Japan, Andreea! |
| Andreea: Thank you! I’m so excited! What are the plans? |
| Masanobu: First, I’ll show you the center of the city, then we will go to the seaside. |
| Andreea: So nice! Then? |
| Masanobu: Then, on the second day, we will go to Mount Fuji. |
| Masanobu: On the 3rd and 4th day, we’ll go see the cherry blossoms. |
| Andreea: I can't wait! |
| Masanobu: I hope it will be a great trip for you. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Dana: Do many Romanians travel abroad? |
| Mihai: Since 1989, when Romania revoluted against communism, Romanians have discovered the joy of traveling. |
| Dana: So the number of people who travel has increased? |
| Mihai: Right. Romanians usually travel once a year, during a break from work. |
| Dana: What are popular travel destinations for Romanians? |
| Mihai: Places like Bulgaria, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Hungary, Austria, UK, Germany and France. |
| Dana: Do people travel for work purposes much? |
| Mihai: Yeah, that has increased too. Sometimes people are sent to headquarters abroad. |
| Dana: I’ve heard that many Romanians have started to live abroad now, too. |
| Mihai: That’s right. There’s about 3.4 million Romanians living abroad. |
| Dana: So you can encounter Romanians anywhere? |
| Mihai: Yeah, you can! |
| Dana: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Dana: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Mihai: a veni [natural native speed] |
| Dana: to come |
| Mihai: a veni[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: a veni [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: încântat [natural native speed] |
| Dana: excited |
| Mihai: încântat[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: încântat [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: plan [natural native speed] |
| Dana: plan |
| Mihai: plan[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: plan [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: întâi [natural native speed] |
| Dana: first |
| Mihai: întâi[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: întâi [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: mare [natural native speed] |
| Dana: sea |
| Mihai: mare[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: mare [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: munte [natural native speed] |
| Dana: mountain |
| Mihai: munte[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: munte [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: floare [natural native speed] |
| Dana: flower |
| Mihai: floare[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: floare [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: cireș [natural native speed] |
| Dana: cherry tree |
| Mihai: cireș[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: cireș [natural native speed] |
| Dana: And lastly.. |
| Mihai: a spera [natural native speed] |
| Dana: to hope |
| Mihai: a spera[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: a spera [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Dana: Let's have a closer look at some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Mihai: Bine ai venit! |
| Dana: Meaning "Welcome!" |
| Dana: This is an imperative sentence. |
| Mihai: It’s formed from the positive form of bine. |
| Dana: Meaning “well.” |
| Mihai: And the second person singular of the verb a veni |
| Dana: Which means “to come.” So altogether, it translates literally to “well, you came.” |
| Mihai: Bine ai venit! is the most common expression to welcome someone visiting you. |
| Dana: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Mihai: Sure. For example, you can say.. Bine ai venit în grădina mea! |
| Dana: ..which means "Welcome to my garden!" |
| Dana: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Mihai: Sper că... |
| Dana: Meaning "I hope that..." |
| Mihai: This is formed from the verb a spera, "to hope," and the conjunction că. |
| Dana: Meaning “that.” So, the phrase translates literally to “I hope that.” |
| Mihai: You can use it to talk about your expectations towards certain situations. |
| Dana: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Mihai: Sure. For example, you can say.. Sper că prindem trenul. |
| Dana: .. which means "I hope we catch the train." |
| Dana: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Dana: In this lesson, you'll learn about describing future events using verbs. |
| Dana: We use the future tense to talk about actions that will happen later. How do we use the future tense in Romanian? |
| Mihai: There are several ways. The most common is called the literary future, which uses the auxiliary verb a voi. |
| Dana: This means “will.” You use that with the infinitive of the verb to conjugate. |
| Mihai: For example, Eu voi pleca la munte. |
| Dana: “I will go to the mountains.” What are the other ways of expressing the future? |
| Mihai: You can use o plus the conjunctive of the verb to conjugate. For example, O să merg la mare. |
| Dana: “I will go to the seaside.” You can also use the indicative present of “to have” plus the conjunctive of the verb to conjugate. |
| Mihai: “To have” is a avea. An example is Am să merg mâine cu tine. |
| Dana: “I will go tomorrow with you.” Another way is the verb “to follow” in the third person indicative present, plus the conjunctive of the verb to conjugate |
| Mihai: “To follow” is a urma. An example is Urmează să meargă în Japonia în curând.” |
| Dana: “He is going to go to Japan soon.” Now, how do we make the simple future tense. |
| Mihai: You use the auxiliary verb a voi, meaning “will” plus the infinitive of the verb to conjugate. |
| Dana: Let’s hear some example sentences. |
| Mihai: Când veți ajunge la muntele Fuji, să faceți o poză și pentru noi. |
| Dana: “When you get to Mount Fuji, take a picture for us too.” |
| Mihai: Cred că vom avea mai mult timp de povești dacă plecăm cu avionul de 9. |
| Dana: “I think we will have more time to chat if we leave on the 9 o’clock airplane.” |
| Mihai: Vă vom aștepta în gară la Brașov. |
| Dana: “We will wait for you at the central station in Brasov.” |
| Mihai: We can use verbs of frequency in the simple future tense to add extra connotation to the sentences. |
| Dana: For example, they can express certainty. |
| Mihai: Such as Sigur va ploua. |
| Dana: “It will surely rain.” Or doubt, when asking a question. |
| Mihai: Veți ajunge la timp pentru concert? |
| Dana: “Will you arrive in time for the concert?” |
Outro |
| Dana: 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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