Learn how to express emotions
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Dana: Hi everyone, and welcome back to RomanianPod101.com This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 19 - Getting Emotional in Romania. Dana Here. |
| Mihai: Bună. I'm Mihai. |
| Dana: In this lesson, you’ll learn about expressing emotions. The conversation takes place at the bus station. |
| 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: Te-ai supărat pe mine pentru că ți-am băut cafeaua? |
| Andreea: Nu. Sunt supărată pentru că ai vorbit toată ziua. |
| Masanobu: Da, așa e. Eu nu beau cafea de obicei. |
| Andreea: Deci de aceea ai fost atât de activ toată ziua. |
| Masanobu: Scuze... |
| Andreea: Nu e nimic. Sunt doar stresată astăzi. |
| Dana: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Masanobu: Te-ai supărat pe mine pentru că ți-am băut cafeaua? |
| Andreea: Nu. Sunt supărată pentru că ai vorbit toată ziua. |
| Masanobu: Da, așa e. Eu nu beau cafea de obicei. |
| Andreea: Deci de aceea ai fost atât de activ toată ziua. |
| Masanobu: Scuze... |
| Andreea: Nu e nimic. Sunt doar stresată astăzi. |
| Dana: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Masanobu: Did you get upset at me because I drank your coffee? |
| Andreea: No, I'm angry because you have been talking all day. |
| Masanobu: Yes, you're right. I usually don’t drink coffee. |
| Andreea: So that's why you've been so active all day. |
| Masanobu: Sorry... |
| Andreea: It's nothing. I'm just stressed out today. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Dana: Would you consider Romanian people to be friendly? |
| Mihai: Definitely. It’s often said that Romanians have warm, welcoming, and passionate personalities |
| Dana: That’s good to hear! What is the normal way of greeting a Romanian person that you’re meeting for the first time? |
| Mihai: You should firmly shake hands, tell them your name and smile. |
| Dana: Is eye contact important? |
| Mihai: It’s very important! |
| Dana: Is this the same when you meet a Romanian friend? |
| Mihai: With a friend, you can hug them and kiss them on the cheek. |
| Dana: That’s a lot more friendly! If we want to stay friendly, are there any conversation topics that should be avoided? |
| Mihai: Not really, Romanians don’t think that it’s impolite to talk with people about politics or religion, for example. |
| Dana: It sounds like Romanians aren’t afraid to show their opinions and feelings in public. |
| Mihai: Not at all! |
| 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 se supăra [natural native speed] |
| Dana: to get upset |
| Mihai: a se supăra[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: a se supăra [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: a bea [natural native speed] |
| Dana: to drink |
| Mihai: a bea[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: a bea [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: supărat [natural native speed] |
| Dana: upset |
| Mihai: supărat[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: supărat [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: a vorbi [natural native speed] |
| Dana: to talk |
| Mihai: a vorbi[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: a vorbi [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: scuze [natural native speed] |
| Dana: sorry |
| Mihai: scuze[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: scuze [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: nu e nimic [natural native speed] |
| Dana: it's nothing |
| Mihai: nu e nimic[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: nu e nimic [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: doar [natural native speed] |
| Dana: just |
| Mihai: doar[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: doar [natural native speed] |
| Dana: And last.. |
| Mihai: stresat [natural native speed] |
| Dana: stressed out |
| Mihai: stresat[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: stresat [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Dana: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Mihai: de aceea... |
| Dana: Meaning "that's why..." |
| Dana: This is an adverbial structure. |
| Mihai: First is the preposition de, meaning “of,” and then aceea. |
| Dana: That is a demonstrative pronoun in feminine singular form and means “that.” |
| Mihai: You can use this to refer to the causality or the consequences of a particular action in a sentence. |
| Dana: Can this be used in all situations? |
| Mihai: It’s more formal, so we’d use de aia in less formal situations. |
| Dana: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Mihai: Sure. For example, you can say.. Am fost într-o ședință, de aceea nu ți-am răspuns. |
| Dana: ..which means "I was in a meeting, that's why I didn't answer." |
| Dana: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Mihai: Nu este nimic. |
| Dana: Meaning "It's nothing." |
| Mihai: First is the negative form of the verb a fi in present tense, third person singular. |
| Dana: It means “to be.” |
| Mihai: And then is the negative pronoun nimic. |
| Dana: This means “nothing.” It literally means “it is not nothing.” |
| Mihai: You can use this to show there is no problem from your point of view. |
| Dana: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Mihai: Sure. For example, you can say.. Trebuia să fac asta oricum, nu este nimic. |
| Dana: .. which means "I had to do this anyway, it's nothing." |
| Dana: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Dana: In this lesson, you'll learn about expressing emotions. |
| Dana: First let’s look at doing this by using verbs. |
| Mihai: In Romanian, there are several verbs we can use. For example, a iubi. |
| Dana: “To love.” |
| Mihai: a se enerva |
| Dana: “To be annoyed.” |
| Mihai: a-l surprinde |
| Dana: “To be surprised.” There are many more in the lesson notes. Let’s hear a couple of example sentences. |
| Mihai: Mă întristează să aud că a plecat fără să zică. |
| Dana: “It saddens me to hear that he left without saying anything.” |
| Mihai: Lui Mihai îi place să joace fotbal. |
| Dana: “Mihai likes playing soccer.” Now Mihai, let’s talk about adjectives. |
| Mihai: Many Romanian adjectives form from the participle of verbs. For example, we heard a iubi for “to love.” Well, the male, singular adjective for “loved” is iubit. |
| Dana: You can see how the words are related. Again, there is a long list of these in the lesson notes, but let’s hear a few in sentences. |
| Mihai: Își dorește să aibă colegi mai relaxați la serviciu. |
| Dana: “He wants to have more relaxed colleagues at work.” |
| Mihai: Erau amândoi fericiți de rezultatul primit. |
| Dana: “They were both happy with the result reached.” |
| Mihai: Am cumpărat o supă foarte bună de la cantina de peste drum. |
| Dana: “I bought a very good soup from the canteen across the road.” So as well as verbs and adjectives, you can use other things such as idioms and exclamations to show your emotions. |
| Mihai: Yes. It might be okay just to say something like Excelent! |
| Dana: “Excellent!” |
| Mihai: You can also use verbs and adverbial structures, like Vin cu plăcere. |
| Dana: “I am happy to come.” |
| Mihai: Or exclamations that form using ce, meaning “what.” For example, Ce frumos! |
| Dana: “How nice!” |
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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