Learn how to use ordinal numbers for numbers 10 and above
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Dana: Hi everyone, and welcome back to RomanianPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 25 - That's My Kind of Romanian Contest! Dana Here. |
| Mihai: Bună. I'm Mihai. |
| Dana: In this lesson, you’ll learn ordinal numbers, 10 and above. The conversation takes place at a park. |
| 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: Bună, ce ai făcut în weekend? |
| Andreea: Am văzut o piesă de teatru! Tu? |
| Masanobu: Eu am participat la un concurs de mâncat pizza. |
| Andreea: Da? Sunt sigură că ai luat un premiu! |
| Masanobu: Da, am terminat al 3-lea (treilea). |
| Andreea: Oh, felicitări! De ce nu ai ieșit primul? |
| Masanobu: Țin dietă, așa că am mâncat doar 4 (patru) pizza. |
| Dana: Listen to the conversation one more time slowly. |
| Masanobu: Bună, ce ai făcut în weekend? |
| Andreea: Am văzut o piesă de teatru! Tu? |
| Masanobu: Eu am participat la un concurs de mâncat pizza. |
| Andreea: Da? Sunt sigură că ai luat un premiu! |
| Masanobu: Da, am terminat al 3-lea (treilea). |
| Andreea: Oh, felicitări! De ce nu ai ieșit primul? |
| Masanobu: Țin dietă, așa că am mâncat doar 4 (patru) pizza. |
| Dana: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Masanobu: Hi, what did you do this weekend? |
| Andreea: I watched a theater play. You? |
| Masanobu: I participated in a pizza eating contest. |
| Andreea: You did? I'm sure you took a prize! |
| Masanobu: Yes, I finished 3rd. |
| Andreea: Wow, congratulations! How come you didn't come 1st? |
| Masanobu: I'm on a diet, so I only ate 4 pizzas. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Dana: A pizza eating contest is an interesting way to spend a weekend. I presume that it isn’t a typical recreational activity in Romania, though! |
| Mihai: It’s not, no! Romanians love to party though, so music festivals, events and clubs are very popular. |
| Dana: Always up for a party? |
| Mihai: Oh yes, Romanians will party all night and then do it again the next day! |
| Dana: Sounds exhausting! How about calmer things, such as TV? |
| Mihai: That’s very popular too, especially at the end of the day. |
| Dana: Is TV popular with all of the family? |
| Mihai: Younger Romanians prefer doing things they can experience, such as video games or sports. |
| Dana: What about going out and hiking? Is that common? |
| Mihai: Mountain hiking is one of the most common outdoor activities that Romanians love to do and the Carpathians are a great spectacle of nature to explore. |
| 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: weekend [natural native speed] |
| Dana: weekend |
| Mihai: weekend[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: weekend [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: a vedea [natural native speed] |
| Dana: to watch |
| Mihai: a vedea[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: a vedea [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: piesă [natural native speed] |
| Dana: play |
| Mihai: piesă[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: piesă [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: teatru [natural native speed] |
| Dana: theater |
| Mihai: teatru[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: teatru [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: a participa [natural native speed] |
| Dana: to participate |
| Mihai: a participa[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: a participa [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: concurs [natural native speed] |
| Dana: contest |
| Mihai: concurs[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: concurs [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: a lua [natural native speed] |
| Dana: to take |
| Mihai: a lua[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: a lua [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: premiu [natural native speed] |
| Dana: prize |
| Mihai: premiu[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: premiu [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: a termina [natural native speed] |
| Dana: to finish |
| Mihai: a termina[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: a termina [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: Felicitări! [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Congratulations! |
| Mihai: Felicitări! [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: Felicitări! [natural native speed] |
| Dana: Next we have.. |
| Mihai: a ieși primul [natural native speed] |
| Dana: to come first |
| Mihai: a ieși primul [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: a ieși primul [natural native speed] |
| Dana: And last.. |
| Mihai: a ține [natural native speed] |
| Dana: to keep |
| Mihai: a ține [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Mihai: a ține [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: Felicitări! |
| Dana: Meaning "Congratulations!" |
| Dana: This is a common way to address someone. |
| Mihai: It’s used in imperative form and uses the plural form of the feminine noun felicitare. |
| Dana: This noun means “congratulation.” |
| Mihai: You can use this to give your good wishes towards someone’s achievement. |
| Dana: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Mihai: Sure. For example, you can say.. Felicitări pentru noul job! |
| Dana: ..which means "Congratulations for your new job!" |
| Dana: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Mihai: De ce? |
| Dana: Meaning "Why?" |
| Dana: This is an interrogative expression formed by an adverbial structure. |
| Mihai: First is the preposition de, meaning “of,” and then the relative pronoun ce. |
| Dana: Which means “what.” It’s literally “of what” but means “why?” |
| Mihai: You can use it to ask the meaning behind something. This is pretty direct and personal though. |
| Dana: Is there a more formal alternative? |
| Mihai: Yes, Din ce motive. |
| Dana: Can you give us an example using this expression? |
| Mihai: Sure. For example, you can say.. De ce nu vii pe la noi deseară? |
| Dana: .. which means "Why don't you come to us tonight?" |
| Dana: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Dana: In this lesson, you'll learn about ordinal numbers - 10 and above. |
| Dana: Ordinal numbers indicate order. |
| Mihai: These numerals have flection as any other adjective in Romanian language. |
| Dana: But their declension can vary if they are expressed in an articulated or unarticulated manner. Let’s hear some examples of articulated ordinals. |
| Mihai: întâiul |
| Dana: “the first” |
| Mihai: primul |
| Dana: Also “the first” |
| Mihai: al douăzeci și șaptelea |
| Dana: “the twenty-seventh.” And now some unarticulated ordinals. |
| Mihai: întâi |
| Dana: “first” |
| Mihai: prim |
| Dana: “first” |
| Mihai: terț |
| Dana: “the third.” There is a table of conjugations for all of the articulated and unarticulated ordinals from one to ten in the lesson notes. Now, how do we make an ordinal number from a cardinal number? |
| Mihai: The most common rule is to add the definite articles. |
| Dana: The formulas for adding these definite articles are in the lesson notes. For now, let’s look at some sentence examples. |
| Mihai: A câștigat locul al doilea și a luat medalia de argint. |
| Dana: “He won the second place and took the silver medal.” |
| Mihai: A cumpărat a douăzeci și una carte din clasament. |
| Dana: “He bought the twenty-first book in the rankings.” Now, how about making ordinal numbers that are higher? Say, up to 100th? |
| Mihai: The same rules apply. Although, for the composed cardinal numbers the elements -lea/-a are added only to the last number. |
| Dana: Okay. Let’s finish this lesson by hearing some ordinal numbers. |
| Mihai: al unsprezecelea, a unsprezecea |
| Dana: “the eleventh” |
| Mihai: al douăzecilea, a douăzecea |
| Dana: “the twentieth” |
| Mihai: al douăzeci şi unulea, a douăzeci şi una |
| Dana: “the twenty-first” |
| Mihai: al o sutălea, a (o) suta |
| Dana: “the one hundredth” |
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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