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INTRODUCTION
Dana: Hi everyone, and welcome back to RomanianPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 5 - Ordering a Delicious Romanian Meal. Dana Here.
Mihai: Bună. I'm Mihai.
Dana: In this lesson, you’ll learn about conditionals as a polite request. The conversation takes place at a restaurant.
Mihai: It's between Masanobu and a waiter.
Dana: The speakers are strangers in a customer service setting; therefore, they will speak formal Romanian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Masanobu: Bună ziua, aș dori o masă pentru prânz, vă rog.
Chelner: Desigur, poftiți pe aici.
Masanobu: Aș dori să mănânc ceva de prânz.
Chelner: Foarte bine. Doriți un aperitiv?
Masanobu: Da, aș vrea o salată.
Chelner: Ce altceva v-ar plăcea?
Masanobu: Aș vrea niște supă. Aveți vreo recomandare?
Chelner: Sigur, specialitatea de astăzi este supa de pui cu legume.
Masanobu: Doresc supă și un pahar de vin.
Chelner: Am înțeles. Vă mulțumesc, domnule!
Dana: Listen to the conversation one more time, slowly.
Masanobu: Bună ziua, aș dori o masă pentru prânz, vă rog.
Chelner: Desigur, poftiți pe aici.
Masanobu: Aș dori să mănânc ceva de prânz.
Chelner: Foarte bine. Doriți un aperitiv?
Masanobu: Da, aș vrea o salată.
Chelner: Ce altceva v-ar plăcea?
Masanobu: Aș vrea niște supă. Aveți vreo recomandare?
Chelner: Sigur, specialitatea de astăzi este supa de pui cu legume.
Masanobu: Doresc supă și un pahar de vin.
Chelner: Am înțeles. Vă mulțumesc, domnule!
Dana: Listen to the conversation with the English translation
Masanobu: Hello, I'd like a table for lunch, please.
Waiter: Certainly, right this way.
Masanobu: I’d like to have something good to eat for lunch.
Waiter: Great. Would you like a starter?
Masanobu: Yes, I'd like a salad.
Waiter: What else would you like?
Masanobu: I'd like some soup. Do you have any recommendations?
Waiter: Sure, today's special is chicken soup with vegetables.
Masanobu: I'll have that and a glass of wine.
Waiter: Understood, thank you sir!
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Dana: Masanobu ordered a glass of wine with his meal. What can you tell us about Romanian wine?
Mihai: Wine was introduced to Romania about 3000 years ago by the Greeks.
Dana: I think that Romanian wine is pretty famous.
Mihai: Yeah. Romania is one of the world’s largest wine producers.
Dana: I heard that wineries and vineyards in Romania are pretty affordable.
Mihai: That’s right. It’s why Romania has become the 5th largest producer of wine in Europe.
Dana: Where can you buy Romanian wine?
Mihai: Germany, France, and the US are the traditional markets, but people are trying to branch out into China too.
Dana: China is a great consumer of wine.
Mihai: That’s right. Romanian wine has won many awards for its quality, too.
Dana: What wines do you recommend?
Mihai: I like Fetească Albă and Fetească Neargă.
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: prânz [natural native speed]
Dana: lunch
Mihai: prânz[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mihai: prânz [natural native speed]
Dana: Next we have..
Mihai: a pofti [natural native speed]
Dana: to receive
Mihai: a pofti[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mihai: a pofti [natural native speed]
Dana: Next we have..
Mihai: aperitiv [natural native speed]
Dana: appetizer
Mihai: aperitiv[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mihai: aperitiv [natural native speed]
Dana: Next we have..
Mihai: salată [natural native speed]
Dana: salad
Mihai: salată[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mihai: salată [natural native speed]
Dana: Next we have..
Mihai: altceva [natural native speed]
Dana: something else
Mihai: altceva[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mihai: altceva [natural native speed]
Dana: Next we have..
Mihai: supă [natural native speed]
Dana: soup
Mihai: supă[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mihai: supă [natural native speed]
Dana: Next we have..
Mihai: recomandare [natural native speed]
Dana: recommendation
Mihai: recomandare[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mihai: recomandare [natural native speed]
Dana: And last...
Mihai: specialitate [natural native speed]
Dana: specialty
Mihai: specialitate[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Mihai: specialitate [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: Poftiți
Dana: Meaning "Please, go ahead."
Dana: This is the formal, plural, imperative form of a verb.
Mihai: Yes, the root verb is a pofti. This can mean several things.
Dana: It can mean “to ask, to bid, to call in, to invite, to request, to want” and more.
Mihai: Poftiți is used in polite and formal commands such as “Step this way” or “That way.”
Dana: When offering items, it can mean “Here you are” or “There you are.”
Mihai: It’s a formal expression.
Dana: Can you give us an example using this word?
Mihai: Sure. For example, you can say.. Poftiți salata cerută!
Dana: ..which means "Here is your salad!"
Dana: Okay, what's the next word?
Mihai: Aveți vreo recomandare?
Dana: Meaning "Do you have any recommendations?"
Mihai: Aveți is the interrogative formal/ plural form of the verb a avea.
Dana: Which means “to have.”
Mihai: Vreo is an indefinite pronoun that means “any, or some.” The final word is recomandare.
Dana: This means “recommendation.” Literally, this phrase means “Do you have any recommendations?”
Mihai: This is usually used in customer service situations.
Dana: Yes, you can use it to ask a shop clerk what they recommend.
Mihai: This is formal speech.
Dana: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Mihai: Sure. For example, you can say.. Aveți vreo recomandare de paste bune?
Dana: .. which means "Do you have any good pasta dish recommendations?"
Dana: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Dana: In this lesson, you'll learn about conditionals as a polite request.
Dana: We can use conditionals to talk about a desirable action, possibility, or proposition valid under certain circumstances. In English, they’re the sentences that use words such as “if.”
Mihai: In Romanian, we also call them Optative conditionals, and they’re formed using the auxiliary verb a avea.
Dana: This means “to have.” It is then followed by the infinitive form of the verb. Let’s hear some examples of this auxiliary verb paired with the infinitive verb.
Mihai: eu aș fi mâncat
Dana: “I would have eaten.”
Mihai: tu ai fi mâncat
Dana: “You would have eaten.”
Mihai: ea ar fi mâncat
Dana: “She would have eaten.” Now, how would we make a complete sentence?
Mihai: This depends on the condition. If it is an achievable goal that is based on a condition, the subordinate clause contains the condition.
Dana: If it is a wish, a hope, or a possible virtual fact, it is usually included in the independent or main clauses. Let’s hear an achievable, conditioned action.
Mihai: Dacă m-ai invita, aș veni.
Dana:”If you invite me, I will come.” Now, a wish or a hope.
Mihai: Aș dori un pahar cu apă, vă rog.
Dana: “I would like a glass of water, please.” And finally, a possible, virtual fact.
Mihai: Cine ar fi crezut că vom merge pe Lună?
Dana: “Who would have thought we would go to the Moon?” We also use optative conditionals when making polite requests or letting someone know about your desires.
Mihai: The most frequently used verbs are a vrea, meaning “to want,” a dori, meaning “to wish,” and a (îi) plăcea, meaning “to like (someone).”
Dana: They’re the equivalent of saying “I would like…” in English.
Mihai: We can say, eu aș fi vrut/ dorit
Dana: “I would have liked.”
Mihai: tu ai fi vrut/ dorit
Dana: “You would have liked.”
Mihai: el/ ea ar fi vrut/ dorit
Dana: “He or she would have liked” Let’s hear an example sentence.
Mihai: Mi-ar fi plăcut să devin pictor.
Dana: “I would have liked to become a painter.”

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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