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Intro |
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| Michael: Hi everyone, I'm Michael. |
| Larisa: And I'm Larisa! |
| Michael: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Romanian Vocabulary, Season 1, Lesson 16! In this lesson, you'll learn five essential words related to people and homes. These are the five most common home supplies found in a Romanian house. Hand-picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at RomanianPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| Michael: Larisa, what's our first word? |
| Larisa: televizor |
| Michael: "TV" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] televizor [NORMAL] televizor |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: televizor |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Romanians are passionate TV watchers and spend at least a couple of hours in front of it, especially when they have dinner. Most Romanians are interested in news channels or documentaries, but during the weekends a lot of people enjoy watching sports or entertainment channels. Even in isolated villages from the mountains, people have cable TV. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] În prezent, aproape în fiecare casă sunt unul sau două televizoare. |
| Michael: "Nowadays, almost every home has one or two televisions." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] În prezent, aproape în fiecare casă sunt unul sau două televizoare. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Larisa: cuptor |
| Michael: "oven" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] cuptor [NORMAL] cuptor |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: cuptor |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Ovens in Romanian kitchens are typically smaller than those in the United States. Ovens are "a must" in every house because a huge majority of Romanians eat most of their food at home, cooking everything from scratch. Ovens are used widely in Romanian cooking to bake traditional dishes like sarmale, stuffed peppers, or walnut sweet bread. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] Cuptoarele tradiționale din piatră încă pot fi găsite în zonele rurale ale României. |
| Michael: "Traditional stone-piled ovens can still be found in rural Romanian villages." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] Cuptoarele tradiționale din piatră încă pot fi găsite în zonele rurale ale României. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Larisa: cadă |
| Michael: "bathtub" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] cadă [NORMAL] cadă |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: cadă |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Although older homes still have bathtubs, many newer Romanian homes only have showers, sometimes with a sauna room. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] În ultima perioadă românii au început să prefere căzile sofisticate cu jeturi de jacuzzi și alte funcții speciale. |
| Michael: "Lately, Romanians have begun to prefer fancy bathtubs with jacuzzi jets and other special features." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] În ultima perioadă românii au început să prefere căzile sofisticate cu jeturi de jacuzzi și alte funcții speciale. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Larisa: canapea |
| Michael: "sofa" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] canapea [NORMAL] canapea |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: canapea |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Beautifully decorated sofas have long been popular in Romania. Romanians typically invest a lot of money in their living room sofas. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] Canapeaua din living este probabil cea mai folosită piesă de mobilier dintr-o casă românească. |
| Michael: "The living room sofa is probably the most-used piece of furniture in a Romanian house." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] Canapeaua din living este probabil cea mai folosită piesă de mobilier dintr-o casă românească. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Larisa: cafetieră |
| Michael: "coffee maker" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] cafetieră [NORMAL] cafetieră |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: cafetieră |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Fancy coffee makers for espresso, cappuccino, and specialty coffees are increasingly popular in Romania despite how expensive they are. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] Orice birou din România va avea o cafetieră pe care angajații o utilizează zilnic. |
| Michael: "Every office in Romania will have a coffee maker for its employees to use each day." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] Orice birou din România va avea o cafetieră pe care angajații o utilizează zilnic. |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Larisa will give you the Romanian - please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Larisa: canapea |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "sofa" |
| Larisa: cuptor |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "oven" |
| Larisa: cafetieră |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "coffee maker" |
| Larisa: televizor |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "TV" |
| Larisa: cadă |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "bathtub" |
Outro |
| Michael: There you have it - the five most common home supplies found in a Romanian house! We have more vocab lists available at RomanianPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone! See you next time! |
| Larisa: La revedere. |
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