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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 17! In this lesson, you'll learn five essential words and phrases related to health and emergencies. These are the five most commonly used medicines and drugs in Romania. Hand-picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at RomanianPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| Michael: Larisa, what's our first word? |
| Larisa: aspirină |
| Michael: "aspirin" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] aspirină [NORMAL] aspirină |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: aspirină |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Aspirin is the most commonly used medication in Romania. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] Aspirina se găsește în dulapul oricărei familii din România. |
| Michael: "There is aspirin in every Romanian families' cupboard." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] Aspirina se găsește în dulapul oricărei familii din România. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Larisa: vitamină |
| Michael: "vitamin" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] vitamină [NORMAL] vitamină |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: vitamină |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: The vitamin industry in Romania is huge. Romanian TV is filled with commercials for different vitamin products. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] Vitamina C este deseori adăugată la băuturile răcoritoare din România. |
| Michael: "Vitamin C is often added to Romanian soft drinks." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] Vitamina C este deseori adăugată la băuturile răcoritoare din România. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Larisa: sirop de tuse |
| Michael: "cough syrup" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] sirop de tuse [NORMAL] sirop de tuse |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: sirop de tuse |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: In Romania, you can buy strong cough syrup without a prescription. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this phrase. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] Autoritățile din România sunt îngrijorate de faptul că unele persoane abuzează de siropul de tuse și îl folosesc până devin intoxicate. |
| Michael: "Romanian authorities are concerned about some people abusing cough syrup and using it to become intoxicated." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] Autoritățile din România sunt îngrijorate de faptul că unele persoane abuzează de siropul de tuse și îl folosesc până devin intoxicate. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Larisa: cremă antiseptică |
| Michael: "antiseptic cream" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] cremă antiseptică [NORMAL] cremă antiseptică |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: cremă antiseptică |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Antiseptic cream is widely used to treat minor injuries and is very inexpensive. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] Orice asistentă din școlile românești are în trusa de prim ajutor, crema antiseptică. |
| Michael: "Every Romanian school nurse uses antiseptic cream as part of her First Aid kit." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] Orice asistentă din școlile românești are în trusa de prim ajutor, crema antiseptică. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Larisa: paracetamol |
| Michael: "paracetamol" |
| Larisa: [SLOW] paracetamol [NORMAL] paracetamol |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Larisa: paracetamol |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: The strongest painkiller available without a prescription in Romania is paracetamol. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Larisa: [NORMAL] Românii folosesc paracetamolul mai des decât oricare alt medicament împotriva durerii. |
| Michael: "More Romanians use paracetamol than any other painkiller." |
| Larisa: [SLOW] Românii folosesc paracetamolul mai des decât oricare alt medicament împotriva durerii. |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words and phrases you just learned? Larisa will give you the Romanian - please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Larisa: cremă antiseptică |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "antiseptic cream" |
| Larisa: vitamină |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "vitamin" |
| Larisa: paracetamol |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "paracetamol" |
| Larisa: aspirină |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "aspirin" |
| Larisa: sirop de tuse |
| [PAUSE] Michael: "cough syrup" |
Outro |
| Michael: There you have it - the five most commonly used medicines and drugs in Romania! 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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