Learn how to talk about something big or a crowd
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Expressions Describing Big Amounts |
| Michael: Hi everyone, and welcome back to RomanianPod101.com. I'm Michael. |
| Anna: And I'm Anna! |
| Michael: This is Must-Know Romanian Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 10. In this lesson you'll learn Expressions Describing Big Amounts. |
| Michael: You need to talk about something big or a crowd? Here's how to say it. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Michael: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Anna: multe și mărunte |
| Anna: câtă frunză și iarbă |
| Anna: a se aduna ca la urs |
| Anna: baban |
| Michael: Anna, what's our first expression? |
| Anna: multe și mărunte |
| Michael: literally meaning "many and very little." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "trifle, little thing." |
| Anna: [SLOW] multe și mărunte [NORMAL] multe și mărunte |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: multe și mărunte |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when there are lots of unimportant things, problems. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Am obosit... am de făcut atât de multe și mărunte... [SLOW] Am obosit... am de făcut atât de multe și mărunte... |
| Michael: "I'm tired... I've got so many little things to do..." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Am obosit... am de făcut atât de multe și mărunte... |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Anna: câtă frunză și iarbă |
| Michael: literally meaning "like leaves, like grass." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "many." |
| Anna: [SLOW] câtă frunză și iarbă [NORMAL] câtă frunză și iarbă |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: câtă frunză și iarbă |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to express a very large quantity that can't be measured. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Deodată, păsările au umplut livada câtă frunză și iarbă. [SLOW] Deodată, păsările au umplut livada câtă frunză și iarbă. |
| Michael: "Suddenly, many birds invaded the orchard." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Deodată, păsările au umplut livada câtă frunză și iarbă. |
| Michael: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Anna: a se aduna ca la urs |
| Michael: literally meaning "gather round the bear." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "crowd." |
| Anna: [SLOW] a se aduna ca la urs [NORMAL] a se aduna ca la urs |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: a se aduna ca la urs |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to say people gathered round in a very large number, curious about what's happening. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] După accident, lumea s-a strâns ca la urs. [SLOW] După accident, lumea s-a strâns ca la urs. |
| Michael: "After the accident, a crowd gathered round like in a circus." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] După accident, lumea s-a strâns ca la urs. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Anna: baban |
| Michael: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "huge, chubby." |
| Anna: [SLOW] baban [NORMAL] baban |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: baban |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you talk about something considerably big or a chubby person. |
| Michael: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Ia uite, ce pește baban am prins! [SLOW] Ia uite, ce pește baban am prins! |
| Michael: "Look, what a huge fish I caught!" |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Ia uite, ce pește baban am prins! |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| Michael: A lot of people came to the festival this year. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: câtă frunză și iarbă |
| Michael: "many" |
| Michael: Lots of things for you to do every day |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: multe și mărunte |
| Michael: "trifle, little thing" |
| Michael: You can use this word to describe a big cat. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: baban |
| Michael: "huge, chubby" |
| Michael: You see a lot of people. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: a se aduna ca la urs |
| Michael: "crowd" |
Outro |
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| Michael: There you have it; you have mastered four Romanian Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at RomanianPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Anna: La revedere! |
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