Learn the question How are you in Romanian? and how to answer it
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| Michael: Top 25 Romanian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 16: "How are you?" in Romanian. In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Romanian learners, and then learn how to answer like a native speaker. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then, through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "How are you?" In Romanian, this is... |
| Larisa: Ce faci? |
| Michael: The first word in the question is... |
| Larisa: ce |
| Michael: meaning "how" in English. |
| Larisa: (Slow) ce |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Larisa: ce |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is- |
| Larisa: faci |
| Michael: meaning "are you, are you doing" |
| Larisa: (Slow) faci |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: faci |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Larisa: Ce faci? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question "How are you?" |
| Larisa: Sunt bine. |
| Michael: "I'm fine." You’ll hear it one more time, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Larisa: (Slow) Sunt bine. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Larisa: Sunt |
| Michael: meaning "I'm" |
| Larisa: (Slow) Sunt |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: Sunt |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next is... |
| Larisa: bine |
| Michael: meaning "fine." |
| Larisa: (Slow) bine |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: bine |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say "I'm fine" and then repeat. |
| Larisa: Sunt bine. |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: To use a different phrase, replace "fine" with "very well." |
| Larisa: foarte bine |
| Michael: "very well" |
| Larisa: (slow) foarte bine (regular) foarte bine |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "very well." |
| Larisa: Sunt foarte bine. |
| Michael: It mostly stays the same, simply replace "fine" with "very well." Say, "I'm very well." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Sunt foarte bine. |
| Michael: To express a different feeling, replace "very well" with "so-so." |
| Larisa: așa și așa |
| Michael: "so-so" |
| Larisa: (slow) așa și așa (regular) așa și așa |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "so-so." |
| Larisa: Sunt așa și așa. |
| Michael: Again, it’s almost the same, we just replace "very well" with "so-so." Now say, "I'm so-so." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Sunt așa și așa. |
| Michael: For more practice, replace "so-so" with "pretty good." |
| Larisa: destul de bine |
| Michael: "pretty good" |
| Larisa: (slow) destul de bine (regular) destul de bine |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "pretty good." |
| Larisa: Sunt destul de bine. |
| Michael: It’s almost the same, we just replace "so-so" with "pretty good." Now say "I'm pretty good." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Sunt destul de bine. |
| Michael: To say "I’m not fine" in a simple way, just say |
| Larisa: Nu sunt bine. |
| Michael: This is "I’m not fine" in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Larisa: (Slowly) Nu sunt bine. |
| Michael: And one more time at normal speed. |
| Larisa: Nu sunt bine. |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Romania and someone asks you how you are. You’re fine. How would you answer? |
| Larisa: Ce faci? (five seconds) Sunt bine. |
| Michael: Now imagine you’re pretty good. Respond to the question. |
| Larisa: Ce faci? (five seconds) Sunt destul de bine. |
| Michael: Imagine you’re so-so. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Larisa: Ce faci? (five seconds) Sunt așa și așa. |
| Michael: Imagine you're very well . What do you say? |
| Larisa: Ce faci? (five seconds) Sunt foarte bine. |
| Michael: You want to ask someone how they’re doing. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Larisa: Ce faci? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Now it's time to answer the question with how you’re actually feeling. |
| Larisa: Ce faci? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 16. |
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