A0.4 Simple ways of expressing desires and obligations in Romanian
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This Romanian lesson will allow you to quickly learn how to say what you like,, what you do not like, what to say when you have to do certain things, or when you ask for permission. It is meant for beginners, therefore it is a short lesson.
For all the forms of the verb "a vrea" (to want) please check out the comprehensive lesson on the common Romanian verbs.
How to Express Wants and Needs in Romanian
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
I want a simple tea Literally: I want a tea simple | Eu vreau un ceai simplu | | |
I don't want a menu | Eu nu vreau un meniu | | |
I want to go home now. | Eu vreau să merg acum acasă. | |
How to express likes and dislikes in Romanian
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
I like history. Literally: To me like the history | Îmi place istoria. | | |
I like gymnastics very much. Literally: To me like very much the gymnastics. | Îmi place foarte mult gimnastica. | | |
I don't like this. Literally: No to me like this. | Nu-mi place asta. | |
How to say "Have to", and "May I" in Romanian
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
I have to leave | Trebuie să plec | | |
May I smoke? | Pot să fumez? | |
How to say "mine" in Romanian?
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mine
(possession) referring to one feminine noun | A mea | | |
Mine (possession) referring to one masculine noun | Al meu | |
In case you want to know more about possessive pronouns check out our dedicated lesson on Romanian possessive pronouns.
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buna... ma numesc preethi.i am from srilanka and 46 yrs. i love your language. so i am now learning romanian language with helping your this site. i am doing the driving job as my career. and i also have certfied for fork lift driver. so i like and love your country. so can you find out me a job in your country.?then i can easily learn languge. va rog dumnevoastra. multsmesc..!
Hi kellapatha,
Hi kellapatha,
Sorry for the late reply. I can provide some suggestions on taxi driver jobs. Can you please post your comment on the page dedicated to the Jobs for foreigners: https://www.learnro.com/job-romania
You have done the right thing by starting to learn Romanian. It can only help you land a job easier/faster.
Happy to help
Need some sentances with "al meu" & "a mea"
As suggested, It is not so important in this lesson i know but i want to know the differences.... i do not want to leave any weak point with this language :)
I'm happy that you learn more
I'm happy that you learn more Romanian.
I've added the Romanian - English translations for "mine" both masculine and feminine forms.
For complete sentences you could find many Romanian sentences containing "al meu" or "a mea" in the grammar lesson that I've written a long time ago:
https://www.learnro.com/romanian-possessive-pronouns
Happy to help!
make me exciting to learn
make me exciting to learn more
I'm happy to hear that!
I'm happy to hear that!
All the best!
Music
I am new to learning romanian and i am curious about popular or good music in romania that i can listen to for more understanding of the language
Romanian music
Very interesting topic, since I like music and recently my younger son was insisting to tell him which is the song that I like the most.
I've chosen this one, because it has a positive message and it's about frendship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSuwb3W0aXE
Here is a song that I translated many years ago in English, French and Dutch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzwK1Zy3dV8
Many years ago I wrote these two articles (even though I would need to review it , it has still some useful links):
https://www.learnro.com/romanian-audio-video
and this one
https://www.learnro.com/knowledge-romania
For "modern" pop/dance music you can check the Top 40 of Kiss fm and see which are the Romanian songs.
https://www.kissfm.ro/kisstop40
If you need some help understanding the lyrics just let me know.
I would not recommend traditional Romanian music, muzică populară, if you are a beginner, as it's full of regional terms and old words pronounced in a special manner. Maybe, if you are advanced and interested in old Romanian language.
For older songs or other types of music e.g. rock, just let me know if you are interested and I'll find you some songs.
Here are a few songs that I like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oRIUgTIT-U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9REwzXWiWQ (quite an old song)
BTW once you take the exercises, you will start to discover pieces of a puzzle from a picture, and gradually discover all the picture.
There are already 10-20 pictures that can be discovered, it's all about Romania. My next task is to add one more picture for the muzic called "Manele" which is an interesting case.
Manele has a Balkans rhythm, thus quite dancing.
Many Romanians like it and they listen to it.
However other Romanians consider it as low quality music, or are associating it with illegal activities since it was/is the preferred music of some of the Romanian mobsters that were throwing banknotes in the air while listening to this music. Of course that not all manele are like this. But the perception remains for one part of Romanians.
An interesting incident occurred this year when Coldplay at their Bucharest concert invited one unknown Manele singer to sing onstage at the opening of the Coldplay concert. There were many reactions disagreeing with this choice of Coldplay.
Manele could also convey a message on how to be smart and not earn honest money or degrading women. Even though this cannot be generalised.
Enjoy the type of Romanian music that you prefer, and if you need some hlep just let me know.
Te iubesc
Bună, sunt Bishal din Nepal. Iubesc limba romana. Citesc și vorbesc puțin românește pe site-ul tău. mulțumesc foarte mult.
Hadas
Bună Bishal,
Bună Bishal,
Îți răspund în limba română, sper să înțelegi răspunsul.
Felicitări, să reușești deja să scrii o propoziție întreagă este un pas mare, și cu diacritice, bravo!
Dacă ai nevoie de ajutor, cu mare plăcere.
O seară plăcută!
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