A0.6 I speak little Romanian - I do not speak Romanian
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This lesson assumes that you are just getting started with the Romanian language. We will enable you to react to somebody addressing you in Romanian by:
- saying that you do not speak Romanian
- saying that you speak little Romanian
- asking how to repeat slowly in Romanian?
- saying that you are not Romanian
In the following video one person is asking a question(the question is less important), and the second one replies that she does not speak Romanian.Here is the full transcript of the video:
"- Bună ziua, ştiţi cumva unde este cea mai apropiată staţie de RATB?
- Bună ziua, eu nu vorbesc româneşte, ştiţi cumva engleză, franceză sau olandeză.
- Nu, nu ştiu, mulţumesc frumos."
"- Bună ziua, ştiţi cumva unde este cea mai apropiată staţie de RATB?
- Bună ziua, eu nu vorbesc româneşte, ştiţi cumva engleză, franceză sau olandeză.
- Nu, nu ştiu, mulţumesc frumos."
Basic Romanian Phrases for Speaking and Understanding
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
I do not speak Romanian | Eu nu vorbesc românește | | |
I speak little Romanian. | Eu vorbesc puțin românește. | | |
I understand little Romanian. | Eu înțeleg puțin românește. | |
Useful Romanian Phrases for Asking Questions and Clarification
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
I did not understand what you said Where 'you' refers to formal address or multiple persons Literally: Not have understood what have said | Nu am înțeles ce ați spus | | |
Can you repeat more slowly please? (polite form) Where 'you' refers to a formal address to one person or to multiple people. Literally: Can to repeat more slowly please? | Puteți să repetați mai rar vă rog? | | |
How do you say ... in Romanian? Where "you" is used in an impersonal sense, referring to people in general. Literally: How is said in Romanian? | Cum se spune ...în românește? | |
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How do you say that you are not Romanian?
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
I'm not Romanian | Eu nu sunt român | | |
I'm not Romanian | Eu nu sunt româncă | |
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