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Romanian in everyday situations
Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.
mă doare, mă dor
Use with one painful part and with more than one: , . The body part is the grammatical subject. For you, use or polite .
Feelings use . An adjective agrees with the person: , .
An ongoing duration uses present plus : , . Do not switch to the past just because English uses have been.
m-am născut pe
For dates, use : , . A time also uses : . To move an appointment use .
means I was born. It is a reflexive compound past chunk, with the same verb form for a man or woman. Answer the birth-date question with the date alone, or the full sentence.
A thousand is , plural . Say the year 1995 as . Your story birth date is . Telephone numbers are said digit by digit.
deschideți, de când
Recycle polite commands for advice: , , , . Familiar forms include , , , .
asks since when. For a starting point use , , while a length of time uses . A clear condition uses plus the present.
Completed experiences such as are still useful chunks here; the next unit teaches the general compound past pattern.
am luat, am fost
The compound past uses a short auxiliary plus a past participle: plus a form such as . The auxiliaries distinguish the people: , .
Common participles end in -at, -ut, -it: . Useful irregular forms include (been), (done), (seen), (heard). They do not change for the subject’s gender or number.
For reflexive verbs, the pronoun joins the auxiliary: . Put before the auxiliary or pronoun group.
de trei ori pe zi
Frequency uses : , . means every hour. Medicine instructions use or .
Recycle direct object pronouns with the present: , . Their gender is the medicine’s, not the patient’s.
Questions about duration use . The ongoing pattern remains present plus : .
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
As Lukas
.
I have been ill for two days.
As Lena
.
I have been ill for two days.
.
My head hurts.
.
I was born on ten July.
, .
Open your mouth, polite.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
As Lukas
Sunt de două zile.
I have been ill for two days.
As Lena
Sunt de două zile.
I have been ill for two days.
Mă capul.
My head hurts.
M-am născut zece iulie.
I was born on ten July.
gura, vă rog.
Open your mouth, polite.
Eu luat pastila.
I took the tablet.
De trei pe zi.
Three times a day.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
M-am născut zece iulie.
I was born on ten July.
gura, vă rog.
Open your mouth, polite.
Eu luat pastila.
I took the tablet.
De trei pe zi.
Three times a day.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
As Lukas
I have been ill for two days.
As Lena
I have been ill for two days.
My head hurts.
I was born on ten July.
Open your mouth, polite.
I took the tablet.
Three times a day.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
As Lukas
I have been ill for two days.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
As Lena
I have been ill for two days.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
My head hurts.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
My head hurts.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
I was born on ten July.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
I was born on ten July.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
Open your mouth, polite.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
Open your mouth, polite.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Agreement in your reply
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
