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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.
la nouă fără cinci
Ask or . Say , , or conversationally , . With a time for an activity, use : .
For minutes use : , . For minutes before the next hour use : , . is a quarter; is a half.
Working intervals use : . The 24-hour clock is useful for announcements: .
luni, mereu, niciodată
All weekdays are . can mean I come on Monday; use or for every Monday.
Frequency adverbs are (always), (often), (usually), (sometimes), (never). They do not agree with a noun.
Romanian uses negative concord: . The negative adverb goes with , rather than cancelling it.
mă trezesc, îmi place
Reflexive pronouns point back to the subject: . With , say .
Likes use an indirect recipient: with a singular thing or an activity, with plural things: , . Your familiar forms are .
After a verb of liking, use with a personal verb form: , . This construction replaces an English to-infinitive. First- and second-person present forms stay the same after .
îl, o, îi, le
An object pronoun can replace a known object. Use for masculine/neuter singular, for feminine singular, for masculine plural and for feminine/neuter plural.
The pronoun goes before a present verb: , , , . A named person often uses : .
In a complement the pronoun goes after and before the verb: . Do not use the learner’s sex to choose the object pronoun; choose the object’s gender and number.
vino, veniți, nu dormi
The imperative gives an instruction. Singular familiar and plural/polite forms can differ: , , , , , . Learn common singular commands with their verbs.
For a negative singular command use plus the infinitive without : , , . Plural negative commands use the plural present form: , , .
A short object or recipient pronoun follows an affirmative command with a hyphen: , . In a negative command it goes before the verb: . Treat combinations such as as complete practical chunks.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I come at nine o’clock.
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I come every Monday.
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I wake up at seven.
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The pen? I see it.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Vin ora nouă.
I come at nine o’clock.
Vin în luni.
I come every Monday.
Eu trezesc la șapte.
I wake up at seven.
Pixul? văd.
The pen? I see it.
aici, Ana!
Come here, Ana!
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Eu trezesc la șapte.
I wake up at seven.
Pixul? văd.
The pen? I see it.
aici, Ana!
Come here, Ana!
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I come at nine o’clock.
I come every Monday.
I wake up at seven.
The pen? I see it.
Come here, Ana!
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I come at nine o’clock.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
I come at nine o’clock.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
I come every Monday.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
I come every Monday.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
I wake up at seven.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
I wake up at seven.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
The pen? I see it.
You say:
Use the meaning and Romanian pattern explained in this unit.
The pen? I see it.
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
