Conversational Romanian for Beginners

Name: Conversational Romanian for Beginners
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Master the Basics

Created byGeorgiana Manolea

Last updated 2/2020

English

What you'll learn

You will tackle the pronunciation of Romanian words and learn how to build blocks in the context of conversations rather than static vocabulary drills.
You will learn how to understand and pronounce commonly used phrases in Romanian, helping you feel more comfortable engaging in conversation.
You will learn conversational phrases in the context of real-world scenarios.
You will learn how to understand and pronounce commonly used phrases in Romanian, helping you feel more comfortable engaging in conversation.

Course content

1 section • 22 lectures • 1h 24m total length

Introducere1:56
Lesson 1: Pronunciation basics5:59
Welcome to the first practice activity of the course. Here is Activity 1, where you will go through a reading and listening practice, applying what you've learned in lesson number 1.
Lesson 2: Greetings2:05
After completing this lesson, the student will be able to use greetings and to start a conversation.
Lesson 3: Are you here?3:17
Learn Romanian pronouns, including tu and yo, and the verb to be with forms like sunt. Explore polite usage, second-person differences, and negative forms.
Lesson 4: Where am I?2:17
Practice informal Romanian through a dialogue between Alex and a colleague, focusing on new vocabulary and prepositions, watching scenes with and without subtitles, then completing two exercises.
Lesson 5: Seasons in the sun2:44
Explore weather and seasons in Romanian, learn month names and common conversational phrases, and practice with activity five to reinforce vocabulary.
Lesson 6: A cat is on the table3:19
Learn how to use prepositions with the indefinite and definite articles in Romanian, including masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns with practical noun examples.
Lesson 7: Count your ducks3:46
Lesson 8: What time is it?3:50
Lesson9: Ordering food5:24
Activity 9
Lesson10: Who, what, when, where?3:14
This lesson teaches country names and nationalities. In the last part, it shows how to formulate questions using the question words.
Lesson 11: What do you do? Profesii și numere4:27
This lesson shows you how to use professions in sentences and dialogues. You will revisit numbers and the verbs to be and to have.
Lesson 12: Plural of the nouns4:33
Here we focus on plural nouns, how to use the plural form of feminine, masculine and neuter nouns. In the last part, we look at the words câți/câte/mulți/multe.
Lesson 13: Verbs, verbs, verbs3:07
By the end of this presentation, the student will get familiar with the way verbs are used in sentences and they will learn first conjugation verbs.
Lesson 14: Second and third conjugation2:55
Lesson 15: More verbs5:00
In this lesson, we cover irregular verbs and fourth conjugation, those ending in i and î.
Lesson 16 : Cât de des? How often?3:08
Learn how to form Romanian present tense verbs and place adverbs flexibly before or after the verb, then master the double negative structures using no and nu.
Activity 16
Lesson 17: The Kids Aren't Alright (Definite Article)7:40
Activity 17
Lesson 18: Definite Article: when and why?5:13
Learn when to use the definite article in Romanian, including subject position, after certain verbs and prepositions, with numbers and determiners, plus practical drills in activity 18.
Activity 18
Lesson 19: I Like French Fries And I Cannot Lie ( the verb To Like)4:02
Discover how to use the verb to like in conversational Romanian for beginners, with practical examples of singular and plural forms and the required definite article.
Activity19
Lesson 20: Listening Practice- Hakuna Matata4:46
Activity 20
Bonus: Ten Common Mistakes Sheet1:22

Requirements

There are no requirements, but a relaxed, curious mind will help tremendously. As well as the appreciation of random musical references.
This course is not for intermediate/ advanced students.

Description

Conversational Romanian for Beginners is an engaging course for motivated learners, structured in 20 lessons with practice activities. This course:

focuses on communication and pronunciation drills while also teaching important grammar rules in a playful and practical way.
provides plenty of listening practice and dialogue.
to make things as practical as possible, every lesson comes with a quick exercise to help with learning retention.
is structured following the content plan established by CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). Regarding the level, the content is situated between A1-A2.

What you'll learn

You will tackle the pronunciation of Romanian words and learn how to build blocks of Romanian in the context of conversations rather than static vocabulary drills.
You will learn how to understand and pronounce commonly used phrases in Romanian, helping you feel more comfortable engaging in conversation.
You will learn conversational phrases in the context of real-world scenarios.

This course is not for intermediate/ advanced students.

Outline

Lesson 1: Pronunciation basics
Lesson 2: Greetings
Lesson 3: Are you here?
Lesson 4: Where am I?
Lesson 5: Seasons in the sun
Lesson 6: A cat is on the table
Lesson 7: Count your ducks
Lesson 8: What time is it?
Lesson9: Ordering food
Activity 9
10 questions
Lesson10: Who, what, when, where?
Lesson 11: What do you do? Profesii și numere
Lesson 12: Plural of the nouns
Lesson 13: Verbs, verbs, verbs
Lesson 14: Second and third conjugation
Lesson 15: More verbs
Lesson 16: Cât de des? How often?
Activity 16
Lesson 17: The Kids Aren't Alright (Definite Article)
Activity 17
Lesson 18: Definite Article: when and why?
Lesson 19: I Like French Fries And I Cannot Lie ( the verb To Like)
Activity19
10 questions
Lesson 20: Listening Practice- Hakuna Matata
Activity 20
7 questions
Bonus: Ten Common Mistakes Sheet

This course includes:

1.5 hours on-demand video

1 article

15 downloadable resources

Full lifetime access

Access on mobile and TV

Assignments

Certificate of completion

Who this course is for:

Beginners
Language lovers