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So I'm guessing there is no estar/ser like in Spanish? Is there just 1 way to say "is"?
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I am = Eu sunt You are = Tu eşti He is = El este She is = Ea este We are = Noi suntem You are = Voi sunteţi They are = Ei/Ele sunt (depending on gender)
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In English, it's more common to say:
Thanks a lot (informal)
Thank you very much (formal)
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That's right! Just one verb for 'to be', like in English!
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Maybe she is trying to break into a typically male profession. I can't wait to hear what she answers back!
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I might be getting ahead of myself as this is only my second lesson, but what are the rules about the placement of ”nu”?
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I'm not 100% but I think it's Pronoun - Negative - Verb. So for example, I not am a girl, rather than I am not a girl. Imagine the positive version of the sentence "I am a girl" and then put in "not" after "I". Hope that helps.
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Never mind the rest of the sentence. The negation always comes immediately before whatever it's negating.
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Do you pronounce "nu un" as "nuun" as if you're saying it with no pauses or do you say it as "nu-un" with a pause in between the two if that makes sense?
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Normally, final Is are spoken softly in Romanian (if you know Russian, think about the soft sign ь). That's why it seems there is an ellision. :)
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"Female" is an adjective. Besides, it fails to specify girl or woman. There is a difference between the two.
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Romanian doesn't really have a word for "female" that can be applied to humans. The equivalent word "femelă" is reserved for animals (and, as such, insulting when used for people).
I've only done 2 lessons, but I am interested to know what the accent marks do to the pronunciation. I am not used to words with accent marks.
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You need to use the desktop site to view the lesson notes.
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Probably just a bad computer voice. I'd report (flag) this. Given that this is the beta release, I'm sure there are a lot of issues that the team needs to shake out.
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Maybe the fact that the last syllable and vowel are clearly spoken (as it should be) (almost accented) gives you this impression. There is no N or M.
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"o" is the feminine form of "a/an".
"un" is the masculine form of "a/an".
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The infinitive is a fi:
http://www.verbix.com/webverbix/go.php?&D1=5&T1=fi
eu sunt; sînt
tu eşti
el este; e
noi suntem
voi sunteţi
ei sunt; sînt
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Eu sunt Tu esti Ea/El este Noi suntem Voi sunteti Ei/Ele sunt. (A fi)
