"Da, vorbim limba engleză."
Translation:Yes, we speak English.
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So in Romanian, is "limba" required when naming a language? Like in saying Irish language, can you just say Irish, or is the limba required?
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Not really. You can either say "vorbesc limba română" or "vorbesc româna". Please note that you need to use the definite article when you say you speak a language. =)
'Yes, we speak the English language' is wrong? Isn't limba congnate with lengua/longue? Meaning toungue/language?
I was wondering why it was okay with Română but doesn't work with Engleză.
The first person plural conjugation is eerily reminiscent of Russian here.
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So, it is acceptable to drop the subject pronoun in Romanian? It is a pro-drop language?
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The normal sentence doesn't contain subject pronouns. The context helps to understand what the reference is. If a Romanian sentence contains a subject pronoun, then it's for stressing sake:
Ea vrea sucul ăsta! - She wants this juice (not he)
Salutări din Brazilia! Greetings from Brazil!
how do i know how to change the forms of the verbs? i.e. why is it eu vorbesc but noi vorbim instead of noi vorbem?
unfortunately, you have to remember it by heart, but with practice it will be easy :)
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It is the verb conjugation , the firts person plural is vorbim, in the next link you can the conjugations in romanian:
http://www.verbix.com/webverbix/go.php?D1=5&T1=vorbi
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yes but it does not SAY "first person plural" -- it's just a fill-in-the-blank where ANY of the choices could fit
Yeah, that seems like a very badly set up sentence and if it appears again, you should report it.
Yes, they do. "Yes, I speak Romanian.", "Yes, you speak Romanian", "Yes, he/she speaks Romanian.", "Yes, they speak Romanian" They all make sense.
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No, in a fill-in-the-blank exercise with word tiles, the other choices are not valid conjugations. That's what ftay98 meant.
is there any difference between "englezA" and "englezĂ". why is that in one sentence it is written with normal "A" and in another with this "Ă" ? i don't understand it.
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I don't remember where engleza occurred, but it looks like it would be the definite form, "the," i.e. the Englishwoman.
româna or limba română, is that correct? Using -limba- changes the accent on the last letter (from -a- to -ă-)? Is this a tense change or is it because if you do not use -limba- you are saying -I speak Romanian- (Romanian is a representative or replacement noun here) and if you do use -limba- you are saying, technically, -I speak the Romanian language- (Romanian is an adjective here)?
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Yes, if you had not already found the answer Conor, the second part. The word română here is an adjective, and româna is the articulated noun, "the Romanian" (referring to the language). Note that limba is the articulated form of that noun, "the language".
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a vorbi = to speak (infinitive)
eu vorbesc = I speak
tu vorbești = you speak
el/ea vorbește = he/she speaks
noi vorbim = we speak
voi vorbiți = you speak
ei/ele vorbesc = they speak
Romanian verbs are divided into four conjugation groups according to the ending of the infinitive:
First conjugation: -a (a cânta = to sing, a mânca = to eat)
The 2nd conjugation: -ea (a vedea = to see, a bea = to drink)
The 3rd conjugation: -e (a pune = to put)
The 4th conjugation: -i, -î (a citi = to read, a vorbi = to speak)
Another example: a citi = to read (infinitive)
eu citesc = I read
tu citești = you read
el/ea citește = he/she reads
noi citim = we read
voi citiți = you read
ei/ele citesc = they read
a vedea = to see
eu văd = I see
tu vezi = you see
el/ea vede = he/she sees
noi vedem = we see
voi vedeți = you see
ei/ele văd = they see
The regular verbs when conjugated keep their root unchanged
The irregular verbs when they are conjugated, modify their root (totally or partially)
I was told that it's a little more complex than that, but it's a rough guide. There are two main subgroups of verbs that would fall under 1st conjugation, three subgroups of 3rd conjugation and five (I think) of 4th conjugation? Plus, of course, all the irregular ones that you kind of just have to remember!
In what way? The -esc ending of vorbesc shows you that it's 1st person singular (I speak) where as the -im ending of vorbim shows you that it's 1st person plural (we speak).
Is that what you meant?