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  1. creepmeout said:

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    imi pare rau pentru nu raspund inainte. am fost foarte ocupat. mutumesc pentru tot faceti. I'm still trying to learn dar nu am mai timpul recent de cand am inceput scoala. I have a few questions again. How do you say this: "Why don't you come stay with me? I'll have my own apartment soon but I'll be sharing with my sister. "

    and also, what does chiar mean? I've heard it used in so many ways so I'm not sure.
     
  2. apiland said:

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    Buna.

    My boyfriend says a little poem at bedtime. It rhyms, and I think it's a children's poem. The only words I remember at the end are "noapte buna." I would like to memorize that to surprise him the next time he says it. Does anyone know what I am talking about, or is this not enough information?

    Multumesc foarte mult!
     
  3. Tiberiu said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by creepmeout View Post
    imi pare rau pentru nu raspund inainte. am fost foarte ocupat. mutumesc pentru tot faceti. I'm still trying to learn dar nu am mai timpul recent de cand am inceput scoala. I have a few questions again. How do you say this: "Why don't you come stay with me? I'll have my own apartment soon but I'll be sharing with my sister. "

    and also, what does chiar mean? I've heard it used in so many ways so I'm not sure.
    I'm not sure that I'll translate right but I'll try.
    In general "chiar" [kiar] mean "really ? " or "it is true" ,"you really mean it "
    EX: 1) Vreau sa plec - I want to go
    Chiar vrei - you really want to go (or you only say it)
    2) spune-mi tot - tell me everything
    Nici chiar asa - Not really so
    If you have an example I will be more specific
     
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    DeBaires said:

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    How come in some of the books I bought they write:

    sīnt instead of sunt
    cīnd instead of cānd
    pīnă instead of pānă

    I read the posts above about Moldovan & all that but I still don't get it, cause it was in a Romanian book...are both acceptable, is one slang?

    Sorry, just confused

    Also, are "chiar", "dar", & "iar" all interchangeable?
    Last edited by DeBaires; 07-04-2008 at 01:55 PM.
     
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    Layla said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by DeBaires View Post
    How come in some of the books I bought they write:

    sīnt instead of sunt
    cīnd instead of cānd
    pīnă instead of pānă

    I read the posts above about Moldovan & all that but I still don't get it, cause it was in a Romanian book...are both acceptable, is one slang?

    Sorry, just confused
    It's ok! In the old spelling, we used to write with "ī", but in the new one, it is written with "ā" - an "a" instead of "i"! But the pronounciation is the same in the case of the words: cīnd and pīnă.

    The things change in the case of the word sīnt! It's not pronounced as ī anymore, but as "u"! It's more refined, to say so! I hope i could elucidate your confusion!

    Edit: Well, there are people who use both variants. It depends on the person!
     
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    DeBaires said:

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    Oh, ok, cool, thanks!

    I was also wondering, are "chiar", "dar", & "iar" all interchangeable?
     
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    Layla said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by DeBaires View Post
    Oh, ok, cool, thanks!

    I was also wondering, are "chiar", "dar", & "iar" all interchangeable?
    You are welcome!

    No, they aren't!

    chiar = even
    dar = but
    iar = again

    Te iubesc chiar dacă tu pleci! - I love you, even if you leave!

    I-am spus să rămānă, dar nu m-a ascultat. - I told her to stay, but she didn't listen to me.

    El a īnvăţat iar regulile. - He learned the rules again.
     
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    DeBaires said:

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    Haha, cool, thanks!

    Can any of them be used instead of another?

    & is there anyother way of syaing "but" and "again"?

    numai for but
    and de noua for again?
     
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    Layla said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by DeBaires View Post
    Haha, cool, thanks!

    Can any of them be used instead of another?

    & is there anyother way of syaing "but" and "again"?

    numai for but
    and de noua for again?
    No, the three of them cannot be used instead of eachother!

    And yes, you can also say: din nou for again and numai că for but.
     
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    DeBaires said:

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    Lol, all right cool.

    Multumesc pentru tot!
     
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    Layla said:

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    You are welcome! Come back if you have other doubts!
     
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    tigress_tim said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by amira7 View Post
    am nevoie de urmatoarele cuvinte in engleza:

    blat de prajitura - - - - ( habar n-am )
    visine - - - - cherry
    zmeura - - - - raspberry
    frisca - - - - whipped cream
    frisca nebatuta - - - - unbeaten whipped cream ?
    frisca lichida - - - - liquid whipped cream ? ( nu sunt sigura )
    smantana - - - - cream
    acru - - - - sour
    a fierbe - - - - to boil
    a se solidifica ( a se intari) - - - - to toughen
    a se ingrosa - - - - to thicken
    castron - - - - bowl
    cratita - - - - pan
    a incalzi pe foc fara fierbere - - - - to heat up over fire without boiling
    a clocoti - - - - to seethe
    piure de fructe - - - - ( - asta ce mai e ? )
    galbenus - - - - yolk
    albus - - - - albumen

    va multumesc
    Era mai bine daca imi dadeai reteta, era mai usor de cautat in engleza reteta decat sa traduc cuvintele
    " Don't take life too seriously, no one gets out alive. "
     
  13. Mizz_B said:

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    I often fight with people so i would like you 2 translate like "go 2 heeeell" and stuff like that
     
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    tigress_tim said:

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    I'm not sure we are allowed to write insults here, but I guess "go to hell" is not such a big nasty thing

    So here u go :
    Go to hell = Du-te naibii
    ----||---- = Du-te dracului

    Other suggestions i could give you :

    You are stupid = Esti un prost
    Shut up = Taci din gura

    A lot of others come to my mind..but if i write them I will get in some trouble here
    " Don't take life too seriously, no one gets out alive. "
     
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    DeBaires said:

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    Hey. I was just watching a movie in Romanian & for thank you they say "merci" instead of multumesc. What's the difference?

    & is it spelled "merci" or "mersi" or "mersii"?

    They also say something like pa or ba for bye & sometimes bai-buh...any idea what that is?
     
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    Katina said:

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    hey everybody. I need help!
    cand someone please tell me how to say:
    sorry I don't speak romanian, I only speak english. Do you speak english?
    thanks
    also what's the world for hello?
    Last edited by Katina; 07-12-2008 at 06:56 AM. Reason: .
     
  17. dya said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katina View Post
    sorry I don't speak romanian, I only speak english. Do you speak english?
    Īmi pare rău, nu vorbesc romāna, vorbesc numai engleza. Vorbești engleza?

    And the words for Hello are:

    Bună and Salut

     
  18. dya said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by DeBaires View Post
    Hey. I was just watching a movie in Romanian & for thank you they say "merci" instead of multumesc. What's the difference?

    & is it spelled "merci" or "mersi" or "mersii"?

    They also say something like pa or ba for bye & sometimes bai-buh...any idea what that is?
    Yes, the French Merci is commonly used in Romanian as a more informal (and shorter!) form of Mulțumesc. You'll find it spelled both ways: Merci (French spelling) and Mersi-- Romanian spelling(meaning it is written the way we pronounce it).

    Mersii is not corect.

    And yes again: Pa is the word for Bye. Consequently Pa pa = Bye-bye!

    What you heard as bai-buh is nothing else but a funny way of pronouncing Bye-bye
     
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    Katina said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by dya View Post
    Īmi pare rău, nu vorbesc romāna, vorbesc numai engleza. Vorbești engleza?

    And the words for Hello are:

    Bună and Salut

    thankies!
     
  20. dya said:

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    You're welcome