Learning Romanian language

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  1. mike123's Avatar

    mike123 said:

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    Hello, can someone help me understand the following 2 phrases:

    1. Sigur că da!

    2. Cum să nu?

    mulţumesc anticipat!
    De multe ori tăcerea e mai bună decāt răspunsul.
     
  2. xokayleemarlania said:

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    "sigur ca da" literally translates as "i'm sure that yes"
    "cum sa nu" as "how to no"
    which don't really make sense literally, but when I lived in Romania, the translation of "of course!" made sense to me. both phrases are an enthusiastic way of saying yes

    Hope this helped!
     
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    Yes! Thank you for the help!! I didn't think I'd get a response until tomorrow sometime . I needed this quick for my lesson tomorrow night.

    I had a feeling about what you said. However, "cum sa nu" is an enthusiastic way of saying "yes" as well?
    De multe ori tăcerea e mai bună decāt răspunsul.
     
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    krityx said:

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    sigur ca da = surely (the answer is ) yes
    cum sa nu literally means how (could I ) not to
    and yes they both mean "clearly yes"
     
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    mulţumesc mult krityx!

    Who is your avatar, Immortal?
    De multe ori tăcerea e mai bună decāt răspunsul.
     
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    chai22 said:

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    « Sigur că da » - Certainly
    « Cum să nu » - How could I/it/you not ?
    Last edited by chai22; 11-30-2009 at 04:44 PM.
     
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    krityx said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by mike123 View Post
    mulţumesc mult krityx!

    Who is your avatar, Immortal?
    No, that's Hoest from the band Taake
     
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    mike123 said:

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    Ah, i see.

    I've listened to a couple songs on the internet, but not enough to recognize. There are sooo many Norwegian bm bands, the music seems to all sound very similar to each other.
    De multe ori tăcerea e mai bună decāt răspunsul.
     
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    smfc_stevo_smfc said:

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    How would I say "Sorry. I have no money." ???
     
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    countingstars said:

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    1. Imi pare rau, nu am bani
    2. Regret, nu am bani.

     
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    smfc_stevo_smfc said:

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    Multumesc
     
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    countingstars said:

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    Cu placere!
     
  13. dya said:

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    Perfect, Maria mou

    We also use this more familar way to address someone who is sick: fă-te bine repede.
     
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    maria_gr said:

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    Oh I didn't know that! Thank you dya mou
    Άνθρωποι τύχης είδωλον επλάσαντο, πρόφασιν ιδίης αβουλίης.

    ~Δημόκριτος~
     
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    CJ1978 said:

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    Hi Everyone-I hope you are all having a great festive season with lot's of parties...
    I wonder if someone can help me to apoligise to my boyfriend.

    I know Imi pare rau is sorry. So I am good for the main part but I also want to say "Sometimes I can be too pushy and want my own way all the time."

    Any help would be greatly appreciated. My Romanian is coming on leaps and bounds. :-)

    Cheers
    C x
     
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    FlyAwaySmiling said:

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    It's something like this:

    "Uneori pot fi prea insistenta si vreau ca lucrurile sa iasa asa cum vreau eu tot timpul."

    You can also use "Iarta-ma" instead of "Imi pare rau" -it's more personal and means "forgive me" rather than " i feel sorry".
    Good luck with your boyfriend ...
    "Life is not about the numbers of breaths you take, but more about the moments which take your breath away"...
     
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    smfc_stevo_smfc said:

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    Buna seara everyone.

    How would I say "I'd like to wish Elena and all her fans a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year." ???
     
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    baby_girl_ said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by smfc_stevo_smfc View Post
    Buna seara everyone.

    How would I say "I'd like to wish Elena and all her fans a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year." ???
    As vrea (as dori) sa ii urez Elenei si tuturor fanilor ei un Craciun Fericit si un An Nou mai bun.
     
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    smfc_stevo_smfc said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by baby_girl_ View Post
    As vrea (as dori) sa ii urez Elenei si tuturor fanilor ei un Craciun Fericit si un An Nou mai bun.
    Multumesc. Crăciun fericit
     
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    CJ1978 said:

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    Thanks so much fly away smiling! Multumesc!

    :-)