Romanian lesson of the week: to speak, to leave, to take
The verbs “to speak”, “to leave” and “to take” It's time to learn some important verbs in Romanian: “a vorbi” (to speak), “a locui” (to live) and “a lua” (to take).…
Mona Pologea · Journalist
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The verbs “to speak”, “to leave” and “to take” It's time to learn some important verbs in Romanian: “a vorbi” (to speak), “a locui” (to live) and “a lua” (to take). [audio:http://www.romania-insider.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/verbs_speak_leave_take.mp3|titles=verbs_speak_leave_take] A vorbi (to speak)
Eu vorbesc Tu vorbești El / ea vorbește Noi vorbim Voi vorbiți Ei / ele vorbesc
Exemple (examples)
Eu vorbesc limba română (I speak Romanian language). Noi vorbim foarte bine engleză. (We speak English very well).
A locui (to live)
Eu locuiesc Tu locuiești El / ea locuiește Noi locuim Voi locuiți Ei / ele locuiesc
Exemple (examples)
Eu locuiesc în București (I live in Bucharest). Tu locuiești într-un oraș mare (You live in a big city).
A lua (to take)
Eu iau Tu iei El / ea ia Noi luăm Voi luați Ei / ele iau
Exemple (examples)
Eu iau autobuzul (I take the bus). Eu iau micul dejun la ora 9 (I have breakfast at 9.00 o'clock).
Exercițiu (exercise) Scrieți verbele la forma corectă (Write the verbs in the correct form): Eu (a locui) în Praga - I (to live) in Prague. Tu (a lua) o carte de la bibliotecă - You (to take) a book from the library. Noi (a vorbi) limba franceză - We (to speak) French language. Voi (a vorbiți) multe limbi – You speak a lot of languages. Mona Pologea PhD. Linguist
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