N LOC DE INTRODUCERE Bun, sunt Minnie, ghidul tu de limba englez. Vocea mea te va nsoi ntro cltorie fascinant.

Vei descoperi c nimic nu este greu, dac eti pregtit. Astazi este cea mai buna zi sa ncepi sa nvei limba englez. Voi face ca totul sa fie ct mai uor pentru tine. Asculti CD-ul, deci te-ai hotrt. ine-o tot aa ! Hi, my name is Minnie, your guide for English. My voice will join you on a fascinating trip. You will discover that nothing is difficult if you are ready for it. Today is a perfect day to start learning English. I will make it easy for you. You already listen to the CD so you have decided to do it. Go for it!

Prima lecie Lesson One

GRAMATIC GRAMMAR Mai nti i dezvlui un secret: limba englez are o gramatic mai simpl dect limba romn. Prin urmare, mai uor de nvat. Forma de plural a substantivelor este obinut, n general, prin adugarea terminaiei s: apple-apples(mr-mere), cat-cats(pisic-pisici), dog-dogs(cine-cini), batbats(liliac-lilieci), horse-horses(cal-cai), leg-legs(picior-picioare), windowwindows(ferastr-ferestre), mirror-mirrors(oglind-oglinzi), door-doors(uui)... Excepie fac substantivele cu form de plural neregulat: man-men(brbatbarbai), woman-women(femeie-femei), foot-feet(talp-tlpi), ox-oxen(bouboi), mouse-mice(oarece-oareci), goose-geese(gsc-gte), sheepsheep(oaie-oi), child-children(copil-copii)... n limba englez nu exist pronume de politee, you fiind folosit universal att pentru a exprima pronumele tu ct i dumneavoastr. Ceea ce face diferena este maniera de adresare. Verbele limbii engleze se conjug mult mai simplu dect n limba noastr. La prezentul simplu Present Tense - exist de obicei o singur terminaie diferit, aceea pentru persoana a III-a singular. La trecutul simplu Past Tense al verbelor regulate, terminaia este aceeai pentru toate persoanele: ed. Adjectivele nu au forme diferite la feminin sau masculin, la singular sau plural. Spre exemplu, adjectivul smart-iste: She is a smart girl. He is a smart kid. They are smart people.

Trei verbe sunt foarte importante n construcia oricrei propoziii sau fraze n limba englez: to be, to have i to do, adic a fi, a avea i a face. Fiecare dintre ele poate ndeplini i funcia de verb auxiliar. Iat conjugarea lor la timpul prezent n propoziii:

to be
I am Minnie. Eu sunt Minnie. You are my friend. Tu eti prietenul meu. He is Alexander. El este Alexandru. She is Helen. Ea este Elena. It is our cat. Ea este pisica noastr. We are Mr. and Mrs. Edwards. Noi suntem dl. i d-na Edwards. You are my guests. Voi suntei musafirii mei. They are my students. Ei sunt elevii mei.

to have
I have a small cat. Eu am o pisic mic. You have a white horse. Tu ai un cal alb. He has a red car. El are o main roie. She has a big house. Ea are o cas mare. It has gray fur. Ea are blana gri. We have a little garden. Noi avem o gradin micu. You have a smart child. Voi avei un copil iste. They have beautiful flowers. Ei au flori frumoase.

to do
I do my homework. Eu mi fac tema pentru acas. You do your job. Tu i faci meseria. He does his duty. El i face treaba. She does her work. Ea i face munca. We do our lessons. Noi ne facem leciile. You do your shoppings. Voi v facei cumprturile. They do their tasks. Ei i ndeplinesc sarcinile.

Noiuni generale

General concepts

S nu uitm, ns, importana lexicului. Este ct se poate de clar c, fr un vocabular minim n limba englez, nu ne-am putea face niciodat nelei orict de mult gramatic am cunoate. Aa c, s ncepem s vorbim n limba englez. So lets start speaking English!

Cltoria noastr ncepe cu prezentare i saluturi obinuite: Our trip starts with an introduction and formal greetings: Bun, m cheam Minnie. Minnie Jones. Dar pe tine? Hi, my name is Minnie. Minnie Jones. Whats yours?

ntrebri uzuale

Frequent questions

How are you? How do you do? Ce mai faci/facei? Im glad to meet you! Sunt bucuros(ncntat) s v ntlnesc! Im glad to see you again! Sunt bucuros s v vd din nou! What is your name? Cum te cheam? Who are you? Cine eti? Do I know you? Te cunosc? I dont remember meeting you. Nu-mi amintesc s te fi cunoscut. Where are you from? De unde eti? Im from Romania. Sunt din Romnia. I am a Romanian. Sunt romn. And you? Dar tu? How old are you? Ce vrst ai? Im 50(fifty) years old. Am 50 de ani. Cum salutm: Hi! Salut! Hello! Bun! Good morning! Bun dimineaa! Good afternoon! Bun ziua! Good evening! Bun seara! Cum ne lum rmas bun: Good bye! La revedere! Good night! Noapte bun! See you soon! Pe curnd! So long! Adio! Farewell! Cu bine! Bye! Pa! Have a nice day! S ai(avei) o zi bun! Cum ne exprimm recunotina i cum rspundem cnd ni se mulumete: Thank you. Mulumesc. I am grateful to you. V sunt recunosctor. You are welcome. Cu plcere. Cum ne cerem scuze: I am sorry. mi pare ru. Excuse me. Scuzai-m! I didnt want to do it. Nu am vrut s fac asta. I regret it. Regret. Aadar sunt Minnie, ghidul tu de limba englez. Am 54 de ani i sunt romnc. Sunt cstorit de 30 de ani cu un englez, Alexander Jones. Avem doi copii: o fat, Emily i un biat, Peter. Povestea mea ncepe cu o ntlnire. So Im Minnie, your guide for English. Im 54(fifty four) years old and I am Romanian. Ive been married for 30(thirty) years to an Englishman, Alexander Jones. We have two children: a daughter, Emily and a son, Peter. My story begins with a meeting.

A Meeting

O ntlnire

Jim Patrick: Good afternoon, Mrs. Jones. How do you do? Im glad to see you again. (Bun ziua, doamn Jones. Ce mai facei? Sunt bucuros s v vd din nou.) Minnie Jones: Hello young man, but who are you? Do I know you? I dont remember meeting you. (Bun tinere, dar cine eti? Te tiu de undeva? Numi amintesc s te fi ntlnit.) Jim Patrick: Of course you do, Mrs. Jones. Im Jim, Jim Patrick, now you know me, dont you? (Bineneles c m cunoatei, doamn Jones. Sunt Jim, Jim Patrick, acum m tii, nu-i aa?) Minnie Jones: Jim Patrick Oh, of course, now I remember. You are Daniels younger son. Yes, I remember you. How is your father? (Jim Patrick A, bineneles, acum mi amintesc. Eti fiul cel mai mic al lui Daniel. Da, acum mi amintesc de tine. Ce mai face tatl tu?) Jim Patrick: He is fine, thank you. How is your family? (Este bine, mulumesc. Ai dumneavoastr ce mai fac?) Minnie Jones: They are all well. Our daughter and our son are married and have children. As for me and Al, we are quite all right, thank you. (Sunt bine toi. Fiica noastr i fiul nostru sunt cstorii i au copii. Ct depre mine i Al, suntem destul de bine amndoi, mulumim.) Jim Patrick: Well, good bye Mrs. Jones. Remember me to your husband. See you soon! (Ei bine, la revedere doamn Jones. Salutri soului dumneavoastr. Pe curnd!) Minnie Jones: Good bye, Jim. (La revedere, Jim.) Vocabulary: so = aadar, astfel married = cstorit, cstorit child, children = copil, copii daughter = fiic son = fiu story = poveste to begin = a ncepe a meeting = o ntlnire young man = tnr, barbat tnr but = dar, ns again = din nou to know = a cunoate,a ti to remember = a-i aminti of course = bineneles

younger = mai tnr well = bine our = al nostru, a noastr, ai notri, ale noastre as for = ct despre quite = destul de all right = n regul remember me to ... = transmitei salutri lui ... husband = so soon = curnd

Dont forget! Nu uita!

Cele trei verbe importante ale limbii engleze sunt: to be, to have i to do, a fi, a avea i a face. Ele pot fi att predicate ct i verbe auxiliare.

S conjugm mpreun to be:

I am Minnie. Eu sunt Minnie. You are my friend. Tu eti prietenul meu. He is Alexander. El este Alexandru. She is Helen. Ea este Elena. It is our cat. Ea este pisica noastr. We are Mr. and Mrs. Edwards. Noi suntem dl. i d-na Edwards. You are my guests. Voi suntei musafirii mei. They are my students. Ei sunt elevii mei.

S conjugm mpreun to have:

I have a small cat. Eu am o pisic mic. You have a white horse. Tu ai un cal alb. He has a red car. El are o main roie. She has a big house. Ea are o cas mare. It has gray fur. Ea are blana gri. We have a little garden. Noi avem o gradin micu. You have a smart child. Voi avei un copil iste. They have beautiful flowers. Ei au flori frumoase.

S conjugm mpreun to do:

I do my homework. Eu mi fac tema pentru acas. You do your job. Tu i faci meseria. He does his duty. El i face treaba. She does her work. Ea i face munca. We do our lessons. Noi ne facem leciile.

You do your shoppings. Voi v facei cumprturile. They do their tasks. Ei i ndeplinesc sarcinile.

In English we say:

n englez spunem:

How are you? How do you do? Ce mai faci? Ce mai facei? Im glad to meet you! Sunt bucuros s v ntlnesc! Sunt ncntat s v ntlnesc! Im glad to see you again! Sunt bucuros s v vd din nou! What is your name? Cum te cheam? Who are you? Cine eti? Do I know you? Te cunosc? I dont remember meeting you. Nu-mi amintesc s te fi cunoscut. Where are you from? De unde eti? Im from Romania. Sunt din Romnia. I am a Romanian. Sunt romn. And you? Dar tu? How old are you? Ce vrst ai? Im 50(fifty) years old. Am 50 de ani.

In English we greet people:

n englez salutm oamenii:

Hi! Salut! Hello! Bun! Good morning! Bun dimineaa! Good afternoon! Bun ziua! Good evening! Bun seara!

Before we leave we say:

nainte de a pleca spunem:

Good bye! La revedere! Good night! Noapte bun! See you soon! Pe curnd! So long! Adio! Farewell! Cu bine! Bye! Pa! Have a nice day! S ai(avei) o zi bun!

We express our gratitude: Ne exprimm recunotina:

Thank you. Mulumesc. I am grateful to you. V sunt recunosctor. You are welcome. Cu plcere.

We express our regret: Ne exprimm prerea de ru:

I am sorry. mi pare ru. Excuse me. Scuzai-m! I didnt want to do it. Nu am vrut s fac asta. I regret it. Regret.