Lecia a asea Lesson Six

GRAMMAR GRAMATIC Prezentul Continuu 1. The Present Continuous Tense

Prezentul continuu este alctuit din prezentul verbului to be i forma n ing a verbului care este conjugat. Forma continu a prezentului arat o aciune care are loc n clipa de fa. To be + to eat + ing I am eating you are eating she is eating he is eating we are eating you are eating they are eating eu mnnc tu mnnci ea mnnc el mnnc noi mncm voi mncai ei mnnc to be + to read + ing I am reading you are reading she is reading he is reading we are reading you are reading they are reading eu citesc tu citeti ea citete el citete noi citim voi citii ei citesc

Prezentul continuu face distincia ntre timpul prezent n general i momentul de fa. Astfel: I go to school every day. Im going to school right now. I do my homework every evening. Im doing my homework now. Iat i forma negativ: Im not reading the newspaper right now. Nu citesc ziarul chiar acum. Im not listening to music now. Nu ascult muzic acum. 2. Possesive Pronouns My book is mine. Your room is yours. His pen is his. Her garden is hers. Its tail is its. Our house is ours. Your car is yours. Their flat is theirs. Pronume posesive Cartea mea este a mea. Camera ta este a ta. Stiloul lui este al lui. Grdina ei este a ei. Coada ei(pisicii) este a ei. Casa noastr este a noastr. Maina voastr este a voastr. Apartamentul lor este al lor. M duc la coal n fiecare zi. M duc la coal chiar acum. mi fac tema n fiecare sear. mi fac tema acum.

General concepts

Noiuni generale

Meals in Great Britain breakfast brunch lunch dinner the five oclock tea supper

Mesele n Marea Britanie mic dejun gustarea dintre micul dejun i prnz masa de prnz masa principal ceaiul de la ora 5 cina

Romnii iau micul dejun, prnzul i cina. Romanians have breakfast, lunch and dinner. Family members&relatives parents mother father daughter son sister brother grandparents grandmother grandfather grandchildren granddaughter grandson aunt uncle niece nephew cousin mother-in-law father-in-law the in-laws daughter-in-law son-in-law sister-in-law brother-in-law godmother godfather godson goddaughter Membrii familiei&rude prini mam tat fiic fiu sor frate bunici bunic bunic nepoi(de bunic) nepoat(de bunic) nepot(de bunic) mtu unchi nepoat(de unchi) nepot(de unchi) verior(verioar) soacr socru cuscri nor ginere cumnat cumnat na na fin fin

I and my friend Jim we often talk on the phone. Today we are speaking about family, food and meals of the day. Eu i prietenul meu Jim vorbim adesea la telefon. Astzi vorbim despre familie, mncruri i mesele zilei.

On the Phone

La telefon

Jim Patrick: How are you, Minnie? Im glad to hear your voice. You sound happy. (Ce mai faci, Minnie? mi pare bine s-i aud vocea. Pari fericit.) Minnie Jones: I am happy. Emily and Peter are coming home today. Our family is together again. (Sunt fericit. Emily i Peter vin astzi acas. Familia noastr este din nou unit.) Jim Patrick: How nice! It is a wonderful surprise! Im sure you and Al are delighted. Your son and daughter are coming home for holidays. (Ce dragu! Este o surpriz minunat! Sunt sigur c tu i Al suntei ncntai! Fiul i fiica voastr vin acas n vacan.) Minnie Jones: Not only our children but also our grandchildren. Our granddaughters Hilda and Alice and our grandsons Klaus and Michael are coming, too. (Nu doar copiii, dar i nepoii. Nepoatele noastre Hilda i Alice i nepoii notri Klaus i Michael vin, de asemenea.) Jim Patrick: Oh, Minnie, I think you are very busy now. You are preparing lots of things for your children and grandchildren. (O, Minnie, cred c eti foarte ocupat acum. Pregteti o mulime de lucruri pentru copiii i nepoii ti.) Minnie Jones: Thats right. There is a lot of work and Al is helping me to finish it. Now, I am baking a chocolate cake and an apple pie. (Aa este. Am o mulime de treab i Al m ajut s o termin. Acum coc o prjitur cu ciocolat i o plcint cu mere.) Jim Patrick: Excellent! I even smell the flavours from your kitchen! Your dear ones are lucky to have you. You are a treasure for your family. (Excelent! Chiar simt aromele din buctria ta! Ai ti sunt norocoi s te aib. Eti o comoar pentru familia ta.) Minnie Jones: Well, Jim, dont exaggerate things. Im pleased to do all these things for my family: preparing their rooms, cooking their breakfast, lunch and dinner, washing dishes. Im doing all the work willingly. (Ei bine, Jim, nu exagera. Sunt ncntat s fac toate lucrurile astea pentru familia mea: s le pregtesc camerele, s le gtesc micul dejun, prnzul i cina, s spl vasele. Fac toat munca din plcere.) Jim Patrick: When are they coming? (Cnd vin?) Minnie Jones: Tonight. All of them are coming tonight by plane. Emily, Johann, Hilda and Klaus come at 7 oclock and Peter, Anna, Alice and Michael come at 9 oclock. We go by car to the airport to wait for them. (n seara asta. Vin toi n seara asta cu avionul. Emily, Johann, Hilda i Klaus

vin la ora 7, iar Peter, Anna, Alice i Michael vin la 9. Ne ducem cu maina la aeroport s-i ateptm.) Jim Patrick: I leave you then. Have a nice evening home and enjoy your meal! Good night, Minnie. (Te las atunci. O sear plcut i poft bunl! Noapte bun, Minnie.) Minnie Jones: Thank you, Jim. Good night! (Mulumesc, Jim. Noapte bun!) Vocabulary: on the phone = la telefon to hear = a auzi; a afla voice = voce to sound = a suna; a prea together = mpreun wonderful = minunat, Im sure you are = sunt sigur, delighted = ncntat, busy = ocupat, to prepare = a pregti to help = a ajuta to finish = a termina to bake = a coace chocolate cake = prjitur cu ciocolat; tort de ciocolat apple pie = plcint cu mere to smell = a mirosi, a simi (mirosul) flavour = arom treasure = comoar to exaggerate = a exagera to cook = a gti to wash = a spla dishes = vesel, vase de buctrie tonight = desear, n seara asta plane = avion to come by plane = a veni cu avionul to go by car = a merge cu maina airport = aeroport to wait for = a atepta (pe cineva, ceva) to leave = a lsa; a prsi

Dont forget! Nu uita!

The Present Continuous Tense To be + to eat + ing Prezentul Continuu to be + to read + ing

I am eating you are eating she is eating he is eating we are eating you are eating they are eating

mnnc mnnci mnnc mnnc mncm mncai mnnc

I am reading you are reading she is reading he is reading we are reading you are reading they are reading

citesc citeti citete citete citim citii citesc

Prezentul continuu face distincia ntre timpul prezent n general i momentul de fa. I go to school every day. Im going to school right now. I do my homework every evening. Im doing my homework now. M duc la coal n fiecare zi. M duc la coal chiar acum. mi fac tema n fiecare sear. mi fac tema acum.

Im not reading the newspaper right now. Nu citesc ziarul chiar acum. Im not listening to music now. Nu ascult muzic acum.

Lets read the possesive pronouns S citim pronumele posesive

My book is mine. Your room is yours. His pen is his. Her garden is hers. Its tail is its. Our house is ours. Your car is yours. Their flat is theirs. Cartea mea este a mea. Camera ta este a ta. Stiloul lui este al lui. Grdina ei este a ei. Coada ei(pisicii) este a ei. Casa noastr este a noastr. Maina voastr este a voastr. Apartamentul lor este al lor.

Which are the main meals in Romania? Care sunt mesele principale n Romnia? In Romania, Romanians have breakfast, lunch and dinner. n Romnia, romnii iau micul dejun, prnzul i cina.