Pronunia englez este n general grea din dou motive principale: Tinde s fie inconsistent - aceeai liter poate

avea mai multe pronunii Accentul englezesc este mai greu de nvat (pentru c nu exist doar unul singur: exist accente americane, australiene etc.). Dar din cauz c limba este totui comparativ mai uoar de nvat fa de limbi, i pentru c este foarte des vorbit ca a doua limb, este destul de uor de nvat pentru turism. Vocale Vocalele engleze se pronun n diferite feluri, printre care amintim: a ca i 'ei' n "grei", ca i 'ea' n "vrea", ca i 'a' n "bar" e ca i 'i' n "crin" dar mai lung, ca i 'e' n "tren" dar mai scurt i ca i 'ai' n "dai", ca i 'i' n "bingo" o ca i 'ou' n "halou", ca i 'o' n "pom" u ca i 'u' n "tu" dar mai lung, ca i 'iu' n "tiu" dar puin mai lung y (sfrit de cuvnt) ca 'i' n "crin" dar mai lung Consoane Diftongi uzuali i ligaturi ai ca 'ei' n "grei" ea ca 'i' n "crin" dar mai lung ei ca 'ei' n "grei"; dupa 'c', ca 'i' n "crin" dar mai lung

ie ca 'i' n "crin" dar mai lung oo ca i 'u' n "tu" dar mai lung, ca i '' n "romn" List de fraze uzuale De baz Salut. Alo. Hello. (he-LOU) Bun. (informal) Hi. (HAI) Ce mai faci? / Ce mai facei? How are you? (HAU ar IU?) Bine, mulumesc. Fine, thanks. (FAIN, tenks) Cum te cheam? What's your name? (Ua ior NEIM?) Numele meu este ______ . My name is ______ . (Mai NEIM iz _____ .) ncntat de cunotiin. Pleased to meet you. (PLIIZD tu miit iu) Te rog / V rog. Please. (PLIIZ) Mulumesc. Thanks. (TENKS) Cu plcere. With pleasure. (Wit PLE-jr) Da. Yes. (IES) Nu. No. (NOU) Scuz-m / Scuzai-m. (captarea ateniei)

Excuse me. (Ex-CHIUZ mii) Scuz-m / Scuzai-m. (pardon) Sorry. (SORI) mi pare ru. I'm sorry. (Aim SORI.) La revedere Good bye. (Gud BAI.) Pa (informal) Bye. (BAI) Nu vorbesc [bine] inglez. I don't speak English [well]. (AI dount SPIC ingli WEL) Vorbii romna? Do you speak Romanian? (Du YU spic ru-MEI-ni-n?) Vorbete cineva de aici romna? Does anyone here speak Romanian? (DAZ eny-uan HIR spic ru-MEI-ni-n?) Vorbii francez? Do you speak French? (Du YU spic FRENCH?) Vorbete cineva de aici francez? Does anyone here speak French? (DAZ eny-uan HIR spic FRENCH?) Ajutor! Help! (HELP!) Bun dimineaa. Good morning. (GUD MOR-ning.) Bun seara. Good evening. (GUD IV-ning.) Noapte bun. Good night. (GUD nait.) Nu neleg. I don't understand. (AI dount andr-stend) Unde este baia? Where is the bathroom? (WER is d bat-rum?)

Probleme Las-m n pace. Leave me alone. (liv mi LOUN) Nu m atinge / atingei! Don't touch me! (dont taci mi!) Chem poliia. I'll call the police. (ail col d puLIS) Poliia! Police! (puLIS!) Stai! Ho! Stop! Thief! (stop! siif!) Am nevoie de ajutor. I need help. (ai nid help) Este o urgen. It's an emergency. (i n iMRgensi) M-am pierdut... I'm lost... (aim lost) Mi-am pierdut bagajele. I've lost my luggage. (aiv lost mai LAghigi) Mi-am pierdut portmoneul. I've lost my wallet. (aiv lost mai UAlet) Sunt bolnav. I'm ill. (aim il) Sunt rnit. I'm hurt. (aim hrt) Am nevoie de un doctor. I need a doctor. (ai nid DACtr) Pot s folosesc telefonul tu / dvs.? Can I use your phone? (chen ai iuz ior foun?) Numere 1

one (uan) 2 two (tuu) 3 three (sri) 4 four (for) 5 five (FAiv) 6 six (SIcs) 7 seven (SEvn) 8 eight (eit) 9 nine (NAin) 10 ten (ten) 11 eleven (iLEVn) 12 twelve (tuelv) 13 thirteen (sirTIN) 14 fourteen (forTIN) 15 fifteen (fifTIN) 16 sixteen (sicsTIN)

17 seventeen (sevnTIN) 18 eighteen (eiTIN) 19 nineteen (naiTIN) 20 twenty (TUENti) 21 twenty-one 22 twenty-two 23 twenty-three 30 thirty (Srti) 40 forty (FOrti) 50 fifty (FIfti) 60 sixty (SIcsti) 70 seventy (SEvnti) 80 eighty (EIti) 90 ninety (NAINti) 100 a hundred ( HANdrid) sau one hundred (uan HANdrid) 200

two hundred 300 three hundred 1000 a thousand ( SAUznd) sau one thousand (uan SAUznd) 2000 two thousand 1.000.000 a million ( MIlin) sau one million (uan MIlin) 1.000.000.000 a billion ( BIlin) sau one billion (uan BIlin) 1.000.000.000.000 a trillion ( TRIlin) sau one trillion (TRIlin) numrul _____ (tren, autobuz, etc.) Number _____ (NAMbr) jumtate half (haf) jumtatea half (haf) mai puin less (les) mai mult more (mor) ATENIE! n romn un miliard este 1.000.000.000 i un biliard este 1.000.000.000.000 (o mie de miliarde)! Timp acum now (NAU) mai trziu later (LEI-tr)

nainte before, earlier (BI-for, R-lir) diminea morning (MO-ning) dimineaa in the morning (in d MO-ning) mine diminea tomorrow morning (tu-morou MO-ning) dup-amiaz afternoon (aft-NUN) dup-amiaza in the afternoon (in di aft-NUN) sear evening (ivning) seara in the evening (in di ivning) noapte night (nait) noaptea at night (et nait) Ceasul ora unu one o'clock (uan -cloc) sau one A.M. (uan EI.EM.) ora dou two o'clock (tu -cloc) sau two A.M. (tu EI.EM.) prnz twelve o'clock (tuelv -cloc) sau noon (nuun) ora treisprezece one o'clock (uan -cloc) sau one P.M. (uan PI.EM.) ora paisprezece two o'clock (tu -cloc) sau two P.M. (tu PI.EM.)

miez de nopii twelve o'clock (tuelv -cloc) sau midnight (mid-NAIT) Durat _____ minut(e) _____ minute(s) (_____ mint (min)) _____ or(ore) _____ hour(s) (______ aur(s)) _____ zi(le) _____ day(s) (______ dei(z)) _____ sptmn(sptmni) _____ week(s) (_____ wiik(s)) _____ lun(luni) _____ month(s) (______ mant (man)) _____ an(i) _____ year(s) (yir(s)) Zile astzi today (tu-DEI) ieri yesterday (yes-tr-DEI) alaltaieri the day before yesterday (d dei bi-FOR yes-tr-DEI) mine tomorrow (tu-MOR-ou) poimine the day after tomorrow (d dei aft tu-MOR-ou) sptmna aceasta this week (DIS wiik) ultima sptmn last week (LAST wiik) sptmna urmtoare

next week (NEXT wiik) Luni Monday (MAN-dei) Mari Tuesday (TIUZ-dei) Miercuri Wednesday (UENS-dei) Joi Thursday (TRS-dei) Vineri Friday (FRAI-dei) Smbt Saturday (SATR-dei) Duminic Sunday (SAN-dei) Luni Ianuarie January (GIA-nu-ri) Februarie February (FEB-ru-ri) Martie March (MARCH) Aprilie April (EI-pril) Mai May (MEI) Iunie June (JUN) Iulie July (JLAI) August

August (O-gst) Septembrie September (sep-TEM-b) Octombrie October (oc-TOB) Noiembrie November (no-VEMB) Decembrie December (de-SEMB) Scrierea ceasului i a datei n Regatul Unit, data i ceasul se scriu exact n aceai form ca i n romn, lucru care se ntmpl i n multe alte ri europene. De exemplu, data i timpul se scrie: 14 Jul 2004, 06:30 24 Aug 2004, 15:30 n SUA, data i ceasul n alt stil: July 14, 2004, 6:30 am Aug 24, 2004, 3:30 pm Culori negru black (blec) alb white (uait) gri (n Regatul Unit) grey (grei), (n SUA) gray (grei) rou red (red) albastru blue (blu) galben

yellow (ielou) verde green (grin) portocaliu orange (oringi) roz pink (pinc) maro brown (braun) Introducei text neformatat aici Transport Frazele sub linia asta sunt traduse n englez dar nu au indicaii de pronunie Phrases translated, but a native English speaker should do the pronunciations. Autobuz i tren Ct cost biletul spre _____? (autobuz, tren) How much is a ticket to _____? (Hau maci is tict tu) Un bilet pn la _______, v rog. A ticket to ______, please. ( tict tu, ____, pliz ) Unde merge acest tren/autobuz? Where does this train/bus go? (wer dz sis TREN/BS gou) Unde este trenul/autobuzul spre _____? Where is the train/bus to ______? (wer is d tren/bs tu) Oprete acest tren/autobuz n _____? Does this train/bus stop in _____? (dz sis tren/bs stap in _____) Cnd pleac acest tren/autobuz la _____? When does this train/bus depart to _____? (wen dz sis tren/bs depat tu _____) La ce or ajunge acest tren/autobuz n _____? When does this train/bus arrive in _____? (wen dz sis tren/bs araiv in _____) Direcii

Cum ajung la _____ ? How do I get to _____ ? (hau du ai get tu _____) ...gar? (n Regatul Unit)...the railway station? (n SUA) ...the train station? ( ) sau ...the railroad station? ( ) ...staia de autobuz? ...the bus station? ( ) ...aeroport? ...the airport? ( ) ...centru? (n Regatul Unit) ...the city centre? ( ) n SUA downtown? ( ) ...cminul pentru tineri? ...a youth hostel ( ) ...hotelul _____ ? ... the _____ Hotel? ( ) ...consulatul romn/moldovean? ...the Romanian/Moldovan consulate? ( ) ...ambasada romn/moldovean? ...the Romanian/Moldovan embassy? ( ) Unde se afl multe... Where would I find a lot of... ( ) ...hoteluri? ...hotels? ( ) ...restaurante? ...restaurants? ( ) ...cluburi de noapte? ...nightclubs / bars / dance clubs? ( ) ...cluburi? ...bars? ( ) ...atracii turistice? ...tourist attractions? (turist tracns)

Poi / Putei s-mi artai pe hart Can you show me on the map? (can eu o mi an de map) strad street (strit) La stnga. On the left. (an de left) La dreapta. On the right. (an de rait) La stnga. Turn left. ( ) sau Go left. ( ) sau Take a left. ( ) La dreapta. Turn right. ( ) sau Go right. ( ) sau Take a right. ( ) stnga left (left) dreapta right (rait) nainte straight ahead (stret ahed) spre _____ towards (the) _____ (tuds (d)) dup _____ past (the) _____ (past (d)) nainte de _____ before (the) _____ (bifor (d)) Atenie la _____. Look out for (the) _____ (luk aut for (d)) sau Watch out for _____ (oaci aut for) intersecie crossing ( ) sau intersection ( ) sau crossroads ( ) nord north ( ) sud

south ( ) est east ( ) vest west ( ) n sus downhill ( ) n jos uphill ( ) Taxi Taxi! Taxi! (Texi!) Ducei-m la _____, v rog. Please take me to _____. (Pliz teic mi tu) Ct cost pn la _____? How much does it cost to get to _____? ( Hau maci daz it cost tu ghet tu) Ducei-m acolo, v rog. Please take me there. (Pliz teic me deer) Gazd Host Bani Money (mani) Mncare O mas pentru o persoan/doi oameni, v rog. Table for two, please (X) Pot s vd meniul, v rog? Could I please see the menu? (X) Avei o specialitate a casei? Do you have a house special? (X)

Exist o specialitate local? Is there a local specialty? (X) Sunt vegetarian. I'm a vegetarian (X) Nu mnnc porc. I don't eat pork. (X) Nu mnnc dect cuer. I only eat kosher. (X) Putei s l/o facei mai puin gras()? Could you please make it with less fat (less greasy)? (X) meniul zilei Today's menu (X) a la carte a la carte (X) mic-dejun breakfast (X) pachet pack (X) cafea coffee (X) mncare de prnz lunch (X) A vrea _____. I'd like _____ (X) Vreau de mncare cu ____ I want a dish with (X) pui chicken (CIcn) carne de vit beef (biif) pete

fish (X) porc pork (porc) viel veal (viil) vnat venison (VEnisn) unc ham (X) crenvuti sausage (X) brnz cheese (X) ou eggs (X) salat salad (X) legume (proaspete) fresh vegetables (X) fructe (proaspete) fresh fruits (X) pine bread (X) pine prjit toast (X) glute X (X) orez rice (X) fasole beans (X)

mi aducei, v rog, un pahar de _____? Could you please bring me a glass of (X) mi aducei, v rog, o can cu _____? Could you please bring me a cup of (X) mi aducei, v rog, o sticl de _____? Could you please bring me a bottle of (X) cafea coffee (X) ceai tea (X) suc juice (X) ap mineral mineral water (X) ap (plat) water (X) bere beer (X) vin rou/alb red wine/white (X) mi dai puin() _____? X (X) sare salt (X) piper pepper (X) unt X (X) M scuzai, osptar! (captarea ateniei chelnerilor) X (X) Am terminat.

I'm full. (X) A fost delicios. That was delicious. (X) V rog luai farfuriile. X (X) Nota, v rog. The check, please. (X) Baruri Servii alcool? Do you serve alcohol? (X) Este cu servire la mas? Is there table service? (X) O bere/dou beri, v rog. One/two beer(s), please (X) Un pahar de vin rou/alb, v rog. A glass of red/white wine (X) Un sfert/O optime de vin rou, v rog. X (X) O bere mic/mare, v rog A large/small beer, please. (X) La jumtate, v rog. (o halb de bere) X (X) O sticl, v rog. A bottle please. (X) Un cola cu rom, v rog. A rum and coke, please. (X) whiskey whiskey (X) vodka vodka (X) rom

rum (X) ap water (X) suc de club club soda (X) ap tonic tonic water (X) suc de portocale orange juice (X) Cola (suc) coke (X) Avei cumva ceva gustri? X (X) nc unul(m)/una(f), v rog. One more, please. (X) nc un rnd, v rog. Another round please (X) Cnd se nchide? When do you close? (X) Cumprturi Avei aa ceva, mrimea mea? Do you have something like this size? (X) Ct cost? How much? (X) E prea scump. It is too expensive. (X) Acceptai _____? Do you accept ______? (X) scump expensive (expensive) ieftin

cheap (cheep) Nu-mi permit. I can not afford it (X) Nu-l/N-o vreau. I don't want it. (X) tiu c acesta nu este preul normal. I know that is not the normal price. (X) M nelai. X (X) Nu m intereseaz. I am not interested. (X) OK, l/o iau. Ok, I'll take it. (X) mi dai o pung? X (X) Expediai (n strintate)? Do you ship (overseas)? (X) Am nevoie de ... I need ... (X) ...past de dini. toothpaste X (X) ...o periu de dini. a tooth brush X (X) ...tampoane. tampons (X) ...spun. soap(X) ...ampon. shampoo(X) ...ceva pentru dureri.(ex. aspirin sau nurofen) something for pain (X)

...ceva pentru rceal. something for a cold (X) ...tablete pentru stomac. stomach medicine (X) ...un brici. X (X) ...o lam. (de ras) X (X) ...o umbrel. an umbrella (X) ...loiune de plaj. sunblock (X) ...o vedere. sunglasses (X) ...timbre. stamp(s) (stemps) ...baterii. batteries (X) ...hrtie pentru scris. writing paper (X) ...un pix. a pencil (X) ...cri n romn. books in Romanian (X) ...reviste n romn. magazines in Romanian (X) ...un ziar n romn. a newspaper in Romanian (X) ...un dicionar romn-englez. a Romanian-English dictionary (X) Maini

Vreau s nchiriez o main. I want to rent a car. (X) Primesc asigurare? Do you provide insurance? (X) stop (semn de circulaie) Stop. (X) sens unic One way. (X) a da prioritate Yield. X) parcarea interzis X (X) limit de vitez speed limit (X) benzinrie gas station (X) benzin gasoline (X) motorin X (X) Autoritate N-am fcut nimic. I haven't done anything. (ai ha) A fost o nenelegere. It was a misunderstanding. (X) Unde m ducei? Where are you taking me? (X) Sunt arestat? Am I under arrest? (X) Sunt un cetean romn/moldovean. I am a Romanian/Moldovan citizen. (X)

Vreau s vorbesc cu ambasada/consulatul romn/moldovean. I want to talk to the Romanian/Moldovan embassy/consulate. (X) Vreau s consult un avocat. I want to talk to a lawyer. (X) Pot doar s pltesc o amend acum? Can I just pay a fine now? (X) nvnd mai mult