Lecia a aptea Lesson Seven

GRAMMAR

GRAMATIC

1. The Genitive Case

Genitivul

Genitivul este cazul atributului i exprim, n primul rnd, posesiunea sau

apartenena i rspunde la ntrebrile Whose? = al, a, ai, ale cui? What?
sau Which? = care?
We say:
Spunem:
Alans wife is an actress. Soia lui Alan este actri.
The cats kittens are nice. Puii pisicii sunt drgui.
Maggies house is on the corner. Casa lui Maggie este pe col.
We are happy about my fathers arrival. Suntem fericii de sosirea tatei.
It is good to have somebodys admiration. Este bine s te bucuri de
admiraia cuiva.
I am reading Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet. Citesc Romeo si Julieta
lui Shakespeare.
Pauls ideas are good. Ideile lui Paul sunt bune.
Nicks parents are both doctors. Prinii lui Nick sunt amndoi doctori.
But we say:
Dar spunem:
The key of my door is on the table. Cheia de la ua mea este pe mas.
Sometimes the passage of time is slow. Uneori trecerea timpului este
nceat.
I have a feeling of joy. Am un sentiment de bucurie.
The roof of the house is damaged. Acoperiul casei este stricat.
I want a slice of cake. Vreau o felie de tort.
The month of June is really beautiful in my country. Luna iunie este cu
adevrat frumoas n ara mea.
The cover of the book is dark blue. Coperta crii este albastru nchis.
Observaii:
Substantivele care se termin n s sau ss primesc numai apostroful:
Dickens novels are in my book case. Romanele lui Dickens sunt n
biblioteca mea.

2. The Adjective

Adjectivul

much and many

Much este folosit cu substantive nenumerabile i exprim cantitatea.
Teaching English gives much pleasure to me. Predarea limbii engleze mi
ofer mult plcere.
There is much sand on your shoes. Este mult nisip pe pantofii ti.
I need much sugar into my coffee. Am nevoie de mult zahr n cafeaua mea.
She gives him much love. i ofer mult dragoste.
There isnt much room left in their kitchen. Nu prea le rmne spaiu n
buctrie.
I need much time to think about it. Am nevoie de mult timp ca s m
gndesc la asta.
Many este folosit cu substantive numerabile i exprim numrul.
There are many roses in my garden. Sunt muli trandafiri n grdina mea.
We have many new ideas. Avem multe idei noi.
Mary has many friends. Mary are muli prieteni.
There are many chairs in their kitchen. Sunt multe scaune n buctria lor.
There are many students in the library. Sunt muli studeni la bibliotec.
They have too many pictures on their walls. Au prea multe tablouri pe
perei.

General concepts
State of mind
Im merry
Im happy
Im satisfied
Im lucky
Im sad
Im confused
Im amazed
Im in a hurry
Im unhappy
Im unlucky
Im tired
Im dissatisfied
Im worried
Im shocked
Im afraid
Im scared

Noiuni generale
Stare de spirit
sunt bucuros, bucuroas
sunt fericit,
sunt mulumit,
sunt norocos, norocoas
sunt trist,
sunt derutat,
sunt uluit,
sunt grbit,
sunt nefericit,
sunt ghinionist,
sunt obosit,
sunt nemulumit,
sunt ngrijorat,
sunt ocat,
mi-e team
mi-e fric

Im hungry
Im thirsty
Im cold
Im ill

mi-e foame
mi-e sete
mi-e frig
mi-e ru

Its Saturday morning and I meet Jim at the market. Im buying vegetables:
green peppers, hot peppers, onion, garlic, potatoes, mushrooms, beans,
carrots, parsley, green salad, tomatoes, cabbage and eggplants. Jim is
buying fruits such as strawberries, bananas, pears, apples, grapes,
oranges, plums, peaches and apricots.
Este smbt dimineaa i m ntlnesc cu Jim la pia. Eu cumpr legume
i zarzavaturi: adrei grai, ardei iui, ceap, usturoi, cartofi, ciuperci, fasole,
morcovi, ptrunjel, salat verde, roii, varz i vinete. Jim cumpr fructe
precum cpuni, banane, pere, mere, struguri, portocale, prune, piersici i
caise.

A Birthday Barbecue for Peter Un grtar de ziua lui Peter

Minnie Jones: Its Peters birthday today. So we are having a barbecue in
our garden. You and your wife are both invited to the party. Are you
coming, Jim? (Este ziua lui Peter astzi. Aa c vom face un grtar n
grdin. Tu i soia ta suntei invitai amndoi la petrecere. Venii, Jim?)
Jim Patrick: Well, Minnie, I have to talk first with Paula about it but I think
this is not a problem. We dont have a program for today. I think the answer
is yes, we are coming. (Ei bine, Minnie, trebuie s vorbesc mai inti cu
Paula despre asta, dar nu cred s fie o problem. Nu avem program astzi.
Cred c rspunsul este da, venim.)
Minnie Jones: We are delighted to have you and Paula among us then.
(Suntem ncntai s va avem pe tine i pe Paula printre noi, atunci.)
Jim Patrick: Thank you, Minnie. Im doing my shopping and Im going home
to tell Paula about the party. But I have to buy fruits first. (Mulumesc,
Minnie. mi fac cumprturile i m duc acas s-i spun Paulei despre
petrecere. Dar mai nti trebuie sa cumpr fructe.)
Minnie Jones: I have a lot of things to buy, too. Today we are very busy
because of this special celebration. I do the shopping and Emily is cooking
a delicious birthday cake for her brother. Anna is helping her. (i eu am o
mulime de lucruri de cumprat. Astzi suntem foarte ocupai cu aceast
srbtoare special. Eu fac cumprturile i Emily pregtete un tort
delicios pentru fratele ei. Anna o ajut.)
Jim Patrick: What are the men of your family doing? Are they helping you,
too? (Ce fac brbaii din familia voastr? V ajut i ei?)
Minnie Jones: Of course they are. Al is working very hard to decorate a
place in the garden, Peter and Johann are building a stage for dancing and

playing the music. (Sigur c da. Al se strduiete din greu s decoreze un

loc n grdin, Peter i Johann construiesc un ring pentru dans i muzic.)
Jim Patrick: Thank God the weather is splendid. The sun shines, the sky is
clear and theres no wind. We arent afraid of any shower. (Doamne ajut c
vremea este splendid. Soarele strlucete, cerul e senin i nu bate vntul.
Nu ne temem de vreo ploaie torenial.)
Minnie Jones: Yes, we are lucky. Now you have to excuse me, Jim. Im in a
hurry. I have to go to the grocers and also to the butchers as I have many
things to buy: beef, pork and fish. Im sorry. (Da, suntem norocoi. Acum
trebuie s m scuzi, Jim. M grbesc. Trebuie s trec pe la bcnie i pe la
mcelrie pentru c am multe de cumprat : carne de vit, de porc i pete.
mi pare ru.)
Jim Patrick: It is all right, Minnie, I understand. I have only one question for
you. What do we wear? Casual or elegant clothes? (Este n regul, Minnie,
neleg. Am o singur ntrebare pentru tine. Ce purtm? Haine obinuite
sau elegante?)
Minnie Jones: What a question! Of course you wear what you want. We are
looking forward to seeing you! Bye, Jim. (Ce ntrebare! Bineneles c v
mbrcai cu ce vrei. Abia ateptm s v vedem. Pa, Jim.)
Jim Patrick: Bye, Minnie, thank you for the invitation. I call you when I
come home. (Pa, Minnie, mulumim pentru invitaie. Te sun cnd ajung
acas.)
Vocabulary:
market = pia
vegetables = zarzavaturi, legume, verdeuri
fruits = fructe
green pepper = adrei gras
hot pepper = ardei iute
onion = ceap
garlic = usturoi
potato, potatoes = cartof, cartofi
mushroom = ciuperc
beans = fasole
carrot = morcov
parsley = ptrunjel
green salad = salat verde
tomato, tomatoes = roie, roii
cabbage = varz
eggplant = vnt
strawberry, strawberries = cpun, cpuni
banana = banan
pear = par
apple = mr
grapes = struguri

orange = portocal
plum = prun
peach = piersic
apricot = cais
barbecue = grtar
to invite = a invita
party = petrecere
to have to = a trebui s
problem = problem
program = program
answer = rspuns
to answer = a rspunde
among = n mijlocul, printre
to shop = to go shopping = a cumpra, a face comprturi
to tell = a spune
special celebration = srbtoare special
delicious = delicios
birthday cake = tort
very hard = din greu
to decorate = a decora
to build = a construi
stage = podium, ring
to play = a cnta (la un instrument), a (se)juca
thank God = i mulumesc lui Dumnezeu
sun = soare
to shine = a strluci
grocers = bcnie
butchers = mcelrie
beef = carne de vit
pork = carne de porc
fish = pete
to understand = a nelege
to wear = a purta(haine)
casual = obinuit
elegant = elegant
clothes = haine
to look forward to = a atepta cu nerbdare s
to call somebody = a telefona cuiva