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They say that having a phone conversation in the language that you’re studying can be really challenging and it’s actually a real test of how proficient you are in a real life conversation. So, in this Learn Romanian Conversation Lesson, we’ll have a phone conversation between two handsome Romanians. One will be looking for advice, the other will be giving advice. And all this will be done in Romanian, “over the phone.”

Let’s have a phone conversation. O convorbire la telefon. 

Alo. Mihnea la telefon.
Hello. Mihnea speaking.

Ceau. Sunt Voicu. Ce mai faci?
Hi. It’s Voicu. How are you?

Oh, ceau. Nu ne-am mai auzit de mult. Sunt acasă. Citeam.
Oh, hi. Long time, no hear. I’m at home. I was reading.

Sper că nu te deranjez. Dar vroiam să te întreb ceva…
I hope I’m not disturbing you. But I wanted to ask you something…

Da, spune. Nici un deranj.
Yes, say. No bother.

Vreau să-mi cumpăr un aparat de fotografiat și nu știu din care să-mi iau.
I want to buy a camera but I don’t know which one to buy.

Depinde…
Depends…

De ce?
On what?

Depinde de câți bani ai și ce vrei să faci cu aparatul de fotografiat.
Depends on how much money you have and what you want to do with the camera.

Păi, nu am un buget foarte mare…
Well, I don’t have a very big budget…

Ce înseamnă asta?
What does this mean?

Am aproximativ 400 de dolari.
I have about 400 dollars.

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Cu banii ăștia îți poți cumpăra un aparat foto DSLR pentru începători.
With this kind of money you can buy a DSLR camera for beginners.

Perfect! Și ce marcă să-mi cumpăr?
Perfect! And what brand should I buy?

Eu prefer Canon dar fratelui mei îi place Nikon.
I prefer Canon but my brother likes Nikon.

Care-i diferența dintre cele două.
What’s the difference between the two?

Din câte înțeleg, nu e prea mare diferență.
From what I understand, there’s not much of a difference.

Deci e vorba doar de brand…
So it’s just a matter of brand…

Da, cam așa ceva. Bine, dar ce fel de fotografii vrei să faci?
Yes, something like that. Okay, but what kind of photos do you want to take?

Vreau să fac poze cu natura. Ști că am o gradină frumoasă…
I want to take photos of nature. You know that I have a beautiful garden…

Da, îmi aduc aminte. În acest caz, un aparat foto DSLR de la Canon sau Nikon este perfect.
Yes, I remember. In this case, a DSLR camera from Canon or Nikon is perfect.

Mersi mult de sfat.
Thanks a lot for the advice.

Sigur, nici o problemă.
Sure, no problem.

Bine, atunci te las să te întorci la citit.
Okay, then I’ll let you get back to your book.

Mă bucur că am fost de ajutor. Ceau.
I’m glad I could help. Bye.

Mersi mult. Salut.
Thanks a lot. Bye.

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Author V.M. Simandan

is a Beijing-based Romanian positive psychology counsellor and former competitive archer

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