Grammar XI
Verbs
A scrie and a citi, two verbs promised to be conjugated in Lesson 9. Today is the day we will see them.
A scrie (to write)
| Scriu | I write |
| Scrii | You write |
| Scrie | He, she writes |
| Scriem | We write |
| Scrieți | You write |
| Scriu | They write |
A citi (to read)
| Citesc | I read |
| Citești | You read |
| Citește | He, she reads |
| Citim | We read |
| Citiți | You read |
| Citesc | They read |
Monologue XI
Here I am talking to myself about Mr. Lazăr. I say I’m at home in the recording, but I’m the one who’s actually at work.
Sergiu: Domnul Lazăr nu e american. E român și nu vorbește engleză, dar o înțelege. E la birou azi și e foarte ocupat. Eu sunt acasă și nu sunt ocupat.
Mr. Lazăr is not American. He is Romanian and doesn’t speak English, but understands it. He’s at the office today and is very busy. I’m at home and I’m not busy.
Key Vocabulary XI
La birou – At the office
La birouri – At the offices. (Birou is a neuter noun)
Acasă – Home
Coleg (m.) – Colleague (Pl. Colegi)
Colegă (f.) – Female colleague (Pl. Colege)
Companie (f.) – Company (Pl. Companii)
Firmă (f.) – Firm (Pl. Firme)
A merge/a se duce la servici – To go to work
Concediu (n.) – Holiday for employees (Pl. Concedii)
Vacanță (f.) – Holiday for students (Pl. Vacanțe)
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Does concediu mean both holiday and to be fired/terminated from a job?
Not really, to be fired = a fi concediat. Once you are fired we say that you are in şomaj (unemployement).