
Street Conversation XIII
Right before going home, I asked someone what she wants to eat, and then I bought the food, cooked it for her and returned to the same street. Needless to say, she was gone.
Sergiu: Ce vreţi să mâncaţi?
What do you want to eat?
Girl: Mâncare mexicană.
Mexican food.
Sergiu: Ok. Aşteptaţi un moment.
Ok. Wait one moment.
Grammar XIII
Verbs
We know that mâncare means “food”, the word actually comes from a mânca which means “to eat”. We will have a look at this one today and then we will also conjugate the word “to wait”, a aștepta, since you’ll have to wait until your mâncarea (the food) is cooked.
Mănânc | I eat |
Mănânci | You eat |
Mănâncă | He, she eats |
Mâncăm | We eat |
Mâncați | You eat |
Mănâncă | They eat |
Aștept | I wait |
Aștepți | You wait |
Așteaptă | He, she waits |
Așteptăm | We wait |
Așteptați | You wait |
Așteaptă | They wait |
Dialogue XIII
Sergiu: Ce vreți să mâncați?
What do you want to eat?
Daniela: Vreau să mănânc ciuperci.
I want to eat mushrooms.
Sergiu: Ok, așteptați un moment.
Ok, wait a moment.
Daniela: Mulțumesc.
Thank you.
Key Vocabulary XIII
Ciupercă (f.) – Mushroom (Pl. Ciuperci)
Moment (n.) – Moment (Pl. Momente)
Pară (f.) – Pear (Pl. Pere)
Unt (n.) – Butter (Pl. Unturi)
Salată (f.) – Salad (Pl. Salate)
Ciorbă (f.) – Stew (Pl. Ciorbe)
Cereală (f.) – Cereal (Pl. Cereale)
Zahăr (n.) – Sugar
Miere (f.) – Honey
Cartof (m.) – Potato (Pl. Cartofi)
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“Ciupercă” is a neuter word, isn’t?
No, because it’s “o ciupercă” and not “un ciupercă”.
Sometimes I confuse the singular and plural for masculine, feminine and neuter nouns, but I understood. Thanks!