Street Conversation XXVII
Roleplay alert! Random girl and I are not that good here, but we tried.
Sergiu: Nota de plată, vă rog!
The bill, please!
Random girl: Plătesc eu.
I pay. (The pronun is put after the verb here to emphasize the subject of the action)
Sergiu: În niciun caz. Lasă-mă pe mine!
No way. Let me do it!
Random girl: Mai bine plăteşti data viitoare.
It’s better you pay next time.
Sergiu: Bine.
Fine.
Grammar XXVII
Verbs
The verb of the day is a plăti (to pay). This is what you do when you go out to eat or pretty much do anything nowadays, so we should definitely learn this one fast as beginners.
| Plătesc | I pay |
| Plăteşti | You pay |
| Plăteşte | He pays |
| Plătim | We pay |
| Plătiţi | You pay |
| Plătesc | They pay |
Nouns
Now, please go review lesson 20 as this lesson spins off of it. We are going to learn how to put a definite article on nouns ending in ă and e.
For the ă nouns we have:
Seară (Night) – Seara (The night)
Firmă – Firma
Marfă – Marfa
We just transform the ă into an a.
For the plural all you have to do is add -le
Serile, firmele, mărfurile
Nouns ending in -e are easy as well. The general rule is adding -le but only if the nouns are neuter or masculine in gender. Feminine nouns add an -a
We have peştele and numele but mâncarea.
The definite plural here varies quite a lot.
We have peştii, numele and mâncărurile. The word nume is actually more special in this regard, as it does not have a plural form. Other than that, the rule is if the plural of the noun ends with -uri, you just add a -le. A noun ending in -i is going to add another one to keep it company.
XXVII Dialogue
Sergiu: Nota de plată, vă rog!
The bill, please!
Daniela: Plătesc eu, bine?
I pay, ok?
Sergiu: În niciun caz. Lasă-mă pe mine!
No way. Let me do it!
Daniela: Mai bine plăteşti tu data viitoare.
It’s better you pay next time.
Sergiu: *Passive-agressive grunts*
Key Vocabulary XXVII
Notă de plată (f.) – Bill (Pl. Note de plată)
În niciun caz – No way
Niciun – Masculine of nicio
Caz (n.) – Case (Pl. Cazuri)
Plată (f.) – Payment (Pl. Plăţi)
Data viitoare – Next time
Ultima dată – Last time
De data asta – This time
De fiecare dată – Every time
Politicos – Polite
Nepoliticos – Rude
Fac cinste – It’s on me
Mai bine – better (Adverb)
Mai bun – better (Adjective)
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