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What customs do I haveto pay for thesegoods?

ls the customs dutY veryhigh?

What items do You imPort(export)?

Where do you imPort thematerials from?

What bank is in chargewith your financialoperations?

What international tradefairs will be this Year?

Does the bank grant Youcredits?

What companies arerepresented at thetair?

What pavilions are thereat the exhibition?

How long willthe tradefair be open?

Ce taxe vamale trebuiepldtite pentru acestemdrfuri?

Tariful vamal este ridicat?

Ce mdrfuri imPortati(exportati)?

Din ce tard imPorta{imateriile Prime?

Ce bancd se ocuPd deopera[iiledumneavoastrdfinanciare?

Ce tdrguri interna{ionalevor avea loc anulacesta?

Banca vd acordd credite?

Ce companii suntreprezentate la acesttdrg?

Ce pavilioane cuPrindeexpozitia?

C6t timp va fi deschistdrgul?

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1. Greetings/Sa|uturi............ .................32. Who is it?/Cine este?........... .............43. Conversation/Conversalie .................54. lntroducing people/Prezentarea.......... ..................75. The family/Familia ......... ...................86. AgeA/Arsta ..................107. The house/Casa.............. ................128. Meetinq an acquaintance/an invitation/acceptance/

refusal/lntdlnire cu un cunoscut/o invitatie/acceptare/refu2................... ...............15

9. The meals of the day /Mesele 2i1ei......................1810. Weather/Vremea ........2011. The time/Timpul ..........22

The days of the week/Zilele sdptdm6nii..............22The seasons. The months of the year /Anotimpurile. Lunile anu1ui.......... ........................22The moments of the day/Momentele zilei ...........23Time expressions/Expresii privind timpu| ............23What time is it?/C6t e ceasul? ........24

1 2. Colours - qualities/Culori - insugi ri.....................2613. Radio and television/Radio gi televiziune............291 4. Education. Science/Educatie. $tiint5 ..................3315. Work/Muncd ............. ......................401 6. Sports and games/Sporturi 9i jocuri ....................4317. Health/Sdndtate ..........46

The Human Body/Corpul uman ..........................46Calling a doctor/Cum chemdm un doctor............49At the doctor's/La cabinetul medical ...................49At the dentist's/La dentist ................51At the chemist's/La farmacie ...... .........................52

Medical optics/Opticd medicald .................... "'...5318. Travelling/Cdlstorii '.....54

Travelling by plane/Cdldtorie cu avionul ....... "'.'.55Travelling by train/Cdldtorie cu trenu|........... .....'.57By ship/Cu vaporul........ .......'....'...'.58By car/Cu magina......... ...............'...59At the customs/La vamd .........'.......61

19. in town/in orag............. ......'.............65Asking the way/lnformare asupradrumului ......................65At the hotel/La hotel ......;.............."'69At the restauranVla restaurant ...."'75The bill of fare/Lista de bucate...........................'79Signs/Semne .........""'.85Visiting museums, exhibitions, publiclibrariesA/izitdnd muzee, expozilii,biblioteci publice .........87Theatre, cinema. Going to a concert -dancing/Teatru, cinema. La concert - dans '.......91

. Shopping/Cumpdrdturi ..............""'.96The food store/Magazinul a|imentar...............'.. 1 00ln a department store/intr-un magazinuniversal...... ............,.108At the lottery agency/La agentia LOTO.......'.'.'.122At the watchmaker's/La ceasornicdrie ....... "'....1 23At the shoemaker's/La cizmirie...... ..............'. "1 25At the bank/La bancd ...................j25At the post office/La pogtd .......... ......................129

20. Economic topics/Probleme economice .......... ". 1 37lndustry/lndustrie....,....... ........,'."'137Agriculture/Agricultura....... .........'..139Trade/Comert................. ..........'...'141

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l. Greetings

Hello!/Hi!Good morning!Hello/Good afternoon!Good evening!Good night!Goodbye!/Bye!l'll be seeing you!What's new?How are you?/How do

you do?Fine, thanks!How's your family?l'm glad/happy to see

you!It's been a pleasure

meeting you!I hope to see you some

time again!Give everyone my

regards.Long time no see.

l. Saluturi

Salutl/BundBund dimineala!Bund!/Bund ziua!Bund seara!Noapte bund!La revedere!/Pa!Pe curdndlCe mai e nou?Ce maifaceti?

Foarte bine, multumesc!Ce vd face familia?lmi pare bine cd vd vdd!

A fost o pldcere sd vdcunosc!

Sper cd ne vom maiint6lni!

Transmiteli tuturor salutdridin partea mea.

Nu ne-am mai vdzut demult.

2. Who is it?

Who is that genfleman?ls he Mr. Brown?

No, Sir, that genfleman isMr. potter.

Do you happen to knowwho is the lady siftingthere?

Of course, I do. She isMrs. Newman.

lsay, George, who is theyoung tady that is justcoming (in)?

Don't you know her? Shejs Miss ChristineWilliams.

2. Cine este?

Cine este domnul acela?Este domnulBrown?

Nu, domnule, domnulacela este domnulPotter.

$tilicumva cine estedoarnna de acolo?

Sigur cd o gtiu. Estedoamna Newman.

Ascultd, George, cineeste domnigoara caretocmaiintrd?

Nuocunogti?Ed-goaraChristine Williams.

3. Conversation

Do you speak English?What languages do You

know?lam learning English.Do you speak

Romanian?He speaks English very

well.Do you understand me?I can just make mYself

understood.I don't quite follow You.I understand You fairlY

wellwhen you sPeakslowly.

I can read Romanianfairly easily.

What does this wordmean?

Could you translate thissentence intoGerman/French?

What is this called inRomanian?

ls this a...?

- literary exPression

- colloquial exPression

3. Conversaqie

Vorbili limba englez6?Ce limbi cunoagte{i?

Eu invdt limba englezd.Vorbiti rom6negte?

Elvorbegte limbaenglezd foarte bine.

Md in(elegeti?Md pot face inteles.

Nu vd prea in[eleg.lnleleg destulde bine

cdnd vorbili rar.

Eu citesc in rom6nd cudestuld ugurin[d.

Ce inseamnd cuvdntulacesta?

Puteti traduce aceastdpropozitie in limbagermandlfrancezd?

Cum se spune (asta) inromdnS?

Aceasta este o exPresie?

- literard

- uzuald

- archaic expression- slang expression.

How do you spelt thisword?

How do you pronouncethis word?

l've picked up a fewRomanian words andphrases.

- arhaicd- argoticd.

Cum se scrie acestcuv6nt?

Cum se pronunld acestcuv6nt?

Am invd[at c6tevacuvinte gi expresiiromdnegti.

4. Introducingpeople

Let me introduce... to You.Pleased/Nice to meet You.Glad to have met You/to

have made youracquaintance.

We haven't met before,have we?

LeVAllow me to introducemyself!

May I introduce mYself?My name is...

This is professor...It is a great

pleasure/honour forme to meet You!

The pleasure/honour is onmy side!/My pleasure!

I've had thepleasure/honour tomeet Mr. X before!

May I introduce mY wife?

Hope to meet again.

Shake hands with...

4. Prezentatea

Face(i cunogtin{d cu...incAntat de cunogtintd.Md bucur cd v-am

cunoscut.

Nu ne-am mai cunoscut,nu-i aga?

Permiteti-misd mdprezint!

lmipermitetisd mdprezint? Numele meueste...

Vi-l prezint pe profesorul...Este o mare

pldcere/onoare Pentrumine sd vd cunosc!

Pldcerea/onoarea estede partea mea!

Am avut deja pldcerea/onoarea sd-l cunoscpe domnulX!

V-o prezint pe so[iamea.

Sper cd ne vom maivedea.

Da[i m6na cu...

5. The family

What's your name?My name is Michael, but

my friends call meMike.

What is yoursurname/your name?

Meet my familyt

Are your mother andfather in?

Are you a large family?

ls that your brother?ls George your elder

brother?What is your father,s

name?What is your mother's

maiden name?

ls Mr. Smith related toyou?

What relation is he toyou?

No, he is no relation ofmine.

5. Familia

Cum vd numili?Numele meu este

Michael, dar prieteniiimispun Mike.

Care este numele dvs.de familie/de botez?

Facelicunogtin{d cufamilia meal

Mama gitatdldvs. suntacasd?

Sunteli o familienumeroasd?

Acela este fratele dv.?George este fratele dv.

mai mare?Cum se numegte tatdl

dvs.?Care este numele de

domnigoard almameidvs.?

Dl. Smith e rudd cu dvs.?

Ce fel de rudd vd este?

Nu, nu imieste rudd.

I heard that he/she isengaged to be married.

When are they gettingmarried?

Do you have manycousins and nephews?

My niece celebrated herbirthday yesterday.

Do all your relatives livein town?

Does your wife/husbandwork?

How are your grandfatherand grandmother?

o Additionalwordsmarriagebachelor, spinsterbrother-in-lawsister-iniawson-in-lawdaughter-in-lawbirthplacebridegroom, bridegodfathergodmothernickname

Am auzit cd el/ea s-alogodit.

CAnd se cdsdtoresc?

Aveti multi veri gi nepoti?

Nepoata mea gi-asdrbdtorit ziua denagtere ieri.

Toate rudele dv. locuiescla orag?

Solia/sotul dv. lucreaz6?

Cum o duc buniculgibunica dv.?

o Cuvinte suplimentarecdsdtoriecelibatar, celibatardcumnatcumnatdginerenordlocul nagteriimire, mireasdna9nagdporecld

6. Age

How old are you?l'm fifty.I was forty-flve last May.

I shall be twenty yearsnext month.

When are you born?

-You look much younger.

You don't look your age.tam getting otd.

lwish lwere ten yearsyounger.

We are the same age.He/she seems to hJve

grown old.She is seven years

younger than I am.She is over seventy.

He died of old age; hewas ninety-five whenhe passed awav.

ls your nephew oiaoezNo, he is under aoe]When does he cJme of

age?

6. VArsta

Ce vdrstd aveli?Am 50 de ani.Am implinit patruzeci gi

cincide aniin mai.Luna viitoare implinesc

doudzeci de ani.Cdnd sunte[indscut?Ardtafi mutt mait6ndr.Nu-fi ardfi v6rsta.Am inceput sd

imbdtr6nesc.Ag vrea sd fiu cu zece

ani maitAndr.Avem aceeagi vdrstd.Aratd foarte imbdkdniVd.

Ea este cu gapte ani maimicd dec6t mine.

Are peste gaptezeci deani.

A murit de bdtrdnefe;avea noudzeci gi cincide ani c6nd a decedat.

Nepotul dvs. este maior?Nu, este minor.C6nd devine major?

t Additionalwordsthe defunct/departedmy late husbandln his/her primemlddle-agedfull ageyoungelderly

o Cuvinte suplimentaredecedatulrdposatul meu so!in floarea v6rsteiintre doud v6rstemajorattlnErl6vdrstnic/5