Despite the country\u2019s difficult economic situation, the Romanians have always been keen on sports and especially on football, so today you\u2019ll be presented with survival vocabulary, should you be in the position of striking up a conversation on football with a native Romanian.<\/p>\n
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As usual, we begin with some words and phrases:<\/p>\n
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Echipa=<\/strong>team<\/p>\n
Fotbal=<\/strong>football<\/p>\n
A placea=<\/strong>like<\/p>\n
Va place= <\/strong>Do you like?<\/p>\n
Iti place=<\/strong>Do you like?<\/p>\n
A tine cu= <\/strong>support a team<\/p>\n
Jucator preferat=<\/strong>best player<\/p>\n
Antrenor=<\/strong>coach<\/p>\n
Now let is use some of these words in useful communicative patterns:<\/p>\n
The distinction between formal and informal is morphologically marked in Romanian. So the formal version of the question is:<\/p>\n
Va place fotbalul?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
While the informal version goes something like:<\/p>\n
Informal: iti place fotbalul? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Formal: Cu cine tineti? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Informal: Cu cine tii? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Informal: Care este jucatorul tau preferat?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
I support Ciprian Marica.<\/strong><\/p>\n
E un jucator bun. <\/strong><\/p>\n
He is a great player.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Nu imi place Mihai Niculescu.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Nu este bun. <\/strong><\/p>\n
He is no good. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
That\u2019s all we had time for in today\u2019s Romanian Without Tears<\/em>. Thank you ALL for the interest you take in Romanian culture, and for being so keen on learning Romanian with us. Good Bye! La revedere!<\/p>\n
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\nDo you like football?
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\nWho do you support?
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\nFormal: Care este jucatorul dumneavoastra preferat? <\/em>
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\nWho is your best player?
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\nAntrenorul se numeste Gheorge Damian.
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\nThe coach is Gheorghe Damian.<\/em>
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