As a foreigner, you may not only be a visitor to Romania, you may also be professionally involved in an institution, in the capital city Bucharest or in other cities across the country. There is a lot of tension in the social and professional interaction, and more often than not you need to be assertive, if not\u2026assertive-aggressive. So today you will learn how to demand an explanation or clarification from someone you know, or someone you work with.<\/p>\n
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Here is a series of useful words and expressions:<\/p>\n
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Doresc=<\/strong>want<\/p>\n
A sti=<\/strong>know<\/p>\n
De ce=<\/strong>why<\/p>\n
Barbat=<\/strong>man<\/p>\n
Tirziu=<\/strong>late<\/p>\n
A veni, a aparea=<\/strong>to turn up<\/p>\n
Dimineata=<\/strong>morning<\/p>\n
A da cu imprumut=<\/strong>lend<\/p>\n
And here are some meaningful, communicative patterns including some of the words and expressions. Vreau sa stiu de ce barbatii trebuie sa mearga la razboi. <\/strong><\/p>\n
I want to know why men must go to war. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Vreau sa stiu de ce soarele rasare intotdeauna in acelasi loc. <\/strong><\/p>\n
I want to know why the sun always rises in the same place. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Vreau sa stiu de ce ai venit mai tirziu la servici astazi. <\/strong><\/p>\n
I want to know why you have turned up late for work this morning.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Vreau sa stiu de ce munca se plateste putin in institutia dumneavoastra. <\/strong><\/p>\n
I want to know why work is so poorly paid in your institution. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Vreau sa stiu de ce ai uitat sa-mi inapoiezi cartea pe care ti-am imprumutat-o acum trei luni. <\/strong><\/p>\n
I want to know why you have forgotten to bring back the book I lent you three months ago. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
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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