Romanian Language Lessons Podcast

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noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:07:00 +0300

As announced before, the podcast has moved to a new webpage. Register as a member on www.Learn-Romanian-Magazine.Net/forum and get a 10 page list of Romanian basic words and phrases.

By registering you can participate in discussions related to the published articles or podcast episodes and you can ask any grammar or vocabulary related questions. I will answer them gladly.

Watch out for the first issue of the Learn Romanian Magazine (for September - October 2010).

Learn Romanian Magazine goes live, replacing Romanian-Podcast.Net!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:00:00 +0300

Today is the big day, the day that will hopefully pleasantly surprise the “Romanian Podcast” site subscribers. I know I have not released any podcast episodes for a while. I have decided to rework the site and provide a more comprehensive way of learning and practicing Romanian. At the same time, all the old podcast episodes have been transferred and they will continue to be available on the new site. The old site will not be maintained anymore.

www.learn-romanian-magazine.net
[announcement]

Let’s talk now about the features of this new site.

* Articles will be published on a regular basis on 3 difficulty levels: UŞOR (easy), MEDIU (medium) and DIFICIL (difficult). In each article, the words which are considered challenging for that level will be underlined and an explanation will be available on a mouse-over gesture. The explanation will be in Romanian, using basic words, synonyms, etc.
* Each article will have an audio recording available, where a genuine Romanian speaker will read it.
* The articles difficulty grade can be rated by the users (scale 1…10). This will be an important feedback for me, as I can tune the content to match the expected difficulty level of the users. For example, if a text marked as UŞOR (easy) would seem ok, the grade would be 5. If it is on the easy side, mark it under 5, it is a bit too difficult for an easy text, mark it 6-10.
* Feeds will be available for the whole content, and also separately for podcasts and for the texts with audio.

IMPORTANT: If you want to follow the new site, you will have to subscribe with your email addres or with the new feeds / iTunes links.

Depending on the success of this new format, new features will be developed. I hope you’ll find this useful and will enjoy it, and I will be glad to get your feedback.

018 - Romanian-Podcast.Net - A placea.pdf

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 23 May 2009 22:11:00 +0300

Hello podcast listeners,

The new episode in the romanian podcast series explains the usage of the verb to like - a plăcea. This episode is a bit longer than the previous ones. You can download here the audio (mp3) and the transcripts (pdf).

Thank you everybody for the ideas and suggestions for future episodes.

Call for podcast lessons ideas!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 7 May 2009 23:51:00 +0300

Hi everybody.

This is not a podcast episode, this is an article to call for your ideas to create the following podcast episodes. Please reply to this post with anything you would like me to use as topics for the coming episodes.

I am really looking forward to your replies so that I can resume the podcast episodes.

Have an inspired weekend!

017 - Romanian-Podcast.Net - Apartamentul meu

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:28:00 +0300

Hello everybody,

Here is episode 17, where you will find some useful vocabulary describing an apartment.

And here are this episode's files: the audio (mp3) and the text file (pdf).

Podcast New Episode - Coming Soon

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:26:00 +0200

Hello everybody.

This is a post to let you know that this podcast is still alive. Unfortunately I have had not time at all to prepare the new episode. My real job is challenging and I enjoy it very much. In addition, I am also studying a master's programme, so my 24/7 nowadays is only work and studies.

I am planning the next episode for sometime in March. Until then, please have a look at this link, where you can find some useful Romanian phrases accompanied by their pronunciation. Some of them must be know to you if you have gone through these podcast episodes.

So here is the link: http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/romanian.php

Stand by for the next lesson!

Pe curând!
Florin.

016 - Romanian-Podcast.Net - Sărbători Fericite!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:44:00 +0200

Hello and welcome to a special Christmas episode of the Romanian podcast. This lesson focuses on some Christmas specific vocabulary and greetings and whishes of the winter season.

As promissed in the podcast, here is a link where you can find lots of traditional Romanian Christmas songs: http://www.crestinortodox.ro/colinde_audio.html

And here are this episode's files: the audio (mp3) and the text file (pdf).

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year 2009!

Crăciun Fericit şi La Mulţi Ani 2009!

015 - Romanian-Podcast.Net - Săptămâna

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 3 Sep 2008 22:11:00 +0300

Hello,

I am back now with episode number 15 where we talk about my weekly program. Find out what are the days of the week in Romanian language and how you can use them to express the time of different actions.

You can download here the audio file (mp3) and the transcript text file (pdf).

014 - Romanian-Podcast.Net - De la ce ora?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:25:00 +0300

Hello and welcome to episode number 14. In this episode you will learn how to ask at what time things happen and some more similar phrases. We also have a conversation in real language where these phrases are used.

The podcast files are available here: the audio file (mp3) and the transcript (pdf).

Extra - Romanian-Podcast.Net - Lecţia

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:28:00 +0300

Hello,

I have prepared for you an extra episode of the podcast series. You will hear a fragment from a theater play by Eugen Ionescu - "The Lesson" ("Lecţia" - in Romanian). The language is simple and clear, you will also find some words and phrases explained.

This episode has no transcript. As a homework, please try to write down yourself the dialog and post it on the forum. I will be glad to check it.

You can download the audio (mp3) file.

013 - Romanian-Podcast.Net - Cât e ceasul?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 1 Jun 2008 22:14:00 +0300

I am back from a 2-weeks vacation with a new episode.

You'll learn how to tell the time in the literary language as well in spoken language. The media files are available here: the audio (mp3) and the text file (pdf).

On vacation

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 8 May 2008 23:27:00 +0300

I will be on vacation for two weeks, away from my computer, so there will be bit longer time until the next episode is out. I will enjoy some tropical sun in the Carribeans and recharge myself for producing the next lessons. ;-) Until then, keep up the practice.

Pe curând!

012 - Romanian-Podcast.Net - Unde lucrezi?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:58:00 +0300

Where do you work? What is your profession? Are you an engineer? Or a jurist?
In episode 12 of the Romanian-Podcast.Net lesson suite you will learn how to say it in Romanian. Beside the conversation and the vocabulary, the text file contains also a list of most common professions.

You can download the audio file (mp3) and the text file (pdf). You can also subscribe via iTunes or other podcatchers (see sidebar).

I hope you will enjoy the lesson.

011 - Romanian-Podcast.Net - Cati ani ai?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:49:00 +0300

After a longer break, episode 11 is now out. You will find out how to say your age and how to ask other people what their age is. I also promised a surprise for you, well, here it is: a short conversation with another genuine Romanian speaker.

You can find here the audio file (mp3) and the transcript (pdf).

You are welcome to register on the forum and to write your comments, ideas and suggestions.

010 - Romanian-Podcast.Net - Familia

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 2 Apr 2008 23:22:00 +0300

Episode number 10 introduces some vocabulary related to family. You can download the audio (mp3) and the transcript (pdf).

As a homework, please login to the forum and write shortly about your family, using the vocabulary from this episode. I will be happy to reply to your posts.

Good luck!

New Forum Page Opened

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:17:00 +0200

Hello everybody, the Romanian Podcast site has opened a Forum section, where all those interested about this podcast are welcome to register. The forum will help you in your learning process, you can start any discussion there related to the Romanian language (grammar, vocabulary, the podcast episodes, aso.), to Romania, traveling. You can also practise your Romanian language skills there and get feedback on it.

Don't hesitate, register today and take advantage of this unique oportunity for you to improve your Romanian.

Looking forward to your messages and feedback.

009 - Romanian-Podcast.Net - O cafea, vă rog!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:27:00 +0200

Salut tuturor (hello everyone) şi bun venit la un nou episod al podcastului de limba română.

In this episode, George and Maria sit at a table in a café and order some coffee and tea. Learn the basics with this podcast about ordering and paying.

You can find here the audio file (mp3) and the text file (pdf), containing the full conversation and the vocabulary.

Enjoy the lesson!

008 - Romanian-Podcast.Net - Numere (3)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:51:00 +0200

Bună seara şi bun venit la un nou episod al podcastului de limba română.
Learn the numbers from 20 up.

Here are the files: audio (mp3) and the text file.

007 - Romanian-Podcast.Net - Numere (2)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 2 Mar 2008 19:31:00 +0200

Hello, episode seven is now available. Learn the numbers from 11 to 19.
Here are the files: audio (mp3) and the text file.

006 - Romanian-Podcast.Net - Numere (1)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:25:00 +0200

Hello, episode six has now been released. Learn the basic numbers and how to use them with nouns of different genders.

It seems that the media files do not show up in iTunes, so I am republishing them again here: the audio (mp3) and the text file.

005 - Romanian-Podcast.Net - De unde eşti? (Where are you from?)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:30:00 +0200

Hello, episode five has now been released. Lear how to say where you come from, what languages you speak and whether you understand or not.

The files: audio (mp3) and the transcript (pdf).

004 - Romanian-Podcast.Net - A fi (To Be)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 4 Feb 2008 08:46:00 +0200

Hello, episode four is now available for download.

The files: audio (mp3) and the transcript (pdf).

I hope you are progressing with your learning. Drop me a comment if you have any questions.

003 - Romanian-Podcast.Net - Formule de politeţe (Being Polite)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:14:00 +0200

Hello, the third episode is now available for download. I am sorry about the delay, I will still try to keep the one week schedule.

The files: audio (mp3) and the transcript (pdf).

I hope you enjoy it. And as usual, don't hesitate to comment or give your ideas. I appreciate any feedback. And many thanks to those who commented.

Note: There was a typo in the title and the names of the files, the word "Forumule" should be "Formule". I have corrected it, but those who have updated the podcast before my correction might still see it incorrectly.

Episode 003 of the Podcast - Delayed

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:51:00 +0200

I would like to announce you that the episode 3 of the podcast will be a bit late, I hope I will be able to publish it on Tuesday or Wednesday. I am sorry about the delay.

002 – Romanian-Podcast.Net – A face cunoştinţă (Meeting People)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:08:00 +0200

Hello, the second episode is now available for download.

The files: audio (mp3) and the transcript (pdf).

I hope you enjoy it. Don't hesitate to comment or give your ideas. I appreciate any feedback.