Unit 7

Astăzi trebuie să merg la Casa de schimb valutar Today I have to go to the Exchange Office )

Unit7

Unit 7: Astăzi trebuie să merg la Casa de schimb valutar Today I have to go to the Exchange Office

  • In this unit you will learn about :

  • • The Romanian Currency

  • • More numbers



Dialog (Dialogue)


Merve wants to change some money, so she walks into an exchange office.

Merve: Bună ziua!
Hello!
Vânzătoarea :Bună ziua!Cu ce vă pot ajuta?
Hello! How can I help you?
Merve :Vreau să schimb 100 de euro în lei.
I want to exchange 100 euros into lei
Care este cursul valutar de schimb pentru un euro?
What is the exchange rate for an euro?
Vânzătoarea: Cursul pentru un euro este afișat aici. Este 4,94 RON
The exchange rate for an euro is shown here.It s 4,94 lei.
Merve:Și cât este comisionul?
And how much is the comission?
Vânzătoarea: Este 0%.
It s 0%
Merve :OK, e foarte bine.Iată cei 100 de euro.
OK,it s very good!Here are the 100 euros.
Vânzătoarea: Poftiți , vă rog, cei 494 de lei ai dumneavoastră.
Please, here are your 494 lei.
Merve : Vă mulțumesc!La revedere!
Thank you!
Vânzătoarea: Cu plăcere!O zi bună!
You are welcome!Have a nice day!


Dialog (Dialogue)


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The Romanian leu (Romanian pronunciation: [lew], plural lei [lej]; sign: L; ISO 4217 code: RON; numeric code: 946) is the currency of Romania The name of the currency means "lion", and is derived from the Dutch thaler (leeuwendaalder "lion thaler/dollar").[3][4][5] The Dutch leeuwendaalder was imitated in several German and Italian cities. These coins circulated in Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria and gave their name to the respective currencies the Romanian leu, Moldovan leu, and Bulgarian lev.[6]. The Romanian leu is subdivided into 100 bani (Romanian pronunciation: [banʲ], singular: ban [ban]), a word that means "money" in Romanian. Leu românesc (Romanian)

Banknotes
 Frequently used 1 leu, 5, 10, 50, 100
 Rarely used 20 lei, 200 lei, 500 lei
Coins
 Frequently used 5, 10, 50 bani
 Rarely used 1 ban


More numbers


A.The numbers from 100 are:

  • 100 o suta

  • 200 doua sute

  • 300 trei sute, etc.

  • 1,000 o mie

  • 2,000 doua mii

  • 3.000 trei mii

  • 1.000.000 un milion

  • 2.000.000 două milioane

Here are several more examples:
244 doua sute patruzeci și patru
120 o sută douazeci
385 trei sute optzeci și cinci
1.872 o mie opt sute șaptezeci și doi
15.754 cincisprezece mii șapte sute cincizeci și patru

When counting from 20 upwards de is used to link the numbers to a noun:

cincizeci de lei
o suta de kilometri
trei sute cincizeci de kilograme
patru milioane de dolari
două miliarde de lire sterline

B.When expressing years, e.g. 1989, in Romanian we use the formula o mie noua sute optzecizeci și nouă ( one thousand nine hundred ninety-two), reading the whole numeral:;
2005 două mii cinci (two thousand five).

C.Note In Romanian a full stop is used to separate thousands, while a comma (Romanian virgulă) is equivalent to a decimal point in English:

English 1,085 Romanian 1 .075 (o mie optzeci şi cinci)
English 4.3 Romanian 4,3 (patru virgulă trei)

Percentages are read like this:

20% douazeci la sută
83% optzeci și trei la sută etc


Practice


1.Write the following numbers
a.174................................................
b.383..............................................
c.954...............................................
d.489..............................................
e.1690..........................................
f.2682...........................................
g.18.977........................................
h.1.394.000...................................
i.8.987.000....................................
j.15.389.000.....................................

2.Say the following years:
a.1389
b.2013
c.1987
d.2022
e.1888
f.1969
g.1984
h.2018
i.1457
j.2003

C.Read the following numbers in Romanian:
a.5,7
b.6,2
c.7,20
d.0,35
e.9,78
f.70%
g.44%
h.31%
i.90%
j.100%

A Glimpse of Romanian Culture:



Political Life

Government: The president is the head of state and is elected for a four-year term by the people. He appoints the prime minister, who is the government's leader. The prime minister appoints the Council of Ministers, which is a cabinet. The legislature has two chambers. The Chamber of Deputies (Adunarea Deputatilor) has 343 members, while the Senate (Senat) has 143 members. All parliamentarians are chosen for four-year terms by direct public vote. The country is divided into forty districts, each of which is governed by mayors and councils elected by the people. Each region is led by a prefect who is selected by the national government.


Political leaders and officials: A multiparty system was established by the 1991 constitution. Sixteen political parties are represented in the administration, with numerous smaller parties failing to gain seats. Former communists who support gradual change, democrats who want faster reform, and groups representing the interests of various ethnic minorities make up these parties. People are skeptical of government officials in general after Ceaușescu and other dictators' unscrupulous and frequently brutal actions.


Control and Social Issues :The majority of the offenses are nonviolent in nature. Economic crime is a major issue; corruption, speculation, hoarding, and black market activities are all common. Also of concern is juvenile crime. Previously, the legal system was a mix of civil law and communist legal theory.


Military Activity. The Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Paramilitary Forces, and Civil Defense make up the military. Romania spent $650 million on the military in 1996, or 2.5 percent of its gross domestic product. During Ceaușescu's administration, paramilitary troops were frequently deployed to put down uprisings or dissenting activity, and security officers tapped phones, harassed religious leaders, and fostered fear in the population.


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