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Wh- Questions

Who? What? Why? When?
Who? What? Why? When?

, 19.01.2014, 12:14

Your ability to relate to people around you is crucial, since you need to function socially in a proper and efficient way. If you are a foreign speaker of Romanian, you need to be a lot more mindful of how you reason what you do in a certain context.



The well-known wh- questions seems to be working well in this respect.



As usual, we begin with a set of useful words and phrases:


De ce= Why


A intarzia= to be late


Copii=children


Ceas=alarm clock


A suna=ring


Autobuz=bus


A sosi=arrive


La timp= on time


A se rataci= to get lost



Now let us use some of the words and phrases in a relevant set of wh-questions:



Din ce cauza ati intirziat?


Why are you late?



Am intirziat din cauza copiilor.


I was late because of the children.



Am intirziat fiindca n-a sunat ceasul.


I was late because the alarm clock didn’t ring.



Am intirziat pentru utobuzul nu a venit la timp.


I was late because the bus didn’t arrive on time.



Am intirziat pentru ca a fost pana de curent.


I was late because we had a power cut.



Din ce cauza nu stii bine romaneste?


Why can’t you speak Romanian well?



Nu stiu bine romaneste pentru ca nu am prea avut cu cine sa vorbesc.


I can’t speak Romanian well because I did not have someone to speak to.



Din ce cauza ai ramas acasa?


Why did you stay at home?



Am ramas acasa pentru ca am racit.


I stayed at home because I caught a cold.



Din ce cauza te-ai ratacit?


Why did you get lost?

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