Lunile anului in engleza

NumarlunaRomanaEnglezaRomana (Abreviat)Engleza (Abreviat)Numar zile

1IanuarieJanuaryIan.Jan.31

2FebruarieFebruaryFeb.Feb.28/ 29

3MartieMarchMar.Mar.31

4AprilieAprilApr.Apr.30

5MaiMayMaiMay31

6IunieJuneIun.Jun.30

7IulieJulyIul.Jul.31

8AugustAugustAug.Aug.31

9SeptembrieSeptemberSep.Sep.30

10OctombrieOctoberOct.Oct.31

11NoiembrieNovemberNoi.Nov.30

12DecembrieDecemberDec.Dec.31

Comentarii: Numele lunilor anului se scriu cu litera mare in limba engleza, fiind considerate substantive proprii;

Anul bisect (leap year = a year containing one extra day) este anul cand luna februarie are 29 de zile (o data la 4 ani);

29 Februarie (February) = leap day Formatule de data: 15 July ("the fifteenth of July" sau "July the fifteenth")

la inceputul lui August = at the beginning of August

la sfarsitul lui August = at the end of August

in mijlocul/ la jumatatea lui August = in mid-August

Zilele saptamanii in engleza

RomanaEnglezaRomana (Abreviat)

LuniMondayMon.

MartiTuesdayTue.

MiercuriWednesdayWed.

JoiThursdayThu.

VineriFridayFri.

SambataSaturdaySat.

DuminicaSundaySun.

Comentarii: Notice that "weekdays" and "days of the week" are not the same.

"Days of the week" are all 7 days from Monday to Sunday.

"Weekdays" are only the 5 days from Monday to Friday.

The "weekend" is Saturday and Sunday.

in timpul zilelor lucratoare zicem "on weekdays"

in weekend se spune "at weekend" or "on weekend". Deci "I usually play tennis on weekends." or "I usually play tennis at weekends." sunt ambele forme acceptate.Numerele1 one2 two 3 three 4 four 5 five 6 six 7 seven 8 eight 9 nine 10 ten 11 eleven 12 twelve 13 thirteen 14 fourteen 15 fifteen 16 sixteen17 seventeen18 eighteen 19 nineteen20 twenty 21 twenty-one22 twenty-two23 twenty-three

30 thirty 40 forty 50 fifty 60 sixty 70 seventy 80 eighty 90 ninety

100 one hundredALFABETUL CU TRANSPUNEREA FONETICA

A [ei] B [bi:] C [si:] D [di:]

E [i:] F [ef] G [dji:] H [eitch] I [ai] J [gei] K [kei] L [el]

M [em] N [en] O [ou] P [pi:] Q [kju:] R [a:] S [es] T[ti:] U [ju:] V [vi:] W ['dablju:] X [eks] Y [wai] Z [zed]

False friends - in limba engleza

Sunt numite false friends acele traduceri greite de cuvinte i expresii din dou limbi diferite, care se datoreaz asemnrii fonetice. Acestea pot reprezenta o dificultate pentru cei ce nva o limb strin, n special una legat de limba matern, pentru c elevii tind s identifice greit cuvintele, din cauza interferenei lingvistice.Tabelul urmtor prezint astfel de greeli, n ordine alfabetic:

n limba englezTraducere greit n limba romnfalse friendsTraducere corect n limba romn

actualactualreal, adevrat(poate nsemna i actual, dar nu este sensul principal)

actuallyactualde fapt

adeptadeptexpert

advertisementavertisementreclam, anun publicitar

apologyapologiescuz

armarmbra(poate nsemna i arm, dar nu este sensul principal)

ballotbalotvot

banbaninterdicie

boxboxcutie

bucketbuchetgleat

cameracamer (de apartament)camer (de fotografiat)

carcarmain

charactercaracterpersonaj

chefchefbuctar ef

commercialcomercialreclam

n limba englezTraducere greit n limba romnfalse friendsTraducere corect n limba romn

curvecurvecurb

cutiecutiedrguic

crimecriminfraciune

depositdepozitavans

editoreditorredactor

engagedangajatlogodit

eventuallyeventualn cele din urm

excitedexcitatagitat, emoionat (poate nsemna i excitat, dar nu este sensul principal)

fabricfabricstof, estur

farfardeparte

feudfeudglceav

fundfundfond

gymnasiumgimnaziusal de gimnastic

infatuationinfatuarepasiune, dragoste nebun, zpcire

lacklaclips

librarylibrriebibliotec

magazinemagazinerevist

maremareiap

nervousnervosemoionat

novelnuvelroman

ordinaryordinarobinuit, uzual

planeplanavion

pregnantpregnant

prizeprizePremiu

n limba englezTraducere greit n limba romnfalse friendsTraducere corect n limba romn

preservativeprezervativconservant

processprocesprocedur

prospectprospectperspectiv

scholarcolarcrturar

sensiblesensibilrezonabil, raional

seversevera despri, a despica

slutslutcurv

staminastaminrezisten, vitalitate

sympatheticsimpaticmilos

Expresii uzuale in englezaTo put up to somethinga pune ceva la cale

Run for your lifefugi cat te tin picioarele

To have a free handa avea mana libera

Not to be worth strawa nu face doi bani

The devil is not so black as he is painteddracul nu e asa de negru pe cum se spune

For someones sakede dragul cuiva

Actions speak louder than wordsfaptele sunt mai cloncludente ca cuvintele

To split hairsa taia firu-n patru

In strict confidencestrict confidential

Bit by bitputin cate putin

Give me a handda-mi o mana de ajutor

At 8 oclock sharp!la ora 8 fix !

Excuse me!Scuza-ma!

Curiosity killed the cat.Curiozitatea a ucis pisica.

Don't worry about it !Nu-ti fa probleme din cauza asta?

Sick and tiredsatul pana peste cap

Take it easy!Calmeaza-te!

You're welcome!Cu placere!

Have a nice day!Sa ai o zi buna!

Have a good weekend!Sa ai un weekend placut!

Know smth. like the back of my handa stii ceva foarte bine.

Im broke!Sunt falit!

Out of timedemodat

Under these conditionsin aceste conditii

Long absent soon forgottenochii care nu se vad se uita

To pass bya trece pe langa

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