Breakdown of Familia este aici.
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
aici
here
familia
the family
Questions & Answers about Familia este aici.
Why is it familia and not just familie?
In Romanian, the word for "the" (the definite article) attaches to the end of the noun rather than being a separate word before it. The base word for "family" is familie. To say "the family", the ending changes to give you familia.
Since this lesson is about a avea (to have), why is the verb este used here?
Este means "is" and comes from the verb a fi (to be). Even though you are learning a avea right now, you will still see este everywhere because it is so essential. If you wanted to say "The family has", you would use a form of a avea, which would be Familia are.
A family is made up of multiple people, so why do we use the singular verb este?
How do you pronounce the final letter in aici?
The word aici (here) is pronounced roughly like "ah-EECH". In Romanian, an "i" at the very end of a word is usually a "whispered" or "short" vowel. It doesn't make a full "ee" sound, but simply softens the "c" before it into a "ch" sound.
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