International Dialects of English Archive
Founded 1997

  • Home
  • | What's New
  • | Dialects & Accents
  • | Special Collections
  • | Copyright & Credit Information
  • | Associate Editors
  • | Contact Us

Romania Three - Text

Subject is a 20 year old student. She is from Miercurea-civc in Harghita, Romania. She is of Hungarian descent.

Interviewed by Michael Bruckmueller. Edited by Paul Meier. Recorded 06-02-00. Recording time 00:01:37. Text file written by Heather Jewell.

TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH
Okay. We had some, uh, guests from Hungary at home and I wa- I was in bed. Uh, I mean, I was only child then, yeah. I was in my – my teens, like fourteen, I guess. Thirteen, fourteen. And, um, there was this guy, I had a crush on him. (Laughs.) He was over at our place and, um, they were getting ready to leave. And it was dark outside already, so, he forgot something in the room in our apartment, in the – in the back room. So I – I run to go and get it and I didn’t see that door was closed. I just ran and slammed into the door. (Laughs.) And, of course, he was there and saw me, and… (Laughs.)
UNSCRIPTED SPEECH TRANSCRIBED BY JON HUNTER, MARCH 25, 2008

Europe

  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • England
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Georgia, EU
  • Greece (Hellas)
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Macedonia
  • Netherlands
  • Northern Ireland
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Scotland
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • Wales

  • Home
  • Become An Editor
  • Selected Bibliography
  • The Rainbow Passage
  • Comma Gets A Cure
  • FAQ
  • Submit A Sample
  • Links
  • Paul Meier's Résumé
  • Shawn Muller's Résumé
  • Other Dialect Services