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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Romanian
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. Play the ten Romanian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Romanian phrases in this lesson
- Cum sunteți?koom SOON-tets
- How are you?
- Sunt binesoont BEE-neh
- I'm fine, thanks
- Și dumneavoastră?shee doom-nyah-VOAS-truh
- And you?
- Cum vă numiți?koom vuh noo-MEETS
- What's your name?
- Mă numesc...muh noo-MESK
- My name is...
- De unde sunteți?deh OON-deh SOON-tets
- Where are you from?
- Sunt din...soont deen
- I'm from...
- Îmi placeum PLAH-cheh
- I like it
- E frumosyeh froo-MOS
- It's beautiful
- Bine ați venitBEE-neh ahts veh-NEET
- Welcome
The formal version using the plural/polite sunteți. Use with older people, strangers, and anyone you address as dumneavoastră. Romanians value this distinction in social settings.
The standard reply. Merge and bine (it goes well and fine) also work. Romanians often add mulțumesc after and ask back: și tu (shee too), and you.
Polite. With friends: "și tu?" (shee TOO).
Literally "it pleases me".
Literally "well you have come".