A0.7 How to make introductions in Romanian
 |
Are you about to meet a Romanian? Do you want to introduce yourself to the Romanian ambassador in a formal manner, or informally to a Romanian on the street?
In this lesson you will learn:
- what to say (informally) when you meet somebody new, a possible new friend (man / woman) (video)
- a more formal way of introducing yourself in Romanian in official situations(video )
- how to say nice to meet you
- Personal titles Mr, Mrs, Ms
- More examples with more Romanian first and last names
- Introducing other people in Romanian
1. In the following short video you will hear and see how two Romanians are introducing themselves by simply saying their names. This is the simplest and least formal way of introducing yourself.
Here is the full transcript of the video:
Here is the full transcript of the video:
- - Salut, eu sunt Maria
- - Eu sunt Ioana
- - Îmi pare bine
- - Și mie
1. Informal introductions - Video transcript
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
Hi | Salut | | |
I am Mary | Eu sunt Maria | | |
I'm Joana | Eu sunt Ioana | | |
Nice to meet you (informally) You're literally saying "I feel fine" | Îmi pare bine | | |
Me too Literally: And me | Și mie | |
2. In this second video you will hear another way of introducing yourself, a bit more formal: "My name is..."
Here is the full transcript of this second video:
- - Bună ziua, mă numesc Daniela Popescu
- - Bună ziua, eu sunt Maria Ionescu
- - Încântată de cunoștință
- - De asemenea
2. A more formal way of introducing yourself - Video transcript
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
Good day This is the most common formal greeting. | Bună ziua | | |
My name is Daniela Popescu Literally: I'm named Daniela Popescu This is more formal | Mă numesc Daniela Popescu | | |
I'm Mary Ionescu | Eu sunt Maria Ionescu | | |
Nice to meet you Literally: Delighted of acquaintance | Încântată de cunoștință | | |
Likewise | De asemenea | |
Popescu, Ionescu, Georgescu are very common Romanian last names. In Romania, it is very common that a woman will have the same last name as her husband, meaning that when they get married most Romanian women change their last name to the one of their husband. Thus all the members of the family usually have the same last name. Of course there are exceptions to this rule, and this is more a tradition, it is not legally compulsory.
There are several ways of saying "Nice to meet you in Romanian". The "classical official way" is "Încântat(ă) de cunoștință".
Here are all the ways of saying it.
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
Nice to meet you (informally) You're literally saying "I feel fine" | Îmi pare bine | | |
I'm glad to be here | Mă bucur să fiu aici | | |
Nice to meet you Literally: Delighted of acquaintance | Încântat de cunoștință | | |
Nice to meet you Literally: Delighted of acquaintance | Încântată de cunoștință | |
 |
We advise you to use headphones to easily learn the pronunciation.You don't hear any sound? Click here for troubleshooting. |
4. Personal Titles in Romanian: Miss, Mrs., Ms
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Popescu ("Popescu" is a Romanian last name) | Doamna Popescu | | |
Mr. Ionescu ("Ionescu" is a Romanian last name) | Domnul Ionescu | | |
Miss Popa ("Popa" is a last name) | Domnișoara Popa | | |
Dear Madam Petrescu ("Petrescu" is a last name) | Stimată Doamnă Petrescu | | |
Dear Sir Sofronie ("Sofronie" is a last name) | Stimate Domn Sofronie | |
Now that you know how to introduce yourself both formally and informally in Romanian, we'd like to teach you some more Romanian names.
We have chosen below, intentionally, some Romanian first names that have no direct English equivalent, so that you get used to some of the pure Romanian first names.
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
I am Bogdan Mateescu "Bogdan" is a Romanian first name (can only be given to a man) and "Mateescu" is the last name. | Eu sunt Bogdan Mateescu | | |
I am Gheorghe "Gheorghe" is a first name (can only be given to a man). | Eu sunt Gheorghe | | |
My name is Marius (you're literally saying: "I'm called Marius") This is less formal. "Marius" is a male first name | Pe mine mă cheamă Marius | | |
My name is Ioana (you're literally saying: "I'm called Ioana") This is less formal. "Ioana" is a female first name | Pe mine mă cheamă Ioana | | |
My name is Onofrei (this is the word for word translation of : My name is "Onofrei" where "Onofrei" is a last name | Numele meu este Onofrei | | |
Good day, I am Mrs Iordan ("Iordan" is a Romanian family name) | Bună ziua eu sunt doamna Iordan | | |
Good day, I am Mr Mihai Georgescu ("Mihai" is a Romanian male first name and Georgescu is a last name) | Bună ziua eu sunt domnul Mihai Georgescu | |
How to introduce other people in Romanian
| English | Romanian translation |
Audio | Phonetic Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
This is my wife | Aceasta este soția mea | | |
This is my husband | Acesta este soțul meu | |
10 comments
Introducing other people
I would be grateful if you would help me these. I thought I had asked you them before, but can't find where I did, sorsy if I did.
This is my wife, Sarah.
This is Sarah.
What is your name please?
Thanks you so much,
Roger
What do say in Romanian while introducing somebody else?
Hi,
I have added in the above lesson the translation with the audio pronunciation of "This is my wife". You will have to add the name of your wife at the end to reach: "Aceasta este soția mea Sarah".
"This is Sarah" is translated as "Ea e Sarah" which actually means "She is Sarah". For the pronunciation of "Ea e" please check our lesson on the conjugations of the verb "to be"
"What is your name please" is translated as: "Cum te cheamă?" (informally), "Cum vă cheamă?" (formally). I was planning to record(audio) this question and add it to the lesson. I hope I'll have the time to do it soon.
I'll reply asap to your question on the travelling in Romania below.
Happy to help
Some help please in planning our time in Romania
Admin edit: Comment moved to <a href="asking-directions">Asking directions in Romanian</a> - How to ask the way in Romanian
I have provided an answer there.
new lesson A0.5
is was again very nice to learn this lesson. Very well done! Thank you very much
Romania
Want to learn romanian language
Romania
Want to learn romanian language
It is very helpful to learn
It is very helpful to learn romanian language
Audios not working for me
"Mă bucur să fiu aici" is not working for me
None of the Personal Titles are working for me
None of "5. More Romanian names examples" are working for me
Thank you very much for your help.
Multumesc frumos!
They are all working now, thank you very much for your help with this.
Best wishes,
Vix
Excellent,
Excellent,
There was some caching problem. I hope I have permanently solved it.
Many thanks for making me aware. I appreciate it.
Happy to help!
Add new comment