In this post, you will learn how to say ‘how are you?’ in Romania. You’ll also learn common responses so you can respond if you’re asked this question. This can be really useful if you’re speaking with someone from Romania or Moldova or if you’re travelling to either.
Romanian is a Balkan Romance language spoken primarily in Romania and Moldova. It is spoken natively by approximately 24 – 26 million people with another 4 million people knowing it as a second language.
It is the official language of both Romania and Moldova.
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How To Say ‘How Are You?’ In Romanian
There are a few different ways to ask ‘how are you?’. Here are the most common:
In informal situations, such as with friends, you can say:
English | Romanian | Pronunciation |
---|---|---|
How are you? | Ce mai faci? | Che mai fach |
What’s up? | Ce faci? | Che fach |
In more formal situations, such as with people you don’t know or older people, you can say:
English | Romanian | Pronunciation |
---|---|---|
How are you? | Ce mai faceți? | Che mai fah-chets |
Check out the below video to hear the pronunciation of the most common way to ask ‘how are you?’:
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How To Respond To ‘How Are You?’ In Romanian
There are many different ways that you can reply to this question. Below are the most common responses to this question. I’ve also included how to say ‘thank you’ as it’s polite to thank someone if they ask how you are.
English | Romanian | Pronunciation |
---|---|---|
Thank you | Mulțumesc | Mool-tzu-mesk |
I’m fine | Bine | Bee-ne |
Very well | Foarte bine | Fwarte bee-ne |
Bad/not well | Rău | Raew |
I’m tired | Mi-e somn | Mi-e som |
I’m sick | Sunt bolnav | Soont bol-nav |
I’m sad | Sunt trist | Soont trist |
I’m happy | Sunt fericit | Soont feri-chit |
I’m not good | Eu nu sunt bun | Ey-u nu soont boon |
It’s also useful to know how to say ‘and you?’ or ‘what about you?’ to find out how someone else is if they ask you.
English | Romanian | Pronunciation |
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And you? | Si tu? | See tu? |
Check out the below video which includes the pronunciation of some of these phrases and also some additional phrases:
Example Conversation:
Person 1: Ce mai faci? (How are you?)
Person 2: Bine, mulțumesc. Si tu? (I’m fine, thank you. And you?)
Person 1: Bine. (I’m fine)
Thanks for reading this post.
You should now know how to say ‘how are you?’ in Romanian and you should also be able to respond if you’re asked!
You can’t go wrong with these simple phrases.
Why not also learn the names of the different countries in Romanian too! This vocabulary can be very useful.
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