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Give your name and ask for someone else's.
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Give your name and ask for someone else’s. (Cum te cheamă) — 25 phrases at level A1, with register and notes. Print it, cover the Romanian, and answer before you look.
| English | Romanian | Register | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| My name is Ana. | Mă cheamă Ana. | neutral | The usual way to give your name. · lit. me calls Ana |
| I’m Andrei. | Sunt Andrei. | neutral | Sunt never drops, even before a name. |
| What’s your name? | Cum te cheamă? | colloquial | The everyday question between equals. · lit. how it calls you |
| May I ask your name? | Cum vă cheamă? | formal | Polite, with strangers or older people. |
| Nice to meet you. | Încântat de cunoștință. | neutral | Men say încântat, women încântată. · lit. delighted of acquaintance |
| Pleased to meet you. | Mă bucur să te cunosc. | neutral | Slightly warmer; common after introductions. |
| My surname is Popescu. | Mă numesc Popescu. | neutral | Gives the family name on official forms too. · lit. I call myself Popescu |
| This is my friend, Mihai. | Acesta este prietenul meu, Mihai. | neutral | Introduce a third person to someone. · lit. this is friend-the my Mihai |
| This is my wife. | Ea este soția mea. | neutral | The noun takes the article before the possessive. · lit. she is wife-the my |
| Where are you from? | De unde ești? | colloquial | Asks about country or town. |
| I’m from England. | Sunt din Anglia. | neutral | Swap the country for your own. |
| Where do you live? | Unde locuiești? | colloquial | A locui takes -esc endings. |
| I live in Bucharest. | Locuiesc în București. | neutral | Same verb, first person singular. |
| How old are you? | Câți ani ai? | colloquial | Romanian uses a avea, literally to have years. · lit. how many years do you have |
| I’m twenty years old. | Am douăzeci de ani. | neutral | The de is required after the round number. · lit. I have twenty of years |
| Do you have children? | Ai copii? | colloquial | Direct, but normal between new acquaintances. |
| Are you married? | Ești căsătorit? | colloquial | A woman answers căsătorită. |
| What do you do for a living? | Cu ce te ocupi? | neutral | A se ocupa is the reflexive verb for your job. · lit. with what do you occupy yourself |
| I work as a teacher. | Lucrez ca profesor. | neutral | A lucra is a regular -a verb. |
| I’m learning Romanian. | Învăț română. | neutral | The -a verb a învăța, first person. |
| I’m here on holiday. | Sunt aici în vacanță. | neutral | Says why you are visiting, not where you live. |
| Just call me Ana. | Spune-mi Ana. | colloquial | Imperative with -mi, the word for to me. · lit. say to-me Ana |
| Let me introduce myself. | Să mă prezint. | neutral | Opens a formal self-introduction. |
| I’ve heard a lot about you. | Am auzit multe despre tine. | neutral | A friendly thing to say when you first meet. |
| Do you two know each other? | Vă cunoașteți? | colloquial | The reflexive vă means each other here. |
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