Essential Romanian phrases at work
Introduction Buna ziua, eu sunt noul vostru coleg/Hello, I am your new colleague. Ma numesc Y si sunt din Z /My name is Y and I come from Z (your country name) Voi lucra in departamentul X /I will work in the X department. Ma alatur voua…
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Introduction Buna ziua, eu sunt noul vostru coleg/Hello, I am your new colleague. Ma numesc Y si sunt din Z /My name is Y and I come from Z (your country name) Voi lucra in departamentul X /I will work in the X department. Ma alatur voua ca sef al departamentului/ I am joining you as head of the department. Greetings/excuses Buna dimineata, ce faceti/ce faci? /Good morning, how are you (plural/singular)? Salut, ce ai facut in weekend? /Hi, what have you been up to last week-end? (for Monday mornings) Ce bine arati az i! /Looking good today! Imi pare rau ca am intarziat, nu se va mai intampla. /I am sorry I am late, it will never happen again. A intarziat metroul/The metro was late. Am fost blocat in trafic/I was stuck in traffic. La revedere!/ Good-bye! Seara buna! / Good night! Ne vedem maine! /See you tomorrow! Noroc! Sanatate! Chef! /Bless you! (when someone sneezes; three possible answers in Romanian; the word Noroc means Fortune, Sanatate means Health, and Chef means Party) Coffee/Food/Going out Vrei o cafea? /Do you want a coffee? Fac eu cafeaua azi. /I am making the coffee today. Mergi la pranz cu noi? /Joining us for lunch? Vrei sa comanzi de mancare cu noi/mine? /Do you want to order some food with us/me? Vii cu noi la o bere diseara? /Want to join us for some beers tonight? Vii cu noi in club in weekend? /Want to join us to a club next weekend? Pofta buna!/Enjoy your food – Bon appetit! Work performance Sigur, ma ocup de asta imediat/ Sure, I will start on this right away. Momentan sunt foarte prins cu treaba, dar ma voi ocupa de asta/I am currently caught up with work, but I will take care of this. Nu stiu /I don't know. Computerul meu nu merge/My computer is not working.


