Business & Work

1. Bine ați venit la întâlnire

   BI-ne ats ve-NIT la un-tuhl-NI-re

   Welcome to the meeting

   Usage

   Welcoming attendees at the start of a business meeting

   Grammar Note

   "Bine ați venit" uses the formal plural perfect. "la" = "at/to". Used in all formal welcome contexts.

2. Vă prezint cartea mea de vizită

   vuh pre-ZINT KAR-tea mea de vi-ZI-tuh

   I present you my business card

   Usage

   Handing over a business card in a professional setting

   Grammar Note

   "carte de vizită" literally means "visiting card". "cartea mea" = "my (the) card" with definite article.

3. Care este bugetul proiectului?

   CA-re ES-te bu-JE-tul pro-IEC-tu-lui

   What is the project budget?

   Usage

   Asking about the budget for a project in a business meeting

   Grammar Note

   "-ului" is the masculine genitive suffix. "proiect" + "-ului" = "of the project". Shows possession.

4. Contractul trebuie semnat până vineri

   con-TRAC-tul TREB-u-ie sem-NAT PUH-nuh VI-ne-ri

   The contract needs to be signed by Friday

   Usage

   Communicating a deadline for signing a contract

   Grammar Note

   "trebuie semnat" expresses passive obligation: "trebuie" + past participle = "needs to be done".

5. Suntem interesați de parteneriatul dumneavoastră

   SUN-tem in-te-re-SATS de par-te-ne-RI-a-tul dum-nea-VOAS-truh

   We are interested in your partnership

   Usage

   Expressing interest in a business partnership

   Grammar Note

   "Suntem" is 1st person plural of "a fi" (to be). "interesați" is the plural masculine predicate adjective.

6. Vă trimit oferta pe email

   vuh tri-MIT o-FER-ta pe email

   I will send you the offer by email

   Usage

   Informing a business contact that you will send an offer by email

   Grammar Note

   "oferta" = "ofertă" + definite "-a". "email" is used directly as an English loanword.

7. Profitul a crescut cu zece procente

   pro-FI-tul a kres-KUT ku ZE-che pro-CHEN-te

   The profit has grown by ten percent

   Usage

   Reporting profit growth in a business presentation or meeting

   Grammar Note

   "a crescut" is the present perfect of "a crește" (to grow). From Latin "crescere" — same root as English "increase".

8. Aveți întrebări?

   a-VETS un-tre-BUHR

   Do you have any questions?

   Usage

   Inviting questions at the end of a presentation or meeting

   Grammar Note

   "întrebări" is the plural of "întrebare" (question). Many Romanian nouns use "-i" or "-uri" for plural.

9. Avem o propunere pentru dumneavoastră

   A-vem o pro-PU-ne-re PEN-tru dum-nea-VOAS-truh

   We have a proposal for you

   Usage

   Introducing a business proposal to a client or partner

   Grammar Note

   "dumneavoastră" is the most formal 2nd person pronoun. Shortened from "domnia voastră" (your lordship).

10. Felicitări pentru succesul dumneavoastră

    fe-li-chi-TUHRI PEN-tru suk-CE-sul dum-nea-VOAS-truh

    Congratulations on your success

    Usage

    Congratulating a team or company on their business achievement

    Grammar Note

    "Felicitări" is the plural of "felicitare". From Latin "felicitas" (happiness/luck) — same root as English "felicitations".

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