2. Romanian greetings: meeting people - introducing yourself

You've heard the saying, "You only have one opportunity to make a first impression." While it may be a cliché, it is true. A positive first impression is an important start to building a relationship with other people or your customers as a business representative. At the right moment and place, one Romanian introductory sentence may have a tremendous impact on your future (business) relations.

In just seven lessons, less than 90 minutes, you will master the basic sentences when meeting Romanians. The focus of the course is on learning the:

• formal / business and informal greetings

• formal / business and informal ways to introduce yourself

• formal / business and informal ways to say Goodbye

• cultural challenges concerning greetings, introducing yourself, farewells

This course aims to deliver you not only a set of phrases that you may use in first-time interactions with Romanians, but it will also highlight the implications of using these sentences in various situations, fully aware of the – normally hidden - cultural challenges. Wishes-phrases, used in Romanian by a non-native, will touch the soul of any Romanian, and your efforts to learn will be rewarded by a brilliant start for your (business) relations.

For some people, this might be just another language course. But, I would say the ultimate goal of this course is to enable you to successfully connect to Romanians from the first moment you meet them, using the right introductory sentences at the right time and place, taking into account the specific cultural issues.