| Bună tuturor! Sunt Raluca. Hi everybody! I’m Raluca. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Welcome to RomanianPod101.com’s Româna în 3 minute. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Romanian. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | In the last lesson, we learned how to show thanks by saying Mulțumesc. In this lesson we’ll learn some of the most common greetings used in Romanian. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Sunteți pregătiți?; Are you ready? Să începem!, Let’s start! | 
                                                                
                                                                            | The most used informal greeting is: | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Bună. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | [slowly] Bu-nă. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Bună means “hi,” or “hello”. We can use it in formal and informal situations, at any time of day. It’s very convenient. Bună! | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Now let’s look at some greetings that are used at certain times of day. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | First is “good morning”. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | In Romanian it is Bună dimineața. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | [slowly] Bună dimineața. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | For the rest of the day, we say: | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Bună ziua. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | [slowly] Bună ziua. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Bună ziua means “good afternoon”. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | This can be used all day, as long as it’s light outside. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Once it starts to get dark, you can switch to this: | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Bună seara. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | [slowly] Bună seara. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Bună seara can mean “good evening” or “good night”, depending on the situation. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Again, that’s: Bună seara. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Now you can greet people in many different ways in Romanian! | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Let’s review them all again. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | As a general greeting: | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Bună! | 
                                                                
                                                                            | In the morning: | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Bună dimineața. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | In the afternoon: | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Bună ziua. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | In the evening, or at night: | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Bună seara. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Pretty easy, right? | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Now it’s time for Raluca’s Insights. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | If you’re not sure which greeting is appropriate to use: bună dimineața, bună ziua, or bună seara — just remember that bună can be used any time of day. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | During the next lesson, you’ll learn the meaning of ¿Vorbiți engleza? Do you already know it? In our next lesson you’ll learn this phrase and more! | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Pe curând! See you soon! | 
                                                        
                     
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