We appreciate that you are learning Romanian with us.
There are people who choose to use the informal way of addressing to others ("tu") and people who prefer to use the formal way ("dumneavoastră”/ ”dumneata"). Our decision is to present both cases, because they are both correct.
Depending on factors like age of a person, social status, addressing friends/relatives/seniors, we can decide which one is more suitable.
E.g. We would generally use “dumneavoastră” when speaking to an elderly person, and ”tu” when speaking to a friend.
In the end the speaker will decide which is more appropriate to use in real life situations.
Please let us know if you have other questions.
Sincerely,
Patricia
Team RomanianPod101.com
Dr Dorian Andermann
Friday at 10:41 pm
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trebuie luat o decizie, vreti sa vorbiti la tu or la dumneata,nu pot sa recomand sa vorbim o data asa si o data altfel
Hello, Dr Dorian Andermann,
Thank you for your comment.
We appreciate that you are learning Romanian with us.
There are people who choose to use the informal way of addressing to others ("tu") and people who prefer to use the formal way ("dumneavoastră”/ ”dumneata"). Our decision is to present both cases, because they are both correct.
Depending on factors like age of a person, social status, addressing friends/relatives/seniors, we can decide which one is more suitable.
E.g. We would generally use “dumneavoastră” when speaking to an elderly person, and ”tu” when speaking to a friend.
In the end the speaker will decide which is more appropriate to use in real life situations.
Please let us know if you have other questions.
Sincerely,
Patricia
Team RomanianPod101.com