"Da, vorbiți limba română."
Translation:Yes, you speak Romanian.
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eu vorbesc = I speak
tu vorbești = you speak
el/ea vorbește = he/she speaks
noi vorbim = we speak
voi vorbiți = you speak
ei/ele vorbesc = they speak
Da, (voi) vorbiți limba română
Da, (dumneavoastră) vorbiți limba română (polite)
In terms of politeness, the Romanian language has 3 degrees of politeness:
zero politeness - expressed by the forms of the personal pronoun itself
minimal politeness - by attracting plural forms of personal pronouns
maximum politeness - expressed by personal pronouns of politeness
The personal pronouns: eu = I, tu = you, el/ea = he/she, noi = we, voi =you, ei/ele = they
dânsul = he, dânsa = she, dânșii = they, dânsele = they - are also personal pronouns
The personal pronouns of politeness: dumneata, dumneavoastră, dumnealui, dumneaei, dumnealor
eu = I
tu = you // minimal politness: dumneata = you // maximum politeness: dumneavoastră = you
el/ea = he/she // minimal politness: dânsul = he/dânsa = she // maximum politeness: dumnealui = he/dumneaei = she
noi = we
voi = you // maximum politeness: dumneavoastră = you
ei/ele = they //minimal politness: dânșii = they/dânsele = they // maximum politeness: dumnealor = they
Dumneavoastră
is the safest (official and polite) form of addressing anyone over the age of twenty.
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This is the you guys / you polite form. It's the formal verb usage being used here. tu vorbești - you speak (informal) voi vorbiți - you speak (formal)
When in doubt, or not sure which one to use, just stick with the formal form of any verbs.