Free Romanian A1 lesson · Unit 1
Alfabetul și sunetele
The alphabet & sounds
This is a free preview lesson from Learn Romanian Hub. It teaches 12 essential Romanian words and phrases from Unit 1, Hello! First words, of the CEFR A1 course (about 14 minutes). Below are the lesson's dialogue with native audio, a few practice questions, and every word with its Romanian spelling, pronunciation and an example sentence. Create a free account to do the full interactive lesson, with all its exercises, speaking with pronunciation feedback, and spaced-repetition review.
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- Alina
Bună, Emil! Astăzi exersăm sunetele speciale.
Hi, Emil! Today we practice the special sounds.
- Emil
Perfect! Ascult cu atenție.
Perfect! I'm listening carefully.
- Alina
Repetă după mine: ușă, pașaport, proaspăt.
Repeat after me: door, passport, fresh.
- Emil
Ușă, pașaport, proaspăt. Și mai departe?
Door, passport, fresh. And what's next?
- Alina
Acum ascultă: țară, piață, grădiniță.
Now listen: country, market, kindergarten.
- Emil
Le aud clar. Dar pâine, mâine, român?
I hear them clearly. But bread, tomorrow, Romanian?
- Alina
Același sunet! La fel: în, între, începe.
The same sound! Likewise: in, between, it begins.
- Emil
Mulțumesc, Alina! Repet fiecare cuvânt acasă.
Thank you, Alina! I'll repeat each word at home.
Vocabulary in this lesson
- ușă/ˈu.ʃə/— door
Ușa este deschisă. — The door is open.
- țară/ˈtsɑ.rə/— country; land
România este o țară frumoasă. — Romania is a beautiful country.
- mâine/ˈmɨ.ine/— tomorrow
Ne vedem mâine! — See you tomorrow!
- român/roˈmɨn/— Romanian (m.)
El este român. — He is Romanian.
- pâine/ˈpɨ.ine/— bread
Pâinea este proaspătă. — The bread is fresh.
- înainte/ɨnˈain.te/— forward; before; ahead
Mergi înainte! — Go forward!
- școală/ˈʃkoa.lə/— school
Merg la școală. — I go to school.
- două/ˈdou̯ə/— two (f.)
Două cafele, te rog. — Two coffees, please.
- iar/jar/— and; again; but
Tu ești acolo, iar eu sunt aici. — You are there, and I am here.
- ea/ea/— she; it (f.)
Ea este acasă. — She is home.
- noapte/ˈnwap.te/— night
Noapte bună! — Good night!
- iarnă/ˈjar.nə/— winter
Iarna este rece. — Winter is cold.
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