1Bună searaGood evening! The new neighbourI can greet an older neighbour politely and say my nameUp nextRomanian · Beginner course · A1
Number 7 — An introduction to Romanian
Learn Romanian to A1 with everyday dialogs, vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar.
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Arrival
Get into your new flat and meet the people of number 7.
1Bună searaGood evening! The new neighbourI can greet an older neighbour politely and say my nameUp next
2Cheia și MotanGood morning, Ana!I can say hello to a child, ask her name, get my key back and ask where something isUp next
3Cafea și prăjiturăAt the café with IoanaI can introduce myself in a café, choose coffee or tea, and say if I like somethingUp next
4Trompeta de susNight and the trumpetI can knock on a neighbour's door, say that I want to sleep, and ask someone to do something tomorrowUp next
5Șeful caseiMorning with Mrs PopescuI can ask how someone is, and ask where people liveUp next
The empty flat
Make the flat liveable.
6Un formularThe new neighbour's formI can spell my name, say where I'm from, which languages I speak and what I do, and ask someone to speak slowlyUp next
7Apartamentul golThe new flatI can say what is in a flat and what is not, and ask what something isUp next
8Canapeaua galbenăThe sofa in the bathroomI can say what colour and size things are, and where they are in a roomUp next
9Masa din cafeneaThe missing table and chairsI can ask what happened, say what is in my kitchen and whose things are, and say what I needUp next
10Ajutor la miezul nopțiiThe night helpI can ask who is there, say what is in my flat now, and thank people for their helpUp next
The café
Order breakfast like a regular, and fill your fridge.
11Numărul de telefonYour number, pleaseI can say my phone number, count to ten and say how many things I haveUp next
12Doar un ceaiTea. Just tea.I can ask for food and drink, and say what I want and don't wantUp next
13Domnul de la masa treiThe man at the third tableI can ask what something costs, understand prices and ask for the billUp next
14Șase mereSix eggs and a lot of fishI can ask a shop for things, say how many I want, and payUp next
15Exact ce vreauExactly what I wantI can order a whole breakfast in one go, with and without things, and payUp next
Photos on the wall
Get to know the families of number 7, just as Ana turns ten.
16Familia pe peretePhotos on the wallI can name family members and say how old people areUp next
17Tema AneiHomeworkI can say how old I am, how many brothers and sisters I have, and when my birthday isUp next
18Un telefon din HamburgA call from HamburgI can say how I am on the phone, describe my flat and my town, and describe what people look likeUp next
19Un cadou pentru AnaA present for AnaI can choose a present, ask about prices and colours, and say what someone already hasUp next
20Zece lumânăriTen candlesI can wish someone happy birthday, give a present, and say if I'm married, if I have children and where my parents liveUp next
The first week at work
Survive your first week at the office.
21Nouă fără cinciFive to nineI can tell the time, say when work starts and give my email addressUp next
22Lista de listeThe list of listsI can read a weekly plan and say what I do on which day and how oftenUp next
23Dimineața mea, noaptea taGet up at seven, sleep at sevenI can describe my day, say what I like doing in my free time and ask others about theirsUp next
24Mouse-ulThe mouseI can say where something is in the office and ask people to do somethingUp next
25Regulile pisiciiThe office cat's rulesI can read a short notice and write a short message to colleaguesUp next
Around town
Find the market, the station and the park, and get to the lake on Sunday.
26Stânga, dreaptaLeft, right, straight onI can ask the way and understand simple directionsUp next
27Nota lui MotanThe cat's billI can buy food at the market in kilos, bottles and pieces, and ask what it costsUp next
28Peronul doiThe second platformI can buy a train ticket, ask when and where the train leaves, and understand an announcementUp next
29Planul BPlan BI can say where I'm from and where I live now, and how I get somewhereUp next
30HartaThe mapI can say where places are on a map and explain the wayUp next
The weather and what to wear
Get ready for the town festival, two weeks away.
31Ia o umbrelăTake an umbrellaI can say what the weather is like and say what I must or needn't takeUp next
32Mai frig decât în HamburgColder than in HamburgI can understand a forecast, compare the weather here and at home, and talk about the seasonsUp next
33Prea mică, prea mareToo small, too bigI can ask for a size and colour, try things on, and pay by cardUp next
34Știi să cânți?Can you sing?I can say what I can and can't do, and understand simple rulesUp next
35Pelerina de ploaieThe raincoatI can say why something is so, and give and accept a complimentUp next
A bad day
Get well before the festival on Saturday.
36Nu pot să vinI can't comeI can call in sick, say how I feel and understand simple adviceUp next
37O programareThe nearest free timeI can make and move an appointment on the phone and give my detailsUp next
38Unde vă doare?Where does it hurt?I can say what hurts, understand a doctor's instructions and ask how to say a wordUp next
39Ceva pentru gâtSomething for the throatI can ask for medicine and understand how often to take itUp next
40Doctor AnaDoctor AnaI can say how I feel now and understand a short noteUp next
The festival
Get through the festival, then work out what really happened.
41Înainte de concertBefore the concertI can say what will happen and whenUp next
42Ce ați văzut?What did you see?I can say what I did, saw and heard yesterdayUp next
43Douăzeci și paisprezece20.14I can tell a short story in the past with times, and ask what someone didUp next
44Bunica a văzut totGrandmother saw everythingI can say what other people did, and say that something is not trueUp next
45FotografiileThe photosI can describe photos of an event and write a postcard about itUp next
Staying
Decide whether to stay in the town.
46Un loc de muncă în capitalăA job in the capitalI can talk about my plans and book a room on the phoneUp next
47InterviulThe interviewI can introduce myself fully and answer questions about my work, my languages and my pastUp next
48Toți sunt ocupațiEveryone is busyI can invite someone, accept or refuse politely and suggest another dayUp next
49PodulThe atticI can say whose things are and when they went missingUp next
50RămânI'm stayingI can announce a decision and give reasons, thank people and invite a friend to visitUp next
People of number 7
Maria Popescuowns the building and lives on the ground floor
Ana Popescuthe landlady's granddaughter, nine years old
Andrei Ionesculives upstairs, plays the trumpet
Ioanaruns the café on the ground floor
Mihaiyour new colleague at work
Motanthe building's cat, belongs to nobody
doctorița Elena Popescuthe landlady's daughter, the town doctor