A new reading: try it before revealing help

Four lines about a mouse and a rabbit, with nothing shown. Attempt each one, then reveal the pronunciation and the English to check the scene you built.

≈ 3 min of reading · Practise at your own pace

What’s in this chapter

This time the pronunciation and the English begin hidden.
Aim for the scene, not a perfect translation.
If a line feels scrambled, find the verb first and read its ending.
This is the passage promised in the first section, one step longer.

A mouse and a rabbit

Read each line aloud, say what you think happened, then reveal.

Într-o zi șoarecele Mina a văzut un iepure în pădure.
one day · the mouse · the story past of vede · a rabbit · in the wood
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Într-o zi șoarecele Mina a văzut un iepure în pădure.IHN-troh zee SHWAH-reh-cheh-leh MEE-nah ah vuh-ZOOT oon YEH-poo-reh ihn puh-DOO-reh“One day Mina the mouse saw a rabbit in the wood”
„Bună ziua”, a spus Mina. „Unde mergi?”
The speaker comes after the verb.
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„Bună ziua”, a spus Mina. „Unde mergi?”BOO-nuh ZEE-wah, ah spoos MEE-nah. OON-deh mehrj(y)““Good day,” said Mina. “Where are you going?””
„Merg acasă, pentru că mi-e foame”, a răspuns Tobi.
The last two words before the tag are a state, not a possession.
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„Merg acasă, pentru că mi-e foame”, a răspuns Tobi.mehrg ah-KAH-suh, PEN-troo kuh myeh FWAH-meh, ah ruhs-POONS TOH-bee““I am going home, because I am hungry,” answered Tobi”
„Vino cu mine”, a spus Mina. „Am apă și o casă bună.” Și iepurele a mers cu șoarecele.
Two things carry an ending for “the” in the last sentence.
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„Vino cu mine”, a spus Mina. „Am apă și o casă bună.” Și iepurele a mers cu șoarecele.VEE-noh koo MEE-neh, ah spoos MEE-nah. ahm AH-puh shee oh KAH-suh BOO-nuh. shee YEH-poo-reh-leh ah mehrs koo SHWAH-reh-cheh-leh““Come with me,” said Mina. “I have water and a good house.” And the rabbit went with the mouse”

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