Chapter 14 of 16 · Explore the Romanian path
Reading · Chapter 14 of 16
First reading with help: a bird loses its tree
Read Tika and Dara one line at a time. The pronunciation and the English stay visible while you practise finding the verb and working out who did what.
≈ 4 min of reading · Practise at your own pace
What’s in this chapter
- Read the Romanian first, then the pronunciation and the English.
- Every word has appeared earlier on this path.
- Watch the two pasts share the work: a venit moves, era describes.
- Then read it again, English covered.
Tika și Dara
Read the Romanian line aloud before you look at the two lines under it. The pronunciation and the English are there to check yourself against.
A fost odată ca niciodată o pasăre într-un copac mare.
ah fohst oh-DAH-tuh kah nee-choh-DAH-tuh oh PAH-suh-reh IHN-troon koh-PAHK MAH-reh
Once upon a time, a bird lived in a big tree.
Pasărea se numea Tika.
PAH-suh-ryah seh noo-MYAH TEE-kah
It was called Tika.
Într-o zi a venit vântul și copacul a căzut.
IHN-troh zee ah veh-NEET VIHN-tool shee koh-PAH-kool ah kuh-ZOOT
One day the wind came and the tree fell.
Tika era foarte tristă.
TEE-kah yeh-RAH FWAHR-teh TREES-tuh
Tika was very sad.
„De ce ești tristă?”, a întrebat Dara, vulpea bătrână.
deh CHEH yesht(y) TREES-tuh, ah ihn-treh-BAHT DAH-rah, VOOL-pyah buh-TRIH-nuh
“Why are you sad?” asked Dara the old fox.
„Nu am o casă”, a răspuns Tika.
noo ahm oh KAH-suh, ah ruhs-POONS TEE-kah
“I do not have a house,” answered Tika.
„Vino cu mine”, a spus Dara. „Casa mea este mică, dar este bună.”
VEE-noh koo MEE-neh, ah spoos DAH-rah. KAH-sah MYAH YES-teh MEE-kuh, dahr YES-teh BOO-nuh
“Come with me,” said Dara. “My house is small, but good.”
Pasărea a mers cu vulpea. Acum Tika are un prieten.
PAH-suh-ryah ah mehrs koo VOOL-pyah. ah-KOOM TEE-kah AH-reh oon PRYEH-ten
The bird went with the fox. Now Tika has a friend.
Two delayed recalls
- pădure
Show answer +Hide answer −
pădurepuh-DOO-reh “wood” - șoarece
Show answer +Hide answer −
șoareceSHWAH-reh-cheh “mouse”