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7 Romanian reading texts for A2, with translation

Short Romanian texts for level A2: 7 stories, about 35 minutes of reading. Every sentence carries its English translation, and each text ends with comprehension questions. Read them right here — no sign-up needed.

Visiting the doctor

A2 · 5 min

De trei zile, Sofia are febră și tușește.
For three days Sofia has had a fever and a cough.

În România mergi întâi la medicul de familie.
In Romania you go to your family doctor first.

Ca să mergi la el, trebuie să fii înscris pe lista lui.
To see him you have to be registered on his list.

Sofia s-a înscris acum două luni, cu ajutorul unei colege.
Sofia registered two months ago, with a colleague's help.

În sala de așteptare erau șase persoane.
There were six people in the waiting room.

„Ce vă supără?“ a întrebat doctorul.
"What is the matter?" the doctor asked.

I-a ascultat plămânii și i-a scris o rețetă.
He listened to her lungs and wrote her a prescription.

„Dacă în trei zile nu trece, veniți din nou.“
"If it has not passed in three days, come back."

Check yourself

  1. Who do you see first in Romania?
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    The family doctor

  2. What do you need in order to see him?
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    To be registered on his list

  3. What did the doctor do?
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    Listened to her lungs and wrote a prescription

Renting a flat in Cluj

A2 · 5 min

Chiriile din Cluj sunt aproape ca la București.
Rents in Cluj are almost like in Bucharest.

Mihai a căutat o garsonieră timp de o lună.
Mihai looked for a studio flat for a month.

Multe anunțuri erau puse de agenți, nu de proprietari.
Many adverts were posted by agents, not by owners.

Agentul cere de obicei un comision cât o chirie.
The agent usually asks for a commission equal to one month's rent.

Mihai a găsit până la urmă direct un proprietar.
In the end Mihai found an owner directly.

Au semnat un contract și l-au înregistrat la ANAF.
They signed a contract and registered it with the tax authority.

Fără contract înregistrat, chiriașul nu are nicio protecție.
Without a registered contract the tenant has no protection at all.

În prima seară a dormit pe saltea, dar era casa lui.
The first evening he slept on a mattress, but it was his home.

Check yourself

  1. How much commission does an agent usually ask for?
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    About one month's rent

  2. Why register the contract?
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    Otherwise the tenant has no protection

  3. How did Mihai find the flat in the end?
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    Directly from an owner

Museum of the Romanian Peasant

A2 · 5 min

Muzeul Țăranului Român este lângă Piața Victoriei.
The Museum of the Romanian Peasant is near Piața Victoriei.

Nu are vitrine mari și lumini puternice.
It has no big display cases or bright lights.

Are case adevărate, aduse bucată cu bucată din sate.
It has real houses, brought piece by piece from villages.

Kateryna a intrat într-o casă veche de lemn.
Kateryna went into an old wooden house.

Înăuntru mirosea a lemn și a fum.
Inside it smelled of wood and smoke.

Explicațiile erau scurte, scrise de mână.
The captions were short and handwritten.

Un domn în vârstă i-a povestit despre covoarele din Oltenia.
An elderly gentleman told her about the rugs from Oltenia.

A vorbit zece minute și ea a înțeles aproape tot.
He talked for ten minutes and she understood almost all of it.

Check yourself

  1. What is unusual about the museum?
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    Real village houses, no big display cases

  2. What did the inside of the house smell of?
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    Wood and smoke

  3. Who told her about the rugs?
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    An elderly visitor

Vacation in Transylvania

A2 · 5 min

Vara trecută, Pavlo a fost o săptămână în Transilvania.
Last summer Pavlo spent a week in Transylvania.

A închiriat o mașină și a mers din sat în sat.
He rented a car and drove from village to village.

În Viscri a văzut case colorate și o biserică fortificată.
In Viscri he saw colourful houses and a fortified church.

Drumurile erau înguste și uneori trebuia să aștepte vacile.
The roads were narrow and sometimes he had to wait for the cows.

Seara, gazda i-a pus pe masă brânză, slănină și țuică.
In the evening the host put cheese, bacon and plum brandy on the table.

Pavlo nu a înțeles tot, dar toată lumea vorbea rar cu el.
Pavlo did not understand everything, but everybody spoke slowly to him.

Într-un sat, o bunică i-a spus că are ochi de om bun.
In one village an old woman told him he had the eyes of a good man.

Pavlo ține minte propoziția asta și acum.
Pavlo still remembers that sentence today.

Check yourself

  1. How did Pavlo travel?
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    By rented car, village to village

  2. What sometimes stopped him on the road?
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    Cows

  3. What does he still remember?
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    What an old woman said about his eyes

Dinner with sarmale

A2 · 5 min

Colegii au invitat-o pe Yulia la un restaurant tradițional.
Her colleagues invited Yulia to a traditional restaurant.

Pe meniu erau sarmale, mămăligă și ciorbă de burtă.
On the menu there were sarmale, polenta and tripe soup.

Yulia nu știa ce înseamnă niciunul dintre cuvinte.
Yulia did not know what any of the words meant.

„Sarmalele sunt varză cu carne și orez“, i-a explicat un coleg.
"Sarmale are cabbage with meat and rice," a colleague explained.

A comandat sarmale cu mămăligă și smântână.
She ordered sarmale with polenta and sour cream.

Ciorba de burtă a refuzat-o politicos.
She politely turned down the tripe soup.

Porția era atât de mare încât a luat jumătate acasă.
The portion was so big that she took half of it home.

La sfârșit au împărțit nota în mod egal, ca de obicei.
At the end they split the bill evenly, as usual.

Check yourself

  1. What are sarmale?
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    Cabbage rolls with meat and rice

  2. What did she refuse?
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    The tripe soup

  3. How did they pay?
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    They split the bill evenly

Train trip to Brașov

A2 · 5 min

Trenul spre Brașov pleacă din Gara de Nord.
The train to Brașov leaves from Gara de Nord.

Biletul l-a cumpărat online, cu loc rezervat.
She bought the ticket online, with a reserved seat.

Drumul durează aproape trei ore.
The journey takes almost three hours.

Pe la jumătate, trenul intră pe Valea Prahovei.
About halfway the train enters the Prahova Valley.

De o parte și de alta sunt munți și case de vacanță.
On both sides there are mountains and holiday houses.

Anna a pus telefonul jos și s-a uitat pe geam.
Anna put her phone down and looked out of the window.

În Brașov, piața veche este chiar sub munte.
In Brașov the old square is right under the mountain.

S-a întors seara, cu ultimul tren, și a dormit tot drumul.
She went back in the evening on the last train and slept the whole way.

Check yourself

  1. How did she buy the ticket?
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    Online, with a reserved seat

  2. What does the train pass through halfway?
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    The Prahova Valley

  3. What did Anna do on the way back?
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    She slept the whole way

At the local farmers market

A2 · 5 min

Sâmbătă dimineața, piața din cartier miroase a mărar și a roșii.
On Saturday morning the neighbourhood market smells of dill and tomatoes.

Vara sunt roșii, iarna sunt murături și mere.
In summer there are tomatoes, in winter pickles and apples.

Dmytro a înțeles repede că prețurile nu sunt scrise peste tot.
Dmytro quickly realised that the prices are not written up everywhere.

Prima dată a plătit prea mult pentru un kilogram de cartofi.
The first time he paid too much for a kilo of potatoes.

A doua oară a întrebat la trei tarabe înainte să cumpere.
The second time he asked at three stalls before buying.

O femeie i-a spus: „Astea sunt de la mine, din grădină.“
A woman told him: "These are mine, from my own garden."

El nu a știut dacă e adevărat, dar roșiile chiar aveau gust.
He did not know whether that was true, but the tomatoes really did have taste.

Acum merge la aceeași tarabă în fiecare sâmbătă.
Now he goes to the same stall every Saturday.

Check yourself

  1. What did Dmytro notice about the prices?
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    They are not written up everywhere

  2. What did he do differently the second time?
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    He asked at three stalls first

  3. What is on the market in winter?
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    Pickles and apples

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