Este vară.
It is summer.

Romanian · Absolute Beginner
Adapted from The Fox and the Grapes
A hungry fox tries to reach a bunch of grapes and dismisses them when he cannot.
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
Este vară.
It is summer.
Este foarte cald.
It is very hot.
O vulpe merge printre pomi.
A fox walks among the trees.
Vulpea vede niște struguri.
The fox sees some grapes.
Strugurii sunt sus.
The grapes are high up.
Vulpii îi este sete.
The fox is thirsty.
Vrea strugurii.
She wants the grapes.
Vulpea face câțiva pași înapoi.
The fox takes a few steps back.
Apoi aleargă și sare.
Then she runs and jumps.
Dar nu ajunge la struguri.
But she can't reach the grapes.
Sare încă o dată.
She jumps one more time.
Tot nu ajunge la struguri.
She still can't reach the grapes.
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