Ana și Andrei ajung la un acord.

Because the subject is plural: Ana și Andrei = Ana and Andrei. In Romanian, the verb must agree with the subject.

• eu ajung = I reach
• el/ea ajunge = he/she reaches
• ei/ele ajung = they reach

Since there are two people, Romanian uses the 3rd person plural form: ajung.

Și means and.

So:

• Ana și Andrei = Ana and Andrei

It is a very common Romanian word. The letter ș is pronounced like sh in shoe, so și sounds roughly like shee.

This comes from the expression a ajunge la + noun, which often means to reach or to come to something.

So:

• a ajunge la un acord = to reach an agreement
• literally, something like to arrive at an agreement

The preposition la is required by this expression. You cannot normally drop it here.

Un is the indefinite article, meaning a/an.

• un acord = an agreement
• acordul = the agreement

In this sentence, Romanian uses the indefinite form because the idea is general: they reach an agreement, not a specific already-known agreement.

Also, a ajunge la un acord is a very standard Romanian phrase.

It is the present tense: they reach / they are reaching / they come to.

In Romanian, the present tense can sometimes be translated in different ways in English depending on context. For example:

• Ana și Andrei ajung la un acord.
  could mean
  Ana and Andrei reach an agreement.
  or in some contexts
  Ana and Andrei are reaching an agreement.

Without more context, the basic label is simply present indicative.

Yes. It is a normal and correct way to say to reach an agreement. It can sound a little formal or neutral, which is often appropriate in writing, news, business, or discussion of negotiations.

Other common Romanian expressions are:

• a cădea de acord = to agree / to come to an agreement
• a se pune de acord = to get on the same page / to come to an agreement

So this sentence is perfectly natural, but it is not the only possible way to express the idea.

Yes, Romanian word order is somewhat flexible.

For example, these are also possible:

• Andrei și Ana ajung la un acord.
• Ana și Andrei la un acord ajung. — possible, but marked and less neutral

The most neutral and natural order here is:

• Ana și Andrei ajung la un acord.

That is the standard subject + verb + complement pattern.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

AH-na sh AndRAY ah-JOONG lah oon ah-KORD

A few notes:

• Ana = AH-na
• și = sh
  • a very short i sound; in normal speech it can sound almost like just sh
• Andrei = roughly an-DRAY
• ajung = roughly ah-JOONG
• acord = roughly a-KORD

Romanian spelling is fairly phonetic, so pronunciation is usually more predictable than in English.

In this sentence, acord means agreement.

But Romanian acord can also mean other things depending on context, such as:

• agreement between people
• grammatical agreement
• musical chord
• tuning

Here, because of a ajunge la un acord, the meaning is clearly agreement between people.

They could leave them out if the context already makes it clear who is being talked about.

For example:

• Ajung la un acord. = They reach an agreement.

Romanian often omits subject pronouns because the verb ending already gives information about the subject. But when you want to name the people clearly, using Ana și Andrei is completely normal.