At the market
A short text in Arabic at level A2. The translation sits next to it: reading with a dictionary is still too early at this level, and without support it will not happen at all. Tomorrow we are going to the market. The market is close to the house, ten minutes. There are fruits, vegetables, fish…
Text
- غدا نذهب إلى السوق. السوق قريب من البيت, عشر دقائق. هناك فواكه وخضروات وسمك وجبنة. أحب التفاح الحلو. الكيلو بيوروين. بعد السوق نأكل في مطعم صغير.гадан назхабу иля ас-суук. ас-суук кариб мин аль-бейт, ʿашар дакааик. хунаака фаваких ва-худрават ва-самак ва-джибна. ухибб ат-туффаах аль-халув. аль-килу би-йурвейн. баʿд ас-суук наакуль фи матʿам сагиир.Tomorrow we are going to the market. The market is close to the house, ten minutes. There are fruits, vegetables, fish and cheese there. I love sweet apples. A kilogram costs two euros. After the market we eat at a small restaurant.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- When are they going to the market?
- Is the market far from the house?
- What does the narrator especially love?
- How much is a kilogram of apples?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Arabic?
A2. That means: you know the letters and have a stock of everyday words — about two or three hundred.
How to read a text in an unfamiliar language usefully?
First all the way through without peeking at the translation — just to catch the familiar words. Then with the translation. Then all the way through again: the second pass brings noticeably more, and that feeling matters more than any rule.