Com es fa el formatge
A short in Catalan text 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. In Riufred cheese is made every morning, from Monday to Saturday. The raw material arrives at six: goat milk, cold and…
Text
- A Riu Fred, el formatge s'elabora cada matí, de dilluns a dissabte. La matèria primera arriba a les sis: llet de cabra, freda i del dia. Dins de la nau, el mestre afegeix el quall, talla la massa i la posa en motlles. Després, el formatge descansa en una sala freda: l'emmagatzematge dura un mes per als rods petits i tres per als grans. Al final, cada peça surt amb el seu rètol, i el lot sencer s'expedeix als mercats de la costa.In Riufred cheese is made every morning, from Monday to Saturday. The raw material arrives at six: goat milk, cold and of today. In the hall the master adds rennet, cuts the mass and lays it into molds. Then the cheese rests in the cold room: storage lasts a month for the small wheels and three for the big ones. In the end each wheel leaves with its own label, and the whole batch is shipped to the markets of the coast.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- What is the cheese in Riufred made of?
- What does the master do with the mass?
- How long is a big wheel stored?
- Where is the batch shipped?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Catalan?
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.