The grandmother's eggplants
A short in Greek 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. My grandmother cooked eggplants every Sunday. She peeled them, salted them and left them for ten minutes. Then she…
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- Η γιαγιά μου έφτιαχνε μελιτζάνες κάθε Κυριακή. Τις καθάριζε, τις αλάτιζε και τις άφηνε δέκα λεπτά. Μετά έβαζε σκόρδο, λάδι και τις έψηνε στον φούρνο σαράντα λεπτά. Δεν είχε γραμμένη συνταγή και δεν μέτραγε τίποτα.i yayiá mu éftiakhne melidzánes káthe Kiriakí. tis kathárize, tis alátize ke tis áfine déka leptá. metá évaze skórdo, ládi ke tis épsine ston fúrno saránda leptá. den íkhe graméni sindayí ke den métraye típotaMy grandmother cooked eggplants every Sunday. She peeled them, salted them and left them for ten minutes. Then she added garlic and oil and baked them in the oven for forty minutes. She had no written recipe, and she measured nothing.
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 did the grandmother do after salting?
- How long were the eggplants in the oven?
- Did she have a written recipe?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Greek?
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.