A bad week
A short in Spanish 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. On Monday I got up with a fever and a sore throat. I went to the pharmacy and bought pills without a prescription. The…
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- El lunes me levanté con fiebre y con dolor de garganta. Fui a la farmacia y compré unas pastillas sin receta. La farmacéutica me dijo: una cada ocho horas, siempre después de comer. El jueves ya estaba mejor, pero todavía tenía tos, así que pedí cita con el médico.On Monday I got up with a fever and a sore throat. I went to the pharmacy and bought pills without a prescription. The pharmacist said: one every eight hours, always after meals. By Thursday I was already better, but the cough remained, so I made an appointment with the doctor.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- How did the illness start?
- How should the pills be taken?
- What did the narrator do on Thursday?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Spanish?
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.