Gripe aste bat
A short in Basque 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. This week the flu kept me at home. At first I only had a dry cough, but the next day the fever came, and the fatigue…
Text
- Asto honetan gripeak etxean gelditu nau. Hasieran eztul lehorra besterik ez nuen, baina biharamunean sukarra etorri zen eta nekea zen hain handia, non ez nintzen ohetik altxatzen. Nire anaia tenperatura neurtu zuen termometroarekin: hogeita hemeretzi gradu. Medikua deitu genuen etxera eta kontsultara joan ezin nuela azaldu genion. Medikuak begiratu, entzun eta errezeta idatzi zuen hiru egunetarako; «analisiak egin beharko dituzu asteburuan, emaitzak hobeto ikusteko» esan zigun. Hurrengo geldialdia botikarian izan zen: botikariak errezeta begiratu, botila prestatu eta noiz hartu behar den azaldu zuen. Hiru egunetan hobeto nagoela sentitzen dut dagoeneko; oraindik gaixoa naiz, baina asteburuan etxetik irteniko naiz.This week the flu kept me at home. At first I only had a dry cough, but the next day the fever came, and the fatigue was such that I did not get out of bed. My brother measured my temperature with a thermometer: thirty-nine. We called the doctor to the house and explained that I could not go to the appointment. The doctor looked, listened and wrote a prescription for three days; he told us: "You will give the samples on the weekend, so the results are seen better." The next stop was the pharmacy: the pharmacist looked at the prescription, prepared the bottle and explained when to take it. In three days I already feel better; I am still ill, but on the weekend I will leave the house.
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 narrator have on the first day?
- Who measured the temperature and with what?
- What did the doctor do at the house?
- What did the pharmacist explain?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Basque?
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.