Jon, nire laguna
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. Jon is my best friend. Clever and cheerful: he laughs a lot. Brave: he goes even to waterfalls. He is not lazy: in the…
Text
- Jon nire lagunik onena da. Buruargia eta alaia da: barre asko egiten du. Ausarta da: ur-jauzietara ere joaten da. Ez da alferra: goizez lan egiten du eta arratsaldez euskara ikasten du. Izaera lasaia du, ez da haserretuta egoten.Jon is my best friend. Clever and cheerful: he laughs a lot. Brave: he goes even to waterfalls. He is not lazy: in the morning he works, and in the evening he studies Basque. His character is calm, he does not get angry.
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 Jon like?
- Where does he go?
- What does he do in the evening?
- What is his character like?
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.