Eztabaida eta bakea
A short in Basque text at level B1. 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. One Saturday a small conflict happened between me and my friends: whose turn is it in the kitchen? Ane took offense…
Text
- Larunbat batean gatazka txiki bat izan genuen lagunartean: nori zegokion sukaldeko txanda? Ane haserretu egin zen, gure hitzak latzak izan zirelako, eta astebetez harremana eten zuen. Gaizkiulertumendua izan zen, ez egiazko liskarra: mezua bestelakoa zen, eta elkarri barkatu behar izan genuen. Anek aholkua eman zigun: hitz egin lasaitasunez eta ez eman errua lehenik. Azkenean adiskidetu ginen, eta gaur ulertzen dugu bakea eustea errazagoa dela modu onean eztabaidatzen badugu.One Saturday a small conflict happened between me and my friends: whose turn is it in the kitchen? Ane took offense, because our words were rude, and did not speak to us for a week. It was a misunderstanding, not a real scandal: the message was different, and we had to ask each other for forgiveness. Ane gave us advice: speak calmly and do not look for the guilty first. In the end we made up, and today we understand that keeping the peace is easier if things are discussed kindly.
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 was the Saturday conflict about?
- Why did Ane take offense?
- What was it really?
- What advice did Ane give?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Basque?
B1. 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.