Nola iritsi erdigunera oinez
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. The city center is not far from the hotel: go out onto Kale Nagusia and walk straight, ten minutes on foot. At the…
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- Erdigunea ez dago urruti hotelatik: kale Nagusia hartu eta zuzen ibili, hamar minutu oinez. Bidegurutzean eskuinera biratu behar duzu; semaforoaren ondoan bide-seinale bat dago, erdigunera erakusten duena. Euria egiten badu, autobusa ere bada: gidariari txartela ordaintzen diozu igotzean. Gauean kaleak garbi daude eta farolek argitzen dituzte bideak.The city center is not far from the hotel: go out onto Kale Nagusia and walk straight, ten minutes on foot. At the crossroads you have to turn right; next to the traffic light stands the sign that points to the center. If it is raining, there is a bus too: you pay the ticket to the driver when boarding. At night the streets are clean, and the lamps light the roads.
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 do you get to the center from the hotel?
- Where to turn at the crossroads?
- What stands next to the traffic light?
- What do the lamps do at night?
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.