Lanbide guztiak
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. Every working person has a profession of their own: some work with their hands, others with their heads. The carpenter…
Text
- Lanean denek dute lanbiderik: batzuk eskuarekin lan egiten dute, besteak buruarekin. Arotza armairuak egiten ditu, okina ogia ateratzen du goizean goiz, eta lorazainak loreak zaintzen ditu parkean. Beste batzuk bulegoetan daude: idazkariak hitzorduak prestatzen ditu, kontulariak zenbakiak aztertzen ditu. Nire aitona suhiltzailea zen: sua itzaltzea zuen lana, eta beti esaten zuen lanbide guztiak beharrezkoak direla herri batean.Every working person has a profession of their own: some work with their hands, others with their heads. The carpenter makes closets, the baker gets the bread out early, and the gardener takes care of the flowers in the park. Others sit in offices: the secretary prepares meetings, the accountant studies numbers. My grandfather was a firefighter: his job was to put out fire, and he always said the town needs all the professions.
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 narrator's grandfather?
- What does the baker do early in the morning?
- Where do the secretary and the accountant work?
- What did grandfather say about professions?
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.