LingoflyEztabaida eta bakea
A text in Basque at level B1. The translation sits next to it for checking, not for support: at this level the text is read whole, and an unknown word is usually guessed from the sentence. 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. Gaizki-ulertua 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 bakeari 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: everyday topics are behind you, you know about three thousand words, and an unknown word is more often guessed from the sentence than looked up.
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.