The apartment on the second floor
A short in Georgian text at level A1. 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. Our apartment is on the second floor. We have two rooms, a kitchen and a small balcony. The elevator often doesn't…
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- ჩვენი ბინა მეორე სართულზეა. ორი ოთახი, სამზარეულო და პატარა აივანი გვაქვს. ლიფტი ხშირად არ მუშაობს და კიბით ავდივართ. მეზობელი კარგი კაცია და ხმაურიანი არ არის. ქირა ძვირია, მაგრამ ბინა სუფთაა.chveni bina meore sartulzea. ori otakhi, samzareulo da patara aivani gvakvs. lipti khshirad ar mushaobs da kibit avdivart. mezobeli kargi katsia da khmauriani ar aris. kira dzviria, magram bina suptaa.Our apartment is on the second floor. We have two rooms, a kitchen and a small balcony. The elevator often doesn't work, and we go up the stairs. The neighbor is a good man and not noisy. The rent is expensive, but the apartment is clean.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Which floor is the apartment on?
- What often doesn't work?
- What is the neighbor like?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Georgian?
A1. 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.