At the market
A short in Georgian 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. On Saturday I go to the market with my family. The market is close to home, ten minutes on foot. There are fruits, fish…
Text
- შაბათს ოჯახთან ერთად ბაზარში მივდივარ. ბაზარი სახლთან ახლოს არის, ათი წუთი ფეხით. იქ არის ხილი, თევზი და ძალიან კარგი ყველი. კახური ღვინო ძალიან მიყვარს. ერთი კილო ხუთი ლარი ღირს. ბაზრის მერე პატარა რესტორანში ვჭამთ.shabats ojakhtan ertad bazarshi mivdivar. bazari sakhltan akhlos aris, ati tsuti pekhit. ik aris khili, tevzi da dzalian kargi qveli. kakhuri ghvino dzalian miqvars. erti kilo khuti lari ghirs. bazris mere patara restoranshi vchamt.On Saturday I go to the market with my family. The market is close to home, ten minutes on foot. There are fruits, fish and very good cheese there. I love Kakhetian wine very much. One kilogram costs five lari. After the market we eat at a small restaurant.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- When do they go to the market?
- How long does it take to get to the market?
- What does the narrator especially love?
- What do they do after the market?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Georgian?
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.