The repair that dragged on
A short in Georgian text at level B1. 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. We planned the kitchen repair for two weeks, and it lasted two months. The crew started work on time, but on the very…
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- სამზარეულოს რემონტს ორ კვირაზე ვგეგმავდით, გაგრძელდა კი ორი თვე. ბრიგადა სამუშაოს დროულად შეუდგა, მაგრამ პირველივე დღეს კედელში დაჟანგული მილი აღმოაჩინეს. მუშაობა შეაჩერეს, სანტექნიკოსს დაელოდნენ და ერთი კვირა უქმად გავიდა. მერე ფილა არასწორი ზომის მოიტანეს და გამოცვლა კიდევ ათი დღე გაჭიანურდა. ბოლოს ხელი ჩავიქნიე და ბრიგადირს ვუთხარი: აღარ მაინტერესებს ვადა, მთავარია ყველა წესით გაკეთდეს. ხარვეზები აღმოფხვრეს, საქმე ბოლომდე მიიყვანეს და ახლა სამზარეულოს ზედაპირი გლუვია და კარადა ზუსტად ეტევა.samzareulos remonts or kviraze vgegmavdit, gagrdzelda ki ori tve. brigada samushaos droulad sheudga, magram pirvelive dghes kedelshi dazhanguli mili aghmoachines. mushaoba sheacheres, santeknikoss daelodnen da erti kvira ukmad gavida. mere pila arastsori zomis moitanes da gamotsvla kidev ati dghe gachianurda. bolos kheli chaviknie da brigadirs vutkhari: aghar mainteresebs vada, mtavaria qvela tsesit gaketdes. kharvezebi aghmopkhvres, sakme bolomde miiqvanes da akhla samzareulos zedapiri gluvia da karada zustad eteva.We planned the kitchen repair for two weeks, and it lasted two months. The crew started work on time, but on the very first day a rusty pipe was found in the wall. The work was stopped, we waited for a plumber, and a week went to waste. Then tiles of the wrong size were delivered, and the replacement dragged on another ten days. In the end I waved my hand and told the foreman: the deadline no longer interests me, the main thing is that it be done by all the rules. The faults were fixed, the job was finished properly, and now the kitchen surface is smooth and the cabinet fits exactly.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- For how long was the repair planned?
- What was found in the wall on the first day?
- Why did the tile replacement drag on?
- What did the owner tell the foreman in the end?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Georgian?
B1. 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.