Sunday dinner
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 Sunday we have dinner as a whole family. Mom cooks the dishes in the kitchen, and I set the table. For everyone…
Text
- კვირას ოჯახი ერთად ვსადილობთ. დედა სამზარეულოში კერძებს ამზადებს, მე კი მაგიდას ვალაგებ. ყველასთვის თეფში, ჭიქა, დანა, ჩანგალი და კოვზი დგას. ხელსახოცი მაგიდის შუაში დევს. ღვინო ბოთლშია, წყალი კი მაცივარშია, რადგან ცივი უფრო გემრიელია. ბოლოს ლანგარით დესერტი და ჩაი მოაქვთ.kviras ojakhi ertad vsadilobt. deda samzareuloshi kerdzebs amzadebs, me ki magidas valageb. qvelastvis tepshi, chika, dana, changali da kovzi dgas. khelsakhotsi magidis shuashi devs. ghvino botlshia, tsqali ki matsivarshia, radgan tsivi upro gemrielia. bolos langarit deserti da chai moakvt.On Sunday we have dinner as a whole family. Mom cooks the dishes in the kitchen, and I set the table. For everyone there is a plate, a glass, a knife, a fork and a spoon. A napkin lies in the middle of the table. The wine is in the bottle, and the water is in the fridge, because cold tastes better. At the end they bring dessert and tea on a tray.
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 does the narrator do before dinner?
- Where is the water?
- What do they bring at the end?
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.