Saturday in the city
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 went into the city, because I needed to make it to both the barbershop and the repair shop. I stood a…
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- შაბათს ქალაქში ჩავედი, რადგან საპარიკმახეროსა და სახელოსნოში ერთდროულად უნდა მომესწრო. ავტობუსის გაჩერებაზე დიდხანს ვიდექი, იმიტომ რომ დიდი საცობი იყო. ჯერ თმა შევიჭერი, მერე საათის შეკეთება ვთხოვე: ოსტატმა თქვა, რომ ნახევარი საათი დასჭირდება. სანამ ველოდებოდი, მეზობელ პარკში ვისეირნე და მუზეუმის გვერდით სუვენირების მაღაზია ვიპოვე. საღამოს სამგზავრო ბარათი შევავსე და სახლში დავბრუნდი.shabats kalakshi chavedi, radgan saparikmakherosa da sakhelosnoshi ertdroulad unda momestsro. avtobusis gacherebaze didkhans videki, imitom rom didi satsobi iqo. jer tma shevicheri, mere saatis sheketeba vtkhove: ostatma tkva, rom nakhevari saati daschirdeba. sanam velodebodi, mezobel parkshi viseirne da muzeumis gverdit suvenirebis maghazia vipove. saghamos samgzavro barati shevavse da sakhlshi davbrundi.On Saturday I went into the city, because I needed to make it to both the barbershop and the repair shop. I stood a long time at the bus stop, because there was a big traffic jam. First I got a haircut, then asked for my watch to be fixed: the repairman said it would take half an hour. While I waited, I strolled in the nearby park and found a souvenir shop next to the museum. In the evening I topped up my transit card and went home.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Why did the narrator go into the city?
- Why did he stand long at the stop?
- How much time did the repairman ask for?
- What did he do in the evening?
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.