Our yard
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. We live at the edge of the city: we have a yard and a fence, and a mailbox hangs next to the garage. There are five of…
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- ქალაქის ბოლოს ვცხოვრობთ: გვაქვს ეზო, ღობე, ხოლო გარაჟის გვერდით საფოსტო ყუთი ჰკიდია. სახლში ხუთი ადამიანი ვართ: მშობლები, დაჩემი, მე და ბებია. შაბათს ყველა ვალაგებთ — მამა ეზოს აგავს, დაჩემი ტანსაცმელს რეცხავს, მე კი ჭურჭელს ვრეცხავ. როცა ბებია ვახშამს ამზადებს, დახმარების უფლებას მაძლევს, რადგან დანას სწორად ვიჭერ. საღამოს ყველა მაგიდასთან ვიკრიბებით და ვყვებით, როგორ გავიდა დღე.kalakis bolos vtskhovrobt: gvakvs ezo, ghobe, kholo garazhis gverdit saposto quti hkidia. sakhlshi khuti adamiani vart: mshoblebi, dachemi, me da bebia. shabats qvela valagebt — mama ezos agavs, dachemi tansatsmels retskhavs, me ki churchels vretskhav. rotsa bebia vakhshams amzadebs, dakhmarebis uplebas madzlevs, radgan danas stsorad vicher. saghamos qvela magidastan vikribebit da vqvebit, rogor gavida dghe.We live at the edge of the city: we have a yard and a fence, and a mailbox hangs next to the garage. There are five of us in the house: my parents, my sister, me and grandma. On Saturday we all clean up — father sweeps the yard, sister washes the clothes, and I wash the dishes. When grandma makes dinner, she lets me help, because I hold the knife correctly. In the evening we all gather at the table and tell how the day went.
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 hangs next to the garage?
- How many people live in the house?
- What does the narrator do on Saturday?
- Why does grandma let him help?
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.