My free time
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. My hobby is drawing, but I have little time, so mostly I draw on my day off. Every Friday evening my friends and I play…
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- ჩემი ჰობი ხატვაა, მაგრამ დრო ცოტა მაქვს, ამიტომ ძირითადად დასვენების დღეს ვხატავ. ყოველ პარასკევს საღამოს მეგობრებთან ერთად ფეხბურთს ვთამაშობთ: ჩვენი გუნდი ძალიან ძლიერი არ არის, მაგრამ საინტერესოა. გასულ კვირას წავაგეთ, რადგან ორი მოთამაშე ვარჯიშზე არ მოვიდა. მატჩის შემდეგ ერთმა გიტარაზე დაუკრა და ყველამ ვიმღერეთ. საღამოს სახლში ზღაპარი წავიკითხე და ბავშვების ფოტოები გადავიღე.chemi hobi khatvaa, magram dro tsota makvs, amitom dziritadad dasvenebis dghes vkhatav. qovel paraskevs saghamos megobrebtan ertad pekhburts vtamashobt: chveni gundi dzalian dzlieri ar aris, magram sainteresoa. gasul kviras tsavaget, radgan ori motamashe varjishze ar movida. matchis shemdeg ertma gitaraze daukra da qvelam vimgheret. saghamos sakhlshi zghapari tsavikitkhe da bavshvebis potoebi gadavighe.My hobby is drawing, but I have little time, so mostly I draw on my day off. Every Friday evening my friends and I play football: our team isn't very strong, but it's interesting. Last week we lost, because two players didn't come to practice. After the match one played the guitar, and we all sang. In the evening at home I read a fairy tale and took photos of the children.
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 is the narrator's hobby?
- When do they play football?
- Why did the team lose?
- What was there after the match?
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.