I left my phone behind
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. Last night I left my phone in a taxi, because I was in a hurry. When I got home, I logged into my account from my…
Text
- გუშინ საღამოს ტელეფონი ტაქსში დამრჩა, იმიტომ რომ ვჩქარობდი. სახლში რომ მივედი, ლეპტოპიდან ჩემს ანგარიშში შევედი და რუკაზე ტელეფონი ვეძებე. ეკრანზე წერტილი ჩანდა, მაგრამ კავშირი არ იყო: მგონი, ბატარეა დაჯდა. დილით მძღოლმა თვითონ დამიწერა შეტყობინება და მისამართი გამომიგზავნა. ტელეფონი წავიღე და სუვენირი ვაჩუქე, ფული კი არ აიღო.gushin saghamos teleponi taksshi damrcha, imitom rom vchkarobdi. sakhlshi rom mivedi, leptopidan chems angarishshi shevedi da rukaze teleponi vedzebe. ekranze tsertili chanda, magram kavshiri ar iqo: mgoni, batarea dajda. dilit mdzgholma tviton damitsera shetqobineba da misamarti gamomigzavna. teleponi tsavighe da suveniri vachuke, puli ki ar aigho.Last night I left my phone in a taxi, because I was in a hurry. When I got home, I logged into my account from my laptop and looked for the phone on the map. A dot was visible on the screen, but there was no connection: I think the battery had died. In the morning the driver texted me himself and sent his address. I picked up the phone and gave him a souvenir, but he didn't take any money.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Where was the phone left?
- How did the narrator look for the phone?
- Why wasn't there a connection?
- How did the story 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.