The monthly budget
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. At the start of every month we plan the family budget together and write the expenses in a notebook. The biggest…
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- ყოველი თვის დასაწყისში ოჯახის ბიუჯეტს ერთად ვგეგმავთ და ხარჯებს რვეულში ვწერთ. ყველაზე დიდი ხარჯი ბინის ქირაა, მერე მოდის დენისა და წყლის ქვითარი. წელს ფასები გაიზარდა, ამიტომ ცოტა მეტის დაზოგვა გვჭირდება. ბანკში ანაბარი გავხსენით, რომელზეც ყოველ თვეს მცირე შენატანს ვრიცხავთ. ტელევიზორი განვადებით ვიყიდეთ, რადგან უპროცენტო იყო და გადახდის ვადა ხანგრძლივია. თუ ასე გავაგრძელებთ, ზაფხულამდე მანქანისთვის ფულს დავაგროვებთ.qoveli tvis dasatsqisshi ojakhis biujets ertad vgegmavt da kharjebs rveulshi vtsert. qvelaze didi kharji binis kiraa, mere modis denisa da tsqlis kvitari. tsels pasebi gaizarda, amitom tsota metis dazogva gvchirdeba. bankshi anabari gavkhsenit, romelzets qovel tves mtsire shenatans vritskhavt. televizori ganvadebit viqidet, radgan uprotsento iqo da gadakhdis vada khangrdzlivia. tu ase gavagrdzelebt, zapkhulamde mankanistvis puls davagrovebt.At the start of every month we plan the family budget together and write the expenses in a notebook. The biggest expense is the rent, then come the electricity and water bills. Prices rose this year, so we need to save a little more. We opened a deposit at the bank, and every month we transfer a small contribution into it. We bought the TV in installments, because it was interest-free and the payment term is long. If we keep this up, by summer we'll have saved money for a car.
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 family's biggest expense?
- Why is it necessary to save more?
- What do they do with the deposit every month?
- Why did they buy the TV in installments?
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.