Two weeks without words
A short in Georgian text at level B1. 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. I quarreled with my brother over a simple misunderstanding, and for two weeks we didn't speak. At first I took offense…
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- ჩემს ძმასთან უბრალო გაუგებრობის გამო ვიჩხუბე და ორი კვირა არ ვლაპარაკობდით. თავიდან მეწყინა და თავს ვიმართლებდი, მერე კი უფრო იმედგაცრუება დამრჩა, ვიდრე ბრაზი. დაქალმა მითხრა: ნუ ნერვიულობ, პირველი ნაბიჯი სისუსტე არ არის. დავურეკე, ვბოდიშობდი და ვთხოვე, რომ ჩემი საქციელი ეპატიებინა. მან თქვა, რომ მასაც მრცხვენოდა და ჩემი დარეკვა ელოდა. შერიგების შემდეგ დიდი შვება ვიგრძენი და მივხვდი, რომ დუმილი ყველაზე ცუდი პასუხია.chems dzmastan ubralo gaugebrobis gamo vichkhube da ori kvira ar vlaparakobdit. tavidan metsqina da tavs vimartlebdi, mere ki upro imedgatsrueba damrcha, vidre brazi. dakalma mitkhra: nu nerviulob, pirveli nabiji sisuste ar aris. davureke, vbodishobdi da vtkhove, rom chemi saktsieli epatiebina. man tkva, rom masats mrtskhvenoda da chemi darekva eloda. sherigebis shemdeg didi shveba vigrdzeni da mivkhvdi, rom dumili qvelaze tsudi pasukhia.I quarreled with my brother over a simple misunderstanding, and for two weeks we didn't speak. At first I took offense and made excuses, and later what remained was more disappointment than anger. A friend told me: don't be nervous, the first step isn't weakness. I called, apologized and asked him to forgive my behavior. He said he had been ashamed too and had been waiting for my call. After the reconciliation I felt great relief and understood that silence is the worst answer.
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 caused the quarrel?
- What did the friend advise?
- What did the brother say?
- What did the narrator understand in the end?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Georgian?
B1. 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.