Grandma's recipe
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. On Saturday we made lobio using grandma's recipe. First we peeled the vegetables: we chopped the onion, garlic and…
Text
- შაბათს ბებიის კერძის რეცეპტით ლობიო მოვამზადეთ. ჯერ ბოსტნეული გავფცქვენით: ხახვი, ნიორი და წიწაკა საჭრელ დაფაზე დავჭერით. წყალი ავადუღეთ, ლობიო ჩავყარეთ და ნელა მოვხარშეთ. ბოლოს დავამარილეთ, კარგად ავურიეთ და ცოტა ხნით გავაციეთ. ჩემმა ძმამ წინსაფარი შემოიკრა და ჭურჭელი სარეცხ მანქანაში ჩააწყო. სუფრის გადასაფარებელი გავშალეთ, პური გავაცხელეთ და ერთად ვისადილეთ.shabats bebiis kerdzis retseptit lobio movamzadet. jer bostneuli gavptskvenit: khakhvi, niori da tsitsaka sachrel dapaze davcherit. tsqali avadughet, lobio chavqaret da nela movkharshet. bolos davamarilet, kargad avuriet da tsota khnit gavatsiet. chemma dzmam tsinsapari shemoikra da churcheli saretskh mankanashi chaatsqo. supris gadasaparebeli gavshalet, puri gavatskhelet da ertad visadilet.On Saturday we made lobio using grandma's recipe. First we peeled the vegetables: we chopped the onion, garlic and pepper on the cutting board. We boiled water, added the beans and simmered them slowly. At the end we salted, stirred well and cooled it briefly. My brother put on an apron and loaded the dishes into the dishwasher. We spread the tablecloth, warmed the bread and had lunch together.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Whose recipe did they cook by?
- What did they do with the vegetables first?
- When did they salt it?
- What did the brother do?
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.