The new district
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. Last year we moved to the outskirts, where apartments are cheaper. The district is clean, the sidewalk is wide, and the…
Text
- შარშან გარეუბანში გადავედით, სადაც ბინა უფრო იაფია. უბანი სუფთაა, ტროტუარი განიერი და მერხები ხეების ჩრდილშია. გამზირზე გზის რემონტია, ამიტომ ავტობუსი შესახვევში ჩერდება. პიკის საათში ხალხმრავალია და ადგილის დაკავება რთულია. ერთხელ ტელეფონს ვუყურებდი და გაჩერების გამოტოვება მომივიდა. ახლა მარშრუტის ნომერს ვამოწმებ და შემდეგზე ჩასვლას წინასწარ ვამბობ.sharshan gareubanshi gadavedit, sadats bina upro iapia. ubani suptaa, trotuari ganieri da merkhebi kheebis chrdilshia. gamzirze gzis remontia, amitom avtobusi shesakhvevshi cherdeba. pikis saatshi khalkhmravalia da adgilis dakaveba rtulia. ertkhel telepons vuqurebdi da gacherebis gamotoveba momivida. akhla marshrutis nomers vamotsmeb da shemdegze chasvlas tsinastsar vambob.Last year we moved to the outskirts, where apartments are cheaper. The district is clean, the sidewalk is wide, and the benches are in the shade of trees. There is road work on the avenue, so the bus stops in a side street. At rush hour it's crowded, and getting a seat is hard. Once I was looking at my phone, and it turned out I had passed my stop. Now I check the route number and say in advance that I'll get off at the next one.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Why did they move to the outskirts?
- Why does the bus stop in the side street?
- What is hard at rush hour?
- What does the narrator do now?
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.