The first day at the factory
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. My first day at the factory began with safety instruction. The guard at the entrance gave me a pass, and at the…
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- ქარხანაში პირველი დღე უსაფრთხოების ტექნიკით დაიწყო. მცველმა შესასვლელთან საშვი მომცა, საწყობში კი უნიფორმა და ჩაფხუტი მივიღე. მექანიკოსმა, რომელთანაც ვმუშაობ, მთელი აღჭურვილობა მაჩვენა და მითხრა, არ ვიჩქარო. სადილის შესვენება ნახევარ საათს გრძელდება, ჩემი სამუშაო ადგილი კი დიდ ფანჯარასთანაა. საღამოს დაღლილი ვიყავი, მაგრამ დიდი ხნის მერე პირველად მშვიდად დავიძინე.karkhanashi pirveli dghe usaprtkhoebis teknikit daitsqo. mtsvelma shesasvleltan sashvi momtsa, satsqobshi ki uniporma da chapkhuti mivighe. mekanikosma, romeltanats vmushaob, mteli aghchurviloba machvena da mitkhra, ar vichkaro. sadilis shesveneba nakhevar saats grdzeldeba, chemi samushao adgili ki did panjarastanaa. saghamos daghlili viqavi, magram didi khnis mere pirvelad mshvidad davidzine.My first day at the factory began with safety instruction. The guard at the entrance gave me a pass, and at the warehouse I received a uniform and a hard hat. The mechanic I work with showed me all the equipment and told me not to rush. The lunch break lasts half an hour, and my workplace is by a big window. In the evening I was tired, but for the first time in a long while I slept peacefully.
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 did the first day begin with?
- What did he get at the warehouse?
- What did the mechanic tell him?
- Where is his workplace?
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.