LingoflyThe shop on Saturday
A short text in Georgian 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 I go to the grocery store. I take a basket and choose fruit. The market is cheaper, but the store is close…
Text
- შაბათს სასურსათო მაღაზიაში მივდივარ. კალათას ვიღებ და ხილს ვირჩევ. ბაზარი უფრო იაფია, მაგრამ მაღაზია სახლთან ახლოს არის. სალაროსთან დიდი რიგია, მაგრამ ვიცდი. ბოლოს პარკი ვიყიდე, რადგან ჩემი გახეულია.shabats sasursato maghaziashi mivdivar. kalatas vigheb da khils virchev. bazari upro iapia, magram maghazia sakhltan akhlos aris. salarostan didi rigia, magram vitsdi. bolos parki viqide, radgan chemi gakheulia.On Saturday I go to the grocery store. I take a basket and choose fruit. The market is cheaper, but the store is close to home. There's a long line at the cash register, but I wait. In the end I bought a bag, because mine tore.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Where does the narrator go on Saturday?
- Why doesn't he go to the market?
- What did he buy in the end?
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.