LingoflyThe new apartment
A text in Georgian at level B1. The translation sits next to it for checking, not for support: at this level the text is read whole, and an unknown word is usually guessed from the sentence. The apartment the realtor showed was close to the center and turned out to be furnished. We formalized the lease for a…
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- ბინა, რომელიც რიელტორმა გვაჩვენა, ცენტრთან ახლოს იყო და ავეჯიანი გამოდგა. ქირავნობის ხელშეკრულება ერთ წელზე გავაფორმეთ და დეპოზიტი ერთი თვის ქირის ტოლი იყო. გადასახლება შაბათს დავიწყეთ: სატვირთო მანქანა დავიქირავეთ და ორმა მტვირთავმა ყუთები აიტანა. პირველ ღამეს აღმოჩნდა, რომ სამზარეულოში ნათურა გადაიწვა და აბაზანაში მილი ჟონავდა. მეზობელმა, რომელსაც სადარბაზოში შევხვდით, ბურღი და სახრახნისი გვასესხა. ერთ თვეში მოვეწყვეთ და ახლა მრიცხველის ჩვენებას ყოველ თვეს თვითონ ვაგზავნი.bina, romelits rieltorma gvachvena, tsentrtan akhlos iqo da avejiani gamodga. kiravnobis khelshekruleba ert tselze gavapormet da depoziti erti tvis kiris toli iqo. gadasakhleba shabats davitsqet: satvirto mankana davikiravet da orma mtvirtavma qutebi aitana. pirvel ghames aghmochnda, rom samzareuloshi natura gadaitsva da abazanashi mili zhonavda. mezobelma, romelsats sadarbazoshi shevkhvdit, burghi da sakhrakhnisi gvaseskha. ert tveshi movetsqvet da akhla mritskhvelis chvenebas qovel tves tviton vagzavni.The apartment the realtor showed was close to the center and turned out to be furnished. We formalized the lease for a year, and the deposit equaled one month's payment. We started moving on Saturday: we hired a truck, and two movers carried up the boxes. On the first night it turned out that the kitchen light bulb had burned out and a pipe in the bathroom was leaking. The neighbor we met in the stairwell lent us a drill and a screwdriver. In a month we settled in, and now I send the meter readings myself every month.
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 was the apartment like?
- What did the deposit equal?
- What turned up on the first night?
- What does the narrator do every month?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Georgian?
B1. That means: everyday topics are behind you, you know about three thousand words, and an unknown word is more often guessed from the sentence than looked up.
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.