LingoflyI'm not sure
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. A friend suggested I go into business with him and asked for a week to think. On the one hand, the opportunity is good…
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- მეგობარმა ბიზნესში ერთად შესვლა შემომთავაზა და ერთი კვირა მთხოვა საფიქრალად. ერთი მხრივ, შესაძლებლობა კარგია და ასეთი შეთავაზება ხშირად არ მოდის. მეორე მხრივ, ეჭვი მეპარება, რომ პირველივე წელს მოგებას ვნახავთ. ვვარაუდობ, რომ ხარჯი ორჯერ მეტი იქნება, ვიდრე გეგმაშია ჩაწერილი. ალბათ ჯერ ციფრებს გადავამოწმებ, მერე კი პასუხს გავცემ; სასწრაფოდ გადაწყვეტა შეცდომა იქნებოდა. მთავარი ისაა, რომ სათადარიგო გეგმა მქონდეს, თუ საქმე არ გამოვა.megobarma biznesshi ertad shesvla shemomtavaza da erti kvira mtkhova sapikralad. erti mkhriv, shesadzlebloba kargia da aseti shetavazeba khshirad ar modis. meore mkhriv, echvi mepareba, rom pirvelive tsels mogebas vnakhavt. vvaraudob, rom kharji orjer meti ikneba, vidre gegmashia chatserili. albat jer tsiprebs gadavamotsmeb, mere ki pasukhs gavtsem; sastsrapod gadatsqveta shetsdoma ikneboda. mtavari isaa, rom satadarigo gegma mkondes, tu sakme ar gamova.A friend suggested I go into business with him and asked for a week to think. On the one hand, the opportunity is good, and such offers don't come often. On the other hand, I doubt we'll see profit in the very first year. I assume the expenses will be twice as much as written in the plan. Probably I'll double-check the figures first and then give an answer; deciding in a hurry would be a mistake. The main thing is that I have a backup plan if the venture fails.
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 friend suggest?
- What does the narrator doubt?
- How does the narrator expect the expense to be?
- What does the narrator consider most important?
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.