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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. Last year I signed up for Georgian courses, in a beginners' group. At first even the letters were hard for me, and the…
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- ქართულის კურსებზე შარშან ჩავიწერე, დამწყებთა ჯგუფში. თავიდან ასოებიც მიჭირდა და გამოთქმა სულ არ გამომდიოდა. მასწავლებელმა მითხრა: ნაბიჯ-ნაბიჯ ისწავლება, მეტი პრაქტიკა გჭირდება. ლექსიკონს ვხსნიდი, სიტყვების სწავლას ყოველ დილით ვუთმობდი ნახევარ საათს. ერთი შენიშვნა კარგად დამამახსოვრდა: ყურით გაგება კითხვაზე ძნელია. ახლა თავისუფლად ლაპარაკი ჯერ არ გამომდის, მაგრამ ყოველ ჯერზე უკეთესად გამომდის.kartulis kursebze sharshan chavitsere, damtsqebta jgupshi. tavidan asoebits michirda da gamotkma sul ar gamomdioda. mastsavlebelma mitkhra: nabij-nabij istsavleba, meti praktika gchirdeba. leksikons vkhsnidi, sitqvebis stsavlas qovel dilit vutmobdi nakhevar saats. erti shenishvna kargad damamakhsovrda: qurit gageba kitkhvaze dznelia. akhla tavisuplad laparaki jer ar gamomdis, magram qovel jerze uketesad gamomdis.Last year I signed up for Georgian courses, in a beginners' group. At first even the letters were hard for me, and the pronunciation just wouldn't come. The teacher told me: a language is learned step by step, you need more practice. I opened the dictionary and gave half an hour every morning to learning words. One remark I remembered well: listening comprehension is harder than reading. Now speaking fluently still doesn't come, but each time it goes better.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Which group did the narrator join?
- What was hard at first?
- How much time did he give to words?
- What does he say about his level now?
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.