LingoflyThe meeting where everyone talked
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. Yesterday's meeting lasted two hours, and the topic changed three times. One colleague talked about something else…
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- გუშინდელი შეხვედრა ორ საათს გაგრძელდა და საუბრის თემა სამჯერ შეიცვალა. ერთი კოლეგა სულ სხვას ამბობდა, და მე ვთხოვე: თემას დავუბრუნდეთ. მეორემ სიტყვის შეწყვეტინება დაიწყო, ბოლოს კი ვუთხარი: მაცალე, ვთქვა. დაზუსტება ბევრჯერ დამჭირდა, რადგან ვერ ვიგონებდი, რას გულისხმობდნენ. როცა ვკითხე, სწორად გავიგე თუ არა, ყველამ თავი დამიქნია. ბოლოს შევაჯამეთ ნათქვამი და გასაგები გახდა, რომ თანხმობა თავიდანვე გვქონდა.gushindeli shekhvedra or saats gagrdzelda da saubris tema samjer sheitsvala. erti kolega sul skhvas ambobda, da me vtkhove: temas davubrundet. meorem sitqvis shetsqvetineba daitsqo, bolos ki vutkhari: matsale, vtkva. dazusteba bevrjer damchirda, radgan ver vigonebdi, ras guliskhmobdnen. rotsa vkitkhe, stsorad gavige tu ara, qvelam tavi damiknia. bolos shevajamet natkvami da gasagebi gakhda, rom tankhmoba tavidanve gvkonda.Yesterday's meeting lasted two hours, and the topic changed three times. One colleague talked about something else entirely, and I asked: let's return to the topic. A second one started interrupting, and in the end I told him: let me speak. I had to clarify many times, because I couldn't make out what they meant. When I asked whether I had understood correctly, everyone nodded. In the end we summed up what was said, and it became clear that agreement had been there from the very start.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- How long did the meeting last?
- What did the narrator ask the first colleague?
- What did the second colleague do?
- What became clear at the end?
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.