LingoflyA day without electricity
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. In the morning the elevator didn't work, and apparently the electricity was cut in the whole building. According to the…
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- დილით ლიფტი არ მუშაობდა და, როგორც ჩანს, დენი მთელ სადარბაზოში გაითიშა. მეზობლის თქმით, სამუშაოები დაგეგმილი იყო, მაგრამ ამის შესახებ არავის გაუფრთხილებია. სავარაუდოდ, საღამომდე გამოასწორებდნენ, თუმცა ძველ სახლში ასეთი რამ ხშირად ორ დღეს გრძელდება. ყოველი შემთხვევისთვის ტელეფონი დავმუხტე და მაღაზიაში სანთლები ვიყიდე. საღამოს აღმოჩნდა, რომ ტუმბოც არ მუშაობდა, და შედეგად წყალიც აღარ იყო.dilit lipti ar mushaobda da, rogorts chans, deni mtel sadarbazoshi gaitisha. mezoblis tkmit, samushaoebi dagegmili iqo, magram amis shesakheb aravis gauprtkhilebia. savaraudod, saghamomde gamoastsorebdnen, tumtsa dzvel sakhlshi aseti ram khshirad or dghes grdzeldeba. qoveli shemtkhvevistvis teleponi davmukhte da maghaziashi santlebi viqide. saghamos aghmochnda, rom tumbots ar mushaobda, da shedegad tsqalits aghar iqo.In the morning the elevator didn't work, and apparently the electricity was cut in the whole building. According to the neighbor, the works were scheduled, but nobody was warned about it. Most likely they would have fixed it by evening, though in an old building this often lasts two days. Just in case I charged my phone and bought candles at the store. In the evening it turned out the pump wasn't working either, and as a result there was no more water either.
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 happened in the morning?
- What did the neighbor say?
- What did the narrator do just in case?
- What turned out in the evening?
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.