LingoflyThe meeting and the decision
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. Two opinions clashed at the meeting, and the argument lasted an hour. One side said the decision should be postponed…
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- კრებაზე ორი აზრი შეხვდა ერთმანეთს და კამათი ერთ საათს გაგრძელდა. ერთი მხარე ამბობდა, რომ გადაწყვეტილების მიღება უნდა გადადებულიყო, სანამ გამოკითხვა არ დასრულდებოდა. მეორე მხარე ფაქტებს იშველიებდა: ვადა ხვალ იწურებოდა და ხალხი პასუხს ელოდა. ბოლოს ორივე ვარიანტის უპირატესობა და ნაკლი ჩამოვწერეთ და სპეციალისტსაც ვკითხეთ. ხმა მისცეს და, თუმცა ორი კაცი თავის აზრზე დარჩა, გადაწყვეტილება მიღებულად ჩაითვალა.krebaze ori azri shekhvda ertmanets da kamati ert saats gagrdzelda. erti mkhare ambobda, rom gadatsqvetilebis migheba unda gadadebuliqo, sanam gamokitkhva ar dasruldeboda. meore mkhare paktebs ishveliebda: vada khval itsureboda da khalkhi pasukhs eloda. bolos orive variantis upiratesoba da nakli chamovtseret da spetsialistsats vkitkhet. khma mistses da, tumtsa ori katsi tavis azrze darcha, gadatsqvetileba mighebulad chaitvala.Two opinions clashed at the meeting, and the argument lasted an hour. One side said the decision should be postponed until the survey is finished. The other side leaned on the facts: the deadline was expiring tomorrow, and people were waiting for an answer. In the end we wrote out the pros and cons of both options and asked a specialist as well. We voted, and although two people stood by their opinion, the decision was considered adopted.
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 first side want?
- What did the second side lean on?
- What was done at the end of the argument?
- How did the vote 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.