At the pharmacy
A short in Kazakh text at level A2. The translation sits next to it: reading with a dictionary is still too early at this level, and without support it will not happen at all. Yesterday evening my head hurt and my throat hurt too. I had no fever, so I did not go to the hospital. I went to the…
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- Кеше кешке басым ауырды және тамағым да ауырды. Қызуым жоқ еді, сондықтан ауруханаға бармадым. Үйдің қасындағы дәріханаға бардым да, дәрі сұрадым. Мейіргер маған таблетка берді: күніне екі рет, тамақтан кейін. Бүгін бәрі жақсы, тек аздап шаршағанмын.Yesterday evening my head hurt and my throat hurt too. I had no fever, so I did not go to the hospital. I went to the pharmacy near the house and asked for medicine. The nurse gave me pills: twice a day, after meals. Today everything is fine, I am only a little tired.
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 hurt?
- Why did he not go to the hospital?
- How should the pills be taken?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Kazakh?
A2. That means: you know the letters and have a stock of everyday words — about two or three hundred.
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.