At the market
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. On Saturday I go to the market with my family. The market is close to home, ten minutes on foot. There is fruit, fish…
Text
- Сенбіде отбасыммен базарға барамын. Базар үйге жақын, жаяу он минут. Онда жеміс, балық және өте жақсы ірімшік бар. Маған алма ұнайды. Бір келісі бес жүз теңге тұрады. Базардан кейін кішкентай мейрамханада тамақ жейміз.On Saturday I go to the market with my family. The market is close to home, ten minutes on foot. There is fruit, fish and very good cheese. I like the apples. A kilogram costs five hundred tenge. After the market we eat in a small restaurant.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- When do they go to the market?
- How long does it take to get to the market?
- What does the narrator especially like?
- What do they do after the market?
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.