My free time
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. My hobby is drawing, but there is little time, so most often I draw only on my day off. Every Friday evening my friends…
Text
- Менің хоббиім — сурет салу, бірақ уақыт аз, сондықтан көбіне демалыс күні ғана саламын. Жұма сайын кешке достарыммен футбол ойнаймыз: біздің команда тым мықты емес, әйтсе де қызық. Өткен аптада ұтылдық, себебі екі ойыншы жаттығуға келмеді. Матчтан кейін біреуіміз гитара тартып, бәріміз ән салдық. Кешке үйде ертегі оқып, балаларды суретке түсірдім.My hobby is drawing, but there is little time, so most often I draw only on my day off. Every Friday evening my friends and I play football: our team is not very strong, but it is fun all the same. Last week we lost, because two players did not come to the practice. After the match one of us played the guitar, and we all sang. In the evening at home I read a fairy tale and took photos of the children.
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 is the narrator's hobby?
- When do they play football?
- Why did the team lose?
- What happened after the match?
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.