The end of the month
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. The salary payment arrives on the fifth of each month, but the money runs out by the twentieth. The flat payment, the…
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- Жалақы төлемі әр айдың бесінде түседі, бірақ ақша жиырмасына таусылады. Пәтер ақысы, коммуналдық төлем және базар бірден кетеді; артында кішкене сома қалады. Өткен айда аванс алдым, бұл айда алғым келмейді: қарызгер болу ұнамайды. Жұбайыммен келістік: сыртта тамақтансақ, есепті бөлісеміз, демалысқа бөлек ақша жинаймыз. Инфляция бәрін қымбаттатты, бірақ бір жалақымен отбасын асырау әлі де мүмкін.The salary payment arrives on the fifth of each month, but the money runs out by the twentieth. The flat payment, the utilities and the bazaar go at once; a small sum is left. Last month I took an advance; this month I do not want to: being a debtor does not please me. With my spouse we agreed: if we eat out, we split the bill, and we save separately for vacation. Inflation has made everything dearer, but keeping a family on one salary is still possible.
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 does the salary arrive?
- Why does he not want to take an advance this month?
- What do they do with the bill when eating out?
- What happened because of inflation?
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.