LingoflyI am not sure
A text in Kazakh 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. A friend told me he had received an offer of a new job, but added that he was not sure. On the one hand, the salary is…
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- Досым маған жаңа жұмысқа шақыру келгенін айтты, бірақ сенімді емеспін деп қосты. Бір жағынан жалақы жоғары, екінші жағынан кеңсе қаланың шетінде. Меніңше, ол ұсынысты қабылдайды, себебі мұндай мүмкіндік жиі болмайды. Өзі болжауға қорқады: бәрі басшымен әңгімеге байланысты дейді. Ертең жауап беруі керек, сондықтан бүгін ұйықтауы екіталай.Dosym mağan zhaña zhūmysqa shaqyru kelgenin aitty, biraq senimdi emespin dep qosty. Bir zhağynan zhalaqy zhoğary, ekinshi zhağynan keñse qalanyñ shetinde. Meniñshe, ol ūsynysty qabyldaidy, sebebi mūndai mümkindik zhii bolmaidy. Özi bolzhauğa qorqady: bäri basshymen äñgimege bailanysty deidi. Erteñ zhauap berui kerek, sondyqtan bügin ūiyqtauy ekitalai.A friend told me he had received an offer of a new job, but added that he was not sure. On the one hand, the salary is high; on the other, the office is on the outskirts of the city. The way I see it, he will accept the offer, because such an opportunity does not come often. He himself is afraid to predict: he says it all depends on the talk with the manager. He must answer tomorrow, so he is unlikely to fall asleep today.
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 friend tell the narrator?
- What bothers the friend?
- What does the narrator think?
- Why is the friend unlikely to fall asleep?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Kazakh?
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.