LingoflyA photo on social media
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. Yesterday I posted a photo taken in the mountains, and then put the phone in my pocket. In the evening I looked: more…
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- Кеше таудан түсірген суретімді жарияладым, сосын телефонды қалтама салып қойдым. Кешке қарадым: жүзден астам лайк және отыз пікір жиналыпты. Бір адам суретті басқа жерде түсірілген деп жазды, соның салдарынан ұзақ дау басталды. Мен ақпаратты тексердім: суреттің күні мен орны телефонда сақталған екен. Дауласқым келмеді, сондықтан дереккөзді пікірге қосып, әңгімені аяқтадым.Keshe taudan tüsirgen suretimdi zhariyaladym, sosyn telefondy qaltama salyp qoidym. Keshke qaradym: zhüzden astam laik zhäne otyz pikir zhinalypty. Bir adam suretti basqa zherde tüsirilgen dep zhazdy, sonyñ saldarynan ūzaq dau bastaldy. Men aqparatty tekserdim: surettiñ küni men orny telefonda saqtalğan eken. Daulasqym kelmedi, sondyqtan derekközdi pikirge qosyp, äñgimeni ayaqtadym.Yesterday I posted a photo taken in the mountains, and then put the phone in my pocket. In the evening I looked: more than a hundred likes and thirty comments had gathered. One person wrote that the photo was taken somewhere else, and a long argument began. I checked the information: the date and place of the shot, it turns out, are saved in the phone. I did not want to argue, so I added the source in a comment and ended the exchange.
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 narrator post on social media?
- What started the argument?
- How did the narrator verify the information?
- How did it all end?
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.