LingoflyAfter the falling-out
A short text in Kazakh 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. Last week a conflict came up with my close friend; she was hurt with me badly. I was on edge, because I truly felt for…
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- Өткен аптада құрбыммен дау-дамай шықты, ол маған қатты өкпеледі. Мен қобалжып жүрдім, себебі оны шынымен аядым және сағындым. Ол мені бәріне кінәлады, ал мен ақталғым келмеді — жай ғана үндемедім. Үш күннен кейін өзім қоңырау шалып, кешірім сұрадым және екеуміз татуластық. Сонда жеңілдік сезімі келді: қарым-қатынасты сақтау ұтқаннан маңызды екен.Ötken aptada qūrbymmen dau-damai shyqty, ol mağan qatty ökpeledi. Men qobalzhyp zhürdim, sebebi ony shynymen ayadym zhäne sağyndym. Ol meni bärine kinälady, al men aqtalğym kelmedi — zhai ğana ündemedim. Üsh künnen keiin özim qoñyrau shalyp, keshirim sūradym zhäne ekeumiz tatulastyq. Sonda zheñildik sezimi keldi: qarym-qatynasty saqtau ūtqannan mañyzdy eken.Last week a conflict came up with my close friend; she was hurt with me badly. I was on edge, because I truly felt for her and missed her. She blamed me for everything, and I did not want to justify myself — I simply kept silent. Three days later I called her myself, asked forgiveness, and we made up. Then came relief: keeping the relationship, it turned out, matters more than winning.
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 happened last week?
- How did the narrator respond to the accusations?
- Who made the first step to reconciliation?
- What conclusion is drawn at the end?
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.