A day on the Baltic
A short text in Polish 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. On Sunday my friend and I were at the beach in Sopot. The water was cold, so only my friend swam. I had sun cream…
Text
- W niedzielę byliśmy z przyjacielem na plaży w Sopocie. Woda była zimna, więc pływał tylko przyjaciel. Ja miałam krem z filtrem, okulary przeciwsłoneczne i parasol — wszystko było w plecaku. Wieczorem jedliśmy smażoną rybę i patrzyliśmy na zachód słońca.On Sunday my friend and I were at the beach in Sopot. The water was cold, so only my friend swam. I had sun cream, sunglasses and an umbrella — everything lay in the backpack. In the evening we ate fried fish and watched the sunset.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Where was the narrator on Sunday?
- Why did she not swim?
- What was in the backpack?
- What did they eat in the evening?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Polish?
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.