What to buy for the week
A short text in Russian 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 Saturday morning I go to the market. Apples there are cheaper than at the store. I take a kilogram of apples and…
Text
- В субботу утром я иду на рынок. Яблоки там дешевле, чем в магазине. Я беру килограмм яблок и половину сыра. Продавец — женщина, она работает на рынке десять лет. Ещё я беру хлеб и воду — этого достаточно.V subbotu utrom ya idu na rynok. Yabloki tam deshevle, chem v magazine. Ya beru kilogramm yablok i polovinu syra. Prodavets — zhenshchina, ona rabotaet na rynke desyat let. Eshchyo ya beru khleb i vodu — etogo dostatochno.On Saturday morning I go to the market. Apples there are cheaper than at the store. I take a kilogram of apples and half of the cheese. The seller is a woman; she has worked at the market for ten years. I also take bread and water — that is enough.
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 narrator go to the market?
- What is cheaper at the market than at the store?
- How many apples does he take?
- How many years has the seller worked at the market?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Russian?
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.