A haircut off plan
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 Wednesday I made an appointment for a haircut: my hair had grown below my ears. The barbershop is near home, and I…
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- В среду я записался на стрижку: волосы отросли ниже ушей. Парикмахерская рядом с домом, и я пришёл пешком за десять минут. Мастер спросила, сколько отрезать, а я сказал: только чуть-чуть. В итоге стрижка вышла короче, чем я хотел, но мне даже понравилось. Полчаса работы — и я заплатил за всё картой.V sredu ya zapisalsya na strizhku: volosy otrosli nizhe ushey. Parikmakherskaya ryadom s domom, i ya prishyol peshkom za desyat minut. Master sprosila, skolko otrezat, a ya skazal: tolko chut-chut. V itoge strizhka vyshla koroche, chem ya khotel, no mne dazhe ponravilos. Polchasa raboty — i ya zaplatil za vsyo kartoy.On Wednesday I made an appointment for a haircut: my hair had grown below my ears. The barbershop is near home, and I walked there in ten minutes. The stylist asked how much to cut, and I said: just a tiny bit. In the end the haircut came out shorter than I wanted, but I even liked it. Half an hour of work — and I paid for everything by card.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- How did I get to the barbershop?
- What did I ask the stylist for?
- What went off plan?
- How did I pay?
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.