Prvi semester
A short in Slovenian text 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. This year Maja started studying history at the faculty of arts. Her timetable is tight: lectures four times a week, and…
Text
- Maja je letos začela študirati zgodovino na Filozofski fakulteti. Urnik ima natrpan: predavanja štirikrat na teden, poleg tega pa še seminar ob petkih. Najtežji predmet ji je latinščina, ker se mora veliko naučiti na pamet. Učbenike si je izposodila, ker so novi predragi, zvezke in kemične svinčnike pa je kupila sama. Štipendije še ni dobila, zato dvakrat na teden opravlja honorarno delo v knjižnici. Prvi izpit bo januarja in Maja se zanj uči že zdaj.This year Maja started studying history at the faculty of arts. Her timetable is tight: lectures four times a week, and on top of that a seminar on Fridays. The hardest subject for her is Latin, because a lot has to be memorized. She rented the textbooks, because new ones are too expensive, and bought the notebooks and pens herself. She hasn’t received the scholarship yet, so she works part-time at the library twice a week. The first exam will be in January, and Maja is already preparing for it now.
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 does Maja study?
- Why is Latin the hardest for her?
- What did she do with the textbooks?
- Why does she work part-time?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Slovenian?
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.