A house with a yard
A short in Serbian 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. Grandma and grandpa live in an old house on the edge of the village, with a big yard and a fence. The roof leaked last…
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- Бака и деда живе у старој кући на крају села, са великим двориштем и оградом. Кров је прошле године прокишњавао, па су га мајстори поправили за два дана. У подруму држе зимницу, а у гаражи стоји дедин бицикл који нико не вози. Свако јутро бака мете двориште, а деда чита новине испод дрвета. Ми долазимо недељом и помажемо: перемо судове, износимо смеће и заливамо башту.Baka i deda žive u staroj kući na kraju sela, sa velikim dvorištem i ogradom. Krov je prošle godine prokišnjavao, pa su ga majstori popravili za dva dana. U podrumu drže zimnicu, a u garaži stoji dedin bicikl koji niko ne vozi. Svako jutro baka mete dvorište, a deda čita novine ispod drveta. Mi dolazimo nedeljom i pomažemo: peremo sudove, iznosimo smeće i zalivamo baštu.Grandma and grandpa live in an old house on the edge of the village, with a big yard and a fence. The roof leaked last year, and workmen fixed it in two days. In the basement they keep preserves for the winter, and in the garage stands grandpa's bicycle, which nobody rides. Every morning grandma sweeps the yard, and grandpa reads the newspaper under a tree. We come on Sundays and help: we wash the dishes, take out the trash and water the garden.
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 does the grandparents' house stand?
- What happened to the roof?
- What stands in the garage?
- How do the grandchildren help on Sundays?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Serbian?
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.