Furniture from another apartment
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. When we moved in, the apartment was empty: only a kitchen and one old wardrobe. We bought the couch secondhand from a…
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- Кад смо се уселили, стан је био празан: само кухиња и један стари орман. Кауч смо купили полован од комшије који се селио у Нови Сад. Фотељу и полицу за књиге сам склапао сам, али ми је требао одвијач који нисам имао. Тепих и завесе је бирала жена, а ја сам окачио огледало у ходнику. Лустер и даље чека у кутији, јер је бушилица код комшије већ трећу недељу.Kad smo se uselili, stan je bio prazan: samo kuhinja i jedan stari orman. Kauč smo kupili polovan od komšije koji se selio u Novi Sad. Fotelju i policu za knjige sam sklapao sam, ali mi je trebao odvijač koji nisam imao. Tepih i zavese je birala žena, a ja sam okačio ogledalo u hodniku. Luster i dalje čeka u kutiji, jer je bušilica kod komšije već treću nedelju.When we moved in, the apartment was empty: only a kitchen and one old wardrobe. We bought the couch secondhand from a neighbor who was moving to Novi Sad. I assembled the armchair and the bookshelf myself, but I needed a screwdriver I didn't have. My wife chose the carpet and the curtains, and I hung a mirror in the hallway. The chandelier is still waiting in its box, because the drill has been at the neighbor's for the third week 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 was in the apartment when they moved in?
- Whom did they buy the couch from?
- What was missing during the assembly?
- Why is the chandelier still in its box?
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.