Shopping at the mall
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. I rarely go to the shopping mall, only when I really need something, because everything there looks better than it is.…
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- У тржни центар идем ретко, само кад ми стварно нешто треба, јер тамо све изгледа лепше него што јесте. У излогу сам видео ципеле од природне коже и одмах их пробао, али ми број није одговарао. Касирка ми је рекла да их узмем за број веће и да сачувам рачун због замене. Питао сам да ли има иста ствар јефтиније у другој боји, и била је на стању. На крају сам ипак преплатио, јер сам узео и торбу коју нисам планирао.U tržni centar idem retko, samo kad mi stvarno nešto treba, jer tamo sve izgleda lepše nego što jeste. U izlogu sam video cipele od prirodne kože i odmah ih probao, ali mi broj nije odgovarao. Kasirka mi je rekla da ih uzmem za broj veće i da sačuvam račun zbog zamene. Pitao sam da li ima ista stvar jeftinije u drugoj boji, i bila je na stanju. Na kraju sam ipak preplatio, jer sam uzeo i torbu koju nisam planirao.I rarely go to the shopping mall, only when I really need something, because everything there looks better than it is. In a shop window I saw leather shoes and tried them on at once, but the size didn't fit. The cashier told me to take a size bigger and keep the receipt for an exchange. I asked whether the same item was cheaper in another color, and it was in stock. In the end I still overspent, because I took a bag I hadn't planned on as well.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Why does the narrator rarely go to the mall?
- What was wrong with the shoes?
- What did the cashier advise?
- Why did he overspend after all?
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.