Sunday lunch
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. On Sundays we cook all morning, and by grandma's recipe, which nobody ever wrote down. First we peel the vegetables…
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- Недељом код нас се кува цело преподне, и то по бабином рецепту који нико никад није записао. Прво очистимо поврће, исечемо краставац за салату и изрендамо мало сира. Месо иде у рерну, а ако је лепо време, отац га пече на роштиљу у дворишту. Ја обично мешам сос и пазим да не пресолим, јер деда одмах примети. За крај увек има нешто слатко: пита од бундеве или сладолед из замрзивача, и сви траже репете.Nedeljom kod nas se kuva celo prepodne, i to po babinom receptu koji niko nikad nije zapisao. Prvo očistimo povrće, isečemo krastavac za salatu i izrendamo malo sira. Meso ide u rernu, a ako je lepo vreme, otac ga peče na roštilju u dvorištu. Ja obično mešam sos i pazim da ne presolim, jer deda odmah primeti. Za kraj uvek ima nešto slatko: pita od bundeve ili sladoled iz zamrzivača, i svi traže repete.On Sundays we cook all morning, and by grandma's recipe, which nobody ever wrote down. First we peel the vegetables, cut a cucumber into the salad and grate some cheese. The meat goes into the oven, and if the weather is good, father grills it in the yard. I usually stir the sauce and watch that it doesn't get oversalted, because grandpa notices right away. There is always something sweet at the end: pumpkin pie or ice cream from the freezer, and everyone asks for seconds.
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 recipe do they cook by on Sundays?
- What do they do with the meat in good weather?
- What does the narrator watch out for?
- What is there for dessert?
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.