My new apartment
A short in Turkish text at level A1. 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. My new apartment is on the third floor. The elevator is broken, so I take the stairs. The apartment is small: a room, a…
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- Yeni dairem üçüncü katta. Asansör bozuk, bu yüzden merdivenle çıkıyorum. Daire küçük: bir oda, bir mutfak ve bir banyo var. Balkondan deniz görünüyor. Komşular çok iyi, ama akşamları biraz gürültülü.My new apartment is on the third floor. The elevator is broken, so I take the stairs. The apartment is small: a room, a kitchen and a bathroom. The sea is visible from the balcony. The neighbors are very nice, but it's a bit noisy in the evenings.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- On which floor is the apartment?
- Why does he take the stairs?
- What's wrong with the neighbors?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Turkish?
A1. 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.