I was sick yesterday
A short in Turkish 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. Yesterday evening I started feeling unwell. My head ached and I had a fever. In the morning I went to the pharmacy. The…
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- Dün akşam kendimi kötü hissettim. Başım ağrıyordu ve ateşim vardı. Sabah eczaneye gittim. Eczacı reçetesiz bir ilaç verdi: günde iki kez, yemekten sonra. Bugün çok daha iyiyim, ama hâlâ biraz yorgunum.Yesterday evening I started feeling unwell. My head ached and I had a fever. In the morning I went to the pharmacy. The pharmacist gave me medicine without a prescription: twice a day, after meals. Today I feel much better, but I'm still a bit tired.
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 happened yesterday evening?
- Where did he go in the morning?
- How to take the medicine?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Turkish?
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.