My grandmother's garden
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. In my grandmother's garden there are two big trees: an olive and a lemon. At the edge of the garden there are flowers…
Text
- Ninemin bahçesinde iki büyük ağaç var: bir zeytin, bir de limon. Bahçenin kenarında çiçekler ve küçük bir çimen var. Ninem her akşam çiçekleri suluyor. Yazın orada oturuyoruz, çünkü ağaçların altı serin.In my grandmother's garden there are two big trees: an olive and a lemon. At the edge of the garden there are flowers and a small lawn. Grandmother waters the flowers every evening. In summer we sit there, because it's cool under the trees.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- How many big trees are in the garden?
- What does grandmother do every evening?
- Why do they sit under the trees in summer?
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.