Our two-story house
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. Our house has two floors. Downstairs there's a kitchen and a living room, upstairs two bedrooms. The roof is old, it…
Text
- Bizim ev iki katlı. Aşağıda mutfak ve salon, yukarıda iki yatak odası var. Çatı eski, kışın biraz su sızdırıyor. Bahçe kapısı hep açık kalıyor, çünkü kilidi bozuk. Bodrumda bisikletler duruyor. Posta kutusu duvarda.Our house has two floors. Downstairs there's a kitchen and a living room, upstairs two bedrooms. The roof is old, it leaks a little in winter. The garden gate stays open all the time because the lock is broken. The bicycles are in the basement. The mailbox is on the wall.
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 bedrooms are upstairs?
- Why doesn't the gate close?
- What is in the basement?
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.