End-of-month accounting
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. At the end of each month we write down our income and expenses in a notebook. This month the bills grew, because the…
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- Her ayın sonunda gelirimizi ve giderimizi bir deftere yazıyoruz. Bu ay faturalar arttı, çünkü kışın kalorifer çok çalıştı. Kira ödendikten sonra elimizde az para kalıyor, ama yine de biraz biriktiriyoruz. Kredi kartını kullanmıyoruz: taksit kolay görünüyor, sonra borç büyüyor. Yaz için para biriktiriyoruz; deniz kenarında bir hafta yeter.At the end of each month we write down our income and expenses in a notebook. This month the bills grew, because the heating worked a lot in winter. After paying the rent little money remains, but we still save a little. We don't use a credit card: installment plans look easy, and then the debt grows. We're saving for the summer; a week by the sea will be enough for us.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Why did the bills grow this month?
- What remains after paying the rent?
- Why don't they get a credit card?
- What are they saving for?
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.