A night in the ER
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 fell down the stairs, and my arm hurt badly. My neighbor called an ambulance, and we went to the…
Text
- Dün akşam merdivenden düştüm ve kolum çok ağrıdı. Komşum ambulans çağırdı, hastaneye birlikte gittik. Hasta kabulde kartımı verdim, sonra film çektiler: kırık yok, sadece bere. Hemşire kolumu sargı beziyle sardı ve ağrı kesici verdi. Doktor bir hafta ağır bir şey kaldırmamamı söyledi.Yesterday evening I fell down the stairs, and my arm hurt badly. My neighbor called an ambulance, and we went to the hospital together. At reception I handed over my card, then they took an X-ray: no fracture, just a bruise. The nurse bandaged my arm and gave me a painkiller. The doctor said not to lift anything heavy for a week.
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 to the narrator?
- Who called the ambulance?
- What did the X-ray show?
- What did the doctor forbid for a week?
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.