The shelf's measurements
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. I wanted to buy a shelf for the living room and first measured the wall. The length came out two meters, and the height…
Text
- Salona bir raf almak istedim ve önce duvarı ölçtüm. Uzunluğu iki metre, yüksekliği ise yaklaşık bir buçuk metre çıktı. Mağazada raflar üç boyda vardı; en büyüğünün ağırlığı otuz kilo, taşımak zor. Satıcı ölçüleri bir kâğıda yazdı ve ortalama olarak iki günde kurulum yaptıklarını söyledi. Sonunda küçük olanı aldım: fazla yer kaplamıyor ve rafın çeyreği hâlâ boş.I wanted to buy a shelf for the living room and first measured the wall. The length came out two meters, and the height about a meter and a half. The store had shelves in three sizes; the biggest one weighs thirty kilograms, hard to carry. The salesperson wrote the measurements on a slip of paper and said assembly takes two days on average. In the end I took the small one: it doesn't take up extra space, and a quarter of the shelf is still empty.
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 did he do before the purchase?
- What is the height of the wall?
- How much does the biggest shelf weigh?
- What does he say about the shelf he bought?
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.