Saturday at the market
A short in Ukrainian 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. Every Saturday I go to the market near my home. The seller already knows me and weighs half a kilo of cheese. I choose…
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- Щосуботи я ходжу на базар біля дому. Продавець мене вже знає і зважує половину кілограма сиру. Я вибираю стиглі помідори і свіжий хліб. Плачу готівкою: черга до каси зранку невелика. Усього витрачаю двісті гривень, і решту продавець віддає дрібними.Every Saturday I go to the market near my home. The seller already knows me and weighs half a kilo of cheese. I choose ripe tomatoes and fresh bread. I pay in cash: the line at the register is short in the morning. In total I spend two hundred hryvnias, and the seller gives my change in small coins.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- When does the narrator go to the market?
- How much cheese does the seller weigh?
- How does the narrator pay?
- How much does he spend in total?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Ukrainian?
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.