Saturday at home
A short in Ukrainian 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. Every Saturday we clean. I vacuum the rug in the living room, dust and mop the floor. My sister does the laundry and…
Text
- Щосуботи ми прибираємо. Я пилососю килимок у вітальні, витираю пил і мию підлогу. Сестра пере білизну і прасує сорочки. Потім ми провітрюємо кімнати й поливаємо квіти у вазонах. Найважче — навести лад у коморі: там і віник, і швабра, і ящик для інструментів. Зате ввечері в домі тихо і чисто.Every Saturday we clean. I vacuum the rug in the living room, dust and mop the floor. My sister does the laundry and irons the shirts. Then we air out the rooms and water the flowers in pots. The hardest is tidying the storeroom: the broom, the mop and the toolbox all live there. But in the evening the house is quiet and clean.
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 does the narrator do in the living room?
- What does the sister do?
- What is the hardest?
- What is the house like in the evening?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Ukrainian?
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.