The big family
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. In our family everyone knows who is who to whom. My mother-in-law lives nearby, my wife's mother comes for the…
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- У нашій родині всі знають, хто кому хто. Свекруха живе поруч, теща приїздить на свята, небіж із небогою гостюють улітку. Двоюрідна сестра вийшла заміж, і тепер у нас новий зять. Онуки ростуть, близнюки пішли в перший клас. Мачуха мого батька досі зве мене малюком, хоч мені сорок.In our family everyone knows who is who to whom. My mother-in-law lives nearby, my wife's mother comes for the holidays, and a nephew and niece visit in summer. A cousin got married, and now we have a new brother-in-law. The grandchildren are growing; the twins started first grade. My father's stepmother still calls me kiddo, though I am forty.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Who lives nearby?
- When do the nephew and niece visit?
- Where did the twins go?
- What does the father's stepmother call the narrator?
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.