A day without a phone
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 the morning the battery died, and I had left the charger at home. At first it was awkward: I could neither call nor…
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- Уранці батарея розрядилася, а зарядку я забув удома. Спершу було незручно: я не міг ні подзвонити, ні завантажити квиток. Потім виявилося, що розклад висить на зупинці, а дорогу можна спитати в людей. Увечері я увімкнув телефон і побачив двадцять повідомлень. Жодне не було терміновим.In the morning the battery died, and I had left the charger at home. At first it was awkward: I could neither call nor download my ticket. Then it turned out that the schedule hangs at the stop, and you can ask people for the way. In the evening I turned the phone on and saw twenty messages. Not one was urgent.
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 in the morning?
- What could the narrator not do?
- Where did he find the schedule?
- How many messages were there?
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.