Saturday shopping
A short text in Urdu 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 go to the bazaar. The bazaar is not far from the house. The vegetables are fresh, and the price is…
Text
- ہر ہفتہ ہم بازار جاتے ہیں۔ بازار گھر سے قریب ہے۔ سبزی تازہ ہوتی ہے اور قیمت کم ہے۔ آج ایک کلوگرام سیب اور آدھا کلوگرام سبزی چاہیے۔ پھر ہم گھر جاتے ہیں۔har hafta hum bazar dzhate hain. bazar ghar se qarib hai. sabzi taza hote hai aur qimat kam hai. adzh ek kilogram seb aur adha kilogram sabzi chahiye. phir hum ghar dzhate hain.Every Saturday we go to the bazaar. The bazaar is not far from the house. The vegetables are fresh, and the price is not high. Today we need a kilo of apples and half a kilo of vegetables. Then we go home.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Where do they go every Saturday?
- What is the price of the vegetables like?
- How many apples are needed?
- Where do they go after the bazaar?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Urdu?
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.