LingoflyMeasurements for the wardrobe
A short text in Uzbek 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. Before buying the wardrobe we measured the wall in the bedroom. The length of the wall is exactly three meters twenty…
Text
- Shkaf oldidan yotoqxona devorini oʻlchadik. Devorning uzunligi aynan uch metr yigirma santimetr edi. Balandligi ikki yarim metr boʻlgani uchun u shipgacha yetmadi. Doʻkon taxminan uch metr keng shkaf taklif qildi. Sumka juda ogʻir boʻlgani uchun lift uni koʻtara olmadi. Oxirida ishchilar zinapoyadan olib chiqishdi va shkafni ikki soatda yigʻishdi.Before buying the wardrobe we measured the wall in the bedroom. The length of the wall is exactly three meters twenty centimeters. The room was two and a half meters high, so the wardrobe did not reach the ceiling. The shop offered a wardrobe about three meters wide. The packaging was too heavy, and the lift did not raise it. In the end the workers carried it up the stairs and assembled the wardrobe in two hours.
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 is the length of the wall?
- Why did the wardrobe not reach the ceiling?
- What happened to the packaging?
- How did the wardrobe get into the room?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Uzbek?
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.