El dinar de diumenge
A short in Valencian 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. On Sunday we lunch at grandma's. In the morning everyone cooks: I peel the vegetables, my sister whisks the eggs, and…
Text
- Diumenge dinem a casa de l'àvia. Al matí cuinem tots: jo pelo les verdures, la meva germana bat els ous i l'àvia posa a bullir les patates. El pare talla el pa sobre la taula de tallar i la mare posa el mantel nou. Quan el dinar és a taula, l'àvia sempre diu: «Bon profit!». De postres hi ha maduixes amb nata: el meu plaer de diumenge.On Sunday we lunch at grandma's. In the morning everyone cooks: I peel the vegetables, my sister whisks the eggs, and grandma sets the potatoes to boil. Dad cuts bread on the cutting board, and mother lays the new tablecloth. When lunch is on the table, grandma always says: "Enjoy your meal!". For dessert — strawberries with cream: my Sunday pleasure.
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 does the family lunch on Sunday?
- What does the narrator do?
- What does grandma say when lunch is on the table?
- What is for dessert?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Valencian?
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.