A1.10 Parku Rinia

A1.10

Parku Rinia

Besa shows us Rinia Park, her favorite park in the center of Tirana. Learn the new words, listen, read the story, then check yourself.

📝 New words / expressions

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flasspeak

qendërcenter

i/e vogëllittle

shatërvanfountain

dritëlight

shumëngjyrëshcolorful

shkollëschool

fëmijëchild

lojëgame

kukafshehtashide and seek

bargrass

lokalcafé

i ri/e reyoung

ajër i pastërfresh air

gjatëduring

verësummer

akulloreice cream

pasditeafternoon

shok/shoqefriend

takojmeet

ikileave

vrapojrun

ulemsit down

punëwork

stolbench

plotësojfill in, do (crosswords); “solve” = zgjidh, e.g. zgjidh një problem – solve a problem

fjalëkryqcrossword

🎧 Listen

Now that you know the new words, choose a voice. Listen once without reading, then again while you follow the story.

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📖 Story

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Rinia Park

My name is Besa. (lit. I’m called Besa.) Today, I want to speak about Rinia Park, in Tirana. Rinia Park is in the center. There’s a little fountain. The fountain has colorful lights at night.

I walk by Rinia Park when I go to school.

Many children come to the park with their parents. The children play different games. Many like to play hide and seek. Some others sit on the grass. Many young people play with their dogs at the park.

Also, Rinia Park has a big restaurant and some cafés. Many tourists come to the restaurant. It is very nice to eat lunch in the fresh air. During summer, many people eat ice cream.

I go to Rinia Park at four o’clock in the afternoon. There, I meet up with my friends Aurora and Flora. We play with a ball. Flora leaves the park at five o’clock. Flora goes to a class. Flora is learning to play the piano.

My mom comes to the park, too. She likes to run after work. Sometimes my dad comes to the park, too. He sits on a bench and he solves crosswords. Rinia Park is my favorite park.

📌 Notes on standard Albanian
• It appears as Shumë pëlqejnë të luajnë kukafshehtas, but in standard Albanian it should be Shumë fëmijëve u pëlqen të luajnë kukafshehtas.
• It appears as Flora po mëson të luajë me piano, but in standard Albanian it should be Flora po mëson të luajë në piano.
• It appears as Ajo pëlqen të vrapojë pas pune, but in standard Albanian it should be Asaj i pëlqen të vrapojë pas pune.

✅ Check your understanding

Do the quiz below to check your comprehension of the lesson.

1/5Ku është Parku Rinia?

2/5Çfarë ka te Parku Rinia?

3/5Kur shkoj unë te Parku Rinia?

4/5Çfarë bën babai im në park?

5/5Ku vijnë shumë turistë në Parkun Rinia?