A concert in the rain
A short text in Arabic 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 summer my brother and I went to a concert. We bought the tickets in the morning, because the price is cheaper.…
Text
- في الصيف ذهبنا أنا وأخي إلى حفلة. اشترينا التذاكر في الصباح, لأن السعر أرخص. الموسيقى جميلة والطبل كبير جدا. في النهاية مطر, ونحن سعداء.фи ас-сайф захабна ана ва-ахи иля хафля. иштарайна ат-тазаакир фи ас-сабаах, ли-анн ас-сиʿр архас. аль-муусиика джамиля ва-т-табль кябир джиддан. фи ан-нихайя матар, ва-нахну саʿидууна.In the summer my brother and I went to a concert. We bought the tickets in the morning, because the price is cheaper. The music is beautiful, and the drum is very big. At the end there was rain, and we are happy.
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 did the brothers go?
- When did they buy the tickets?
- Why in the morning?
- What happened at the end?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Arabic?
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.