A haircut at the barber's
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. On Saturday I booked at the barbershop close to the house. The master cuts very little. In the end the hair is short…
Text
- في السبت حجزت موعدا في صالون حلاقة قرب البيت. الحلاق يقص الشعر قليلا فقط. في النهاية الشعر قصير, لكن المظهر جميل. قص الشعر نصف ساعة, والدفع بالبطاقة.фи ас-сабт хаджазту мауʿидан фи саалуун халяака кариб аль-бейт. аль-халляак йаккусс аш-шаʿр кадыляан факат. фи ан-нихайя аш-шаʿр касиир, лякинн аль-мазхар джамиль. касс аш-шаʿр нисф сааʿа, ва-д-дафʿ би-ль-баатака.On Saturday I booked at the barbershop close to the house. The master cuts very little. In the end the hair is short, but the look is beautiful. The haircut took half an hour, and the payment is by card.
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 is the barbershop?
- How much does the master cut?
- How does he judge the result?
- How did he pay?
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.