At the doctor'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. Since yesterday my throat hurts, there is a cough and a temperature. We are going to the doctor. The hospital is far…
Text
- من الأمس يؤلمني الحلق وعندي كحة وحرارة. نذهب إلى الطبيب. المستشفى بعيد, لكن الطبيب هنا. الدواء مرتين في اليوم, بعد الأكل. غدا كل شيء تمام.мин аль-амс юʾлимни аль-хальк ва-ʿанди кухха ва-хараара. назхабу иля ат-табиб. аль-мусташфаа баʿид, лякин ат-табиб хуна. ад-даваа марратейн фи аль-йаум, баʿд аль-акль. гадан куль шайʾ тамаам.Since yesterday my throat hurts, there is a cough and a temperature. We are going to the doctor. The hospital is far, but the doctor is here. The medicine is twice a day, after meals. Tomorrow everything will be fine.
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 hurts?
- Where are they going?
- How is the medicine taken?
- What is the prognosis?
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.