An order from the online store
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. I ordered shoes from an online store and chose cash on delivery. The delivery cost is three euros, and the delivery…
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- طلبت حذاء من المتجر الإلكتروني واخترت الدفع عند الاستلام. تكلفة التوصيل ثلاثة يورو، ومدة التوصيل خمسة أيام عمل. الطلب جاء بعد ثلاثة أسابيع، واسم المستلم على العلبة كان خطأ. كتبت رسالة إلى المتجر وطلبت تأكيدا كتابة. جاء الجواب: طبقا للقانون لي الحق أن أرجع الطلب في أسبوعين. أرجعت الطلب إلى المتجر، ورجعت النقود إلى بطاقتي بعد أسبوع.талябту хизааʾ мин аль-матджар аль-иликтруний ва-ихтарту ад-дафʿ ʿинд аль-истилям. такаалюфа ат-тавсииль саляса йуро, ва-мудда ат-тавсииль хамса айяам ʿамаль. ат-табль джяаʾа баʿд саляса асаабииʿ, ва-исм аль-мусталим ʿаля аль-ʿульба кян хата. кятабту рисааля иля аль-матджар ва-талябту такиидан китабатан. джяаʾа аль-джавааб: тибкан лиль-кануун лии аль-хакк ан арджиʿ ат-табль фи усбууйайн. арджату ат-табль иля аль-матджар, ва-раджаʿат ан-нукууд иля баатакатии баʿд усбууʿ.I ordered shoes from an online store and chose cash on delivery. The delivery cost is three euros, and the delivery time is five working days. The order came after three weeks, and the recipient's name on the box was wrong. I wrote a message to the store and asked for a confirmation in writing. An answer came: by law I have the right to return the order within two weeks. I returned the order to the store, and the money came back to my card after a week.
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 payment method did she choose?
- What was wrong with the parcel?
- What did she ask for in writing?
- Where did the money return to?
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.