in Maldivian texts
Short in Maldivian texts with a translation alongside and comprehension questions. Levels A1–A2: a stock of two or three hundred everyday words is already enough. The translation stands next to it whole, not word by word — a dictionary is still too early at this level: stopping at every other word tears the sentence apart.
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- 📖ހެނދުނުA1 · Hello. My name is Sara. I live in Malé. In the morning I drink tea and eat roshi. Then I…
- 📖ރަށަށް ދަތުރުA2 · Tomorrow we are going to an island. The ferry is in the morning at seven. The ferry is…
- 📖މާރުކޭޓުގައިA2 · In the morning I go to the market. The fish is very fresh. A kilo is forty rufiyaa. I…
- 📖އަހަރެންގެ ކޮޓަރިA2 · My room is on the third floor. The lift does not work, I go up by the stairs. In the room…
- 📖ޑޮކްޓަރަށް ދެއްކުންA2 · Yesterday my head ached, and there was a temperature too. I went to the hospital. The…
- 📖ހުޅަނގު މޫސުންA2 · In the rainy season it rains every day. Yesterday there was a strong wind, and the ferry…
- 📖އޮފީހުގައިA2 · I work in an office. The working day is from eight in the morning to two in the…
- 📖މާލެއަށް ދަތުރެއްA2 · Today I am going to Malé. My baggage is a suitcase and a backpack. The suitcase is very…
- 📖އަހަރެމެންގެ ރަށްA2 · On our island there are very many palm trees. In front of the house there is a small…
- 📖އައު ގަމީސްA2 · Yesterday I went to the shop and bought a shirt. First I tried on a white shirt. It was…
- 📖އަހަރެންގެ ރައްޓެހިA2 · My friend is called Ali. He is very cheerful and clever. He is not lazy, he works every…
- 📖ރެސްޓޯރަންޓުގައިA2 · This evening we went to a restaurant. They gave us a table for two. The waiter brought…
- 📖ފޯނު ގެއްލުނު ދުވަސްA2 · Yesterday I lost my phone. In the morning, when I was riding in the bus, it was in the…
- 📖ޕާރުސަލް ފޮނުވުންA2 · Today I went to the post office. I wanted to send a parcel to my sister, who lives on an…
- 📖ރަށުގެ ފުޓުބޯޅަ މެޗުA2 · Every year a football tournament is held on the island. This year my older brother played…
- 📖އީދު ދުވަސްA2 · On the feast day everyone went to the mosque in the morning. After the prayer there was a…
- 📖އަހަރެމެންގެ ގެA2 · Seven people live in our house. Grandmother, grandfather, the parents, me and two younger…
- 📖ފިލާވަޅު ތާވަލުA2 · My school starts at seven in the morning. The first lesson is mathematics. The second…
- 📖މަހުގެ ބަޖެޓުA2 · Every month I make a budget. The income is twelve thousand rufiyaa a month. Five thousand…
- 📖ހޮސްޕިޓަލުގައިA2 · Last week my older brother got into the hospital. A bone in his leg was broken. First at…
- 📖އައު ވަޒީފާA2 · Last month I got a new job. On the first day I signed the contract. The position is an…
- 📖އައު ގެއަށްA2 · Last week we moved to a new house. First they brought the furniture. The sofa was put in…
- 📖މާލޭގެ މަގުމަތިA2 · In Malé there are few cars and many motorcycles. The speed limit is twenty five…
- 📖ސޯޝަލް މީޑިއާގެ ޚަބަރުB1 · Now many people read the news on social media. As soon as they see a post, they give it a…
- 📖ފުލުހުންގެ ބަޔާންB1 · Last night an incident happened in Malé. Money was stolen from a shop. The police took…
- 📖ޔަގީނެއް ނޫންB1 · My acquaintance said the boat would leave tomorrow. But it seems to me the weather will…
- 📖ދުވަހުގެ ތަރުތީބުA2 · First I get up at six in the morning. After that I drink tea and go to the office.…
- 📖އަހަރެންގެ ރައްޓެހިޔާA2 · My best friend is called Ali. He is of middle height, and his hair is curly. His father's…
- 📖ރުޅި އައި ދުވަސްA2 · Last week I quarreled with a friend. I was nervous and shouted at him. He took offense…
- 📖ބަރަބޯ ރިހަA2 · Today I cooked pumpkin curry. First I cut the onion, the garlic and the pepper. Then I…
- 📖ޝޮޕިން ސެންޓަރުގައިA2 · On Saturday we went to the mall. First, in the shop window I saw a shirt. The fabric is…
- 📖ފޯނު ހަލާކުވެއްޖެA2 · Last week my phone fell. The screen broke, and a crack appeared on the screen. Then the…
- 📖ވިއްސާރަ ދުވަހެއްA2 · Yesterday morning there was fog, and it was overcast. After midday a downpour began.…
- 📖ގޭގެ ބަގީޗާA2 · In my yard there is a small bed. First I dug the soil and put in fertilizer. Then I sowed…
- 📖މާލޭގެ ހަނި ގޯޅިތައްA2 · The streets of Malé are narrow, and there are many lanes. At rush hour it is crowded, and…
- 📖ބަސް ދަސްކުރުންA2 · About a year ago I signed up for a Divehi course. First I learned the letters, then I…
- 📖އަހަރެންގެ ދިރިއުޅުންA2 · I was born on Addu and spent my childhood on that island. As a child I swam in the lagoon…
- 📖ކާރުޚާނާގައި ފުރަތަމަ ދުވަސްA2 · The first day at the plant began with safety rules. A guard at the door gave me a pass…
- 📖ނުކީ ޝަރުތުB1 · The internet contract I signed without reading a single clause to the end. I thought the…
- 📖އެންމެން އެހީވާ ރަށްB1 · The population of my island is seven hundred people. Every resident is known to all, and…
- 📖ޅެންވެރިޔާގެ މައުރަޒުB1 · At the exhibition that opened in Malé there were paintings with old boats. The artist is…
- 📖ރަށު މުބާރާތްA2 · On Saturday there was a volleyball competition on the island. Each team first did a…
- 📖މިނާއި ބަރުދަންA2 · In the island school the science lessons have begun. At the first lesson they taught…
- 📖ސިއްހަތަށް ފަރުވާތެރިވުންB1 · Last month my back began to ache. The doctor did an X-ray and an examination. The…
- 📖ރަށުގެ ޢީދުA2 · On the feast day the decorating of the house began in the morning. The children hung…
- 📖ދެބަސްވުމަކަށްފަހުB1 · At the meeting everyone spoke out. Some approved the decision, others refused. Those who…
- 📖ފުރުމުގެ ކުރިންB1 · On Monday I wanted to sail, but the weather spoiled. Most likely, the sea will be rough.…
- 📖ދޯނީގެ ލޯވަޅުA2 · On the outer surface of the boat a small hole was found. The carpenter said the layer had…
- 📖ކުރު މަގުB1 · Coming to Malé for the first time, I got lost. To the port I went straight across, but…
- 📖ކްލާހުގެ ތިންބައިކުޅަ އެއްބައިB1 · Today a third of the class did not come. The number of pupils who fell ill is twice as…
- 📖ދިގުލައިގެންދިޔަ ކަމެއްB1 · The work of opening a shop I began from zero. The first month everything went smoothly…
- 📖ސައްޙަ ނޫން ޚަބަރެއްB1 · Last week talks went around the island that the pier is being closed. Many knew this news…
- 📖ގަރުނެއްގެ ތެރޭގައިA2 · The ancestors on this island lived by building boats. From time immemorial carpenters…
- 📖ކުނިކޮށި ފުރިއްޖެB1 · When the dump on the island overflowed, the waste began to be thrown into the sea. The…
- 📖ގެ އެޅި ދުވަސްތައްB1 · Having received the plot, I fenced the building site and laid the foundation. The walls…
- 📖ކިރިޔާ ފެރީއަށްB1 · Once I came out to the ferry late. Suddenly the motorcycle stalled, and at that moment…
- 📖ބޯހަރު ރައްޓެހިB1 · A friend of mine is very stubborn, but at the same time just as responsive. Yesterday he…
How to read a text in a language you barely know
First pass — all the way through, without peeking at the translation. The goal is not to understand but to catch familiar words: there will be more of them than you expect, and that feeling matters more than any rule.
Second pass — with the translation beside you. Now it becomes clear what exactly was in the way: an unknown word, a construction you did not get, or just reading speed.
Third pass — all the way through again. The second pass brings noticeably more, and this step is what makes reading useful: it turns analysis into recognition.
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read texts in Maldivian?
A1–A2: you know the letters and have a stock of everyday words — about two or three hundred. The translation sits next to it, so an unknown word does not stop the reading.
How many times should you reread the text?
Three times: without the translation, with it, and without it again. The third pass is what all of this is for — the second time you recognize noticeably more.