މާރުކޭޓުގައި
A short in Maldivian text 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 morning I go to the market. The fish is very fresh. A kilo is forty rufiyaa. I will buy two kilos. The queue at…
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- ހެނދުނު އަހަރެން މާރުކޭޓަށް ދަނީ. މަސް ވަރަށް ތާޒާ. ކިލޯއެއް ސާޅީސް ރުފިޔާ. އަހަރެން ދެ ކިލޯ ގަންނާނަން. ފައިސާ ދައްކާ ތަނުގައި ކިޔޫ ދިގު.hendhunu aharen maarukeytah dhanee. mas varah thaazaa. kiloaeh saalhees rufiyaa. aharen dhe kiloa gannaanan. faisaa dhakkaa thanugai kiyoo dhigu.In the morning I go to the market. The fish is very fresh. A kilo is forty rufiyaa. I will buy two kilos. The queue at the till is long.
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 does he go in the morning?
- How much is a kilo of fish?
- What is happening at the till?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Maldivian?
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.