ބޯހަރު ރައްޓެހި
A short in Maldivian text at level B1. 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. A friend of mine is very stubborn, but at the same time just as responsive. Yesterday he reproached me, and I did not…
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- އަހަރެންގެ ރައްޓެއްސަކު ވަރަށް ބޯހަރު، އެކަމަކު ހަމަ އެހާ އެހީތެރި. ރޭ އޭނާ އަހަންނަށް ދެރަ ބަހެއް ބުނި، އަދި އަހަރެން ހީވެސް ނުކުރަން. ފުރަތަމަ ރުޅި އައި، އެކަމަކު ކެތްކުރިން. ފަހުން ސާފުވި އޭނާ އެހެން ބުނީ ގަސްދުގައެއް ނޫންކަން، ވަރުބަލިވެފައި ހުރީމަ. އިތުބާރު ގެއްލުމަށްވުރެ ގުޅިގެން އުޅުން ރަނގަޅު.aharenge rattehsaku varah boaharu, ekamaku hama ehaa eheetheri. rey eynaa ahannah dhera baheh buni, adhi aharen heeves nukuran. furathama rulhi ai, ekamaku keiykurin. fahun saafuvi eynaa ehen bunee gasdhugaeh noonkan, varubalivefai hureema. ithubaaru gellumahvure gulhigen ulhun rangalhu.A friend of mine is very stubborn, but at the same time just as responsive. Yesterday he reproached me, and I did not expect it. At first I got angry, but held back. Then it came out that he had said it not out of malice but out of tiredness. It is better to get along than to lose the trust.
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 is his friend like?
- What did the friend do yesterday?
- How did he respond?
- What came out later?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Maldivian?
B1. 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.