މާލެއަށް ދަތުރެއް
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. Today I am going to Malé. My baggage is a suitcase and a backpack. The suitcase is very heavy, there are many things.…
Text
- މިއަދު އަހަރެން މާލެއަށް ދަނީ. އަހަރެންގެ ލަގެޖަކީ އެއް ފޮށި އަދި އެއް ބެކްޕެކު. ފޮށި ވަރަށް ބަރު، ސާމާނު ގިނަ. އެއަރްޕޯޓުގައި ޓްރޯލީއެއް ނެގިން. ވާރޭ ބޮޑު، ފްލައިޓު ލަސްވުން އެއް ގަޑިއިރު. މާދަމާ ހެނދުނު ރަށަށް ދާނަން.miadhu aharen maaleah dhanee. aharenge lagejakee eh foshi adhi eh bekpeku. foshi varah baru, saamaanu gina. earpoatugai troaleeeh negin. vaarey bodu, flaitu lasvun eh gadiiru. maadhamaa hendhunu rashah dhaanan.Today I am going to Malé. My baggage is a suitcase and a backpack. The suitcase is very heavy, there are many things. At the airport I took a trolley. Strong rain, the flight is delayed — an hour. Tomorrow morning I will go to an island.
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 is he going today?
- What is in his baggage?
- By how much was the flight delayed?
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.