އަހަރެމެންގެ ގެ
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. Seven people live in our house. Grandmother, grandfather, the parents, me and two younger ones. The yard by the house…
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- އަހަރެމެންގެ ގޭގައި ހަތް މީހުން އުޅެނީ. މާމަ، ކާފަ، މައިންބަފައިން، އަހަރެން އަދި ދެ ކޮއްކޮ. ގޭގެ ގޯތިތެރެ ބޮޑު، އަދި ދޮރާށި ކައިރީގައި ބޮޑު ގަހެއް ހުރި. ކޮންމެ ހެނދުނަކު މާމަ ގޯތިތެރެ ކަހަނީ. އަހަރެން ތަށި ދޮވެ، ކުނި ބޭރުކުރަނީ. ރޭގަނޑު އެންމެން އެއްކޮށް ކައި، ވާހަކަ ދައްކަނީ.aharemenge geygai haiy meehun ulhenee. maama, kaafa, mainbafain, aharen adhi dhe kokko. geyge goathithere bodu, adhi dhoraashi kaireegai bodu gaheh huri. konme hendhunaku maama goathithere kahanee. aharen thashi dhove, kuni beyrukuranee. reygandu enmen ehkoh kai, vaahaka dhakkanee.Seven people live in our house. Grandmother, grandfather, the parents, me and two younger ones. The yard by the house is big, and by the gate a big tree grows. Every morning grandmother sweeps the yard. I wash the dishes and take out the trash. In the evening everyone eats together and talks.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- How many people live in the house?
- What grows by the gate?
- Who sweeps the yard?
- What are the narrator's chores?
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.