ހޮސްޕިޓަލުގައި
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. Last week my older brother got into the hospital. A bone in his leg was broken. First at the reception desk they wrote…
Text
- މިދިޔަ ހަފްތާގައި އަހަރެންގެ ބޭބެ ހޮސްޕިޓަލަށް ދިޔަ. ފައިގެ ކަށި ބިނދިފައި އޮތް. ފުރަތަމަ ރިސެޕްޝަނުން ނަން ލިޔުނު. ދެން ސާރްޖަން ބެލި، އަދި އޮޕަރޭޝަން ކުރަން ނިންމި. ދެ ދުވަހު ވޯޑުގައި އޮތް. ތިންވަނަ ދުވަހު ހޮސްޕިޓަލުން ދޫކުރި.midhiya hafthaagai aharenge beybe hospitalah dhiya. faige kashi bindhifai oiy. furathama risepshanun nan liyunu. dhen saarjan beli, adhi opareyshan kuran nimmi. dhe dhuvahu voadugai oiy. thinvana dhuvahu hospitalun dhookuri.Last week my older brother got into the hospital. A bone in his leg was broken. First at the reception desk they wrote down his name. Then a surgeon examined him and decided to do an operation. For two days he lay in the ward. On the third day he was discharged.
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 happened to the brother?
- Where did he turn first?
- Who decided to do the operation?
- How many days did he lie in the ward?
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.