ފިލާވަޅު ތާވަލު
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. My school starts at seven in the morning. The first lesson is mathematics. The second lesson is history, and after it…
Text
- އަހަރެންގެ ސްކޫލު ހެނދުނު ހަތެއް ޖަހާއިރު ފެށޭ. ފުރަތަމަ ފިލާވަޅަކީ ހިސާބު. ދެވަނަ ފިލާވަޅު ތާރީޚު، އަދި އޭގެ ފަހުން ބްރޭކު ގަޑި. ބްރޭކުގައި އަހަރެމެން ގޯތިތެރޭގައި ކުޅެން. އަހަންނަށް އެންމެ އުނދަގޫ ފިލާވަޅަކީ ކެމިސްޓްރީ. އެކަމަކު ބޭރު ބަސް އަހަންނަށް ވަރަށް ފަސޭހަ.aharenge skoolu hendhunu hatheh jahaairu feshey. furathama filaavalhakee hisaabu. dhevana filaavalhu thaareekhu, adhi eyge fahun breyku gadi. breykugai aharemen goathithereygai kulhen. ahannah emme undhagoo filaavalhakee kemistree. ekamaku beyru bas ahannah varah faseyha.My school starts at seven in the morning. The first lesson is mathematics. The second lesson is history, and after it there is a break. At the break we play in the yard. The hardest lesson for me is chemistry. But the foreign language comes to me very easily.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- At what time does school start?
- Which lesson is the first?
- What do they do at the break?
- Which subject is the hardest for the narrator?
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.