އައު ވަޒީފާ
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 month I got a new job. On the first day I signed the contract. The position is an office employee. The working…
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- މިދިޔަ މަހު އަހަންނަށް އައު ވަޒީފާއެއް ލިބުނު. ފުރަތަމަ ދުވަހު އެއްބަސްވުމުގައި ސޮއިކުރިން. މަޤާމަކީ އޮފީހުގެ މުވައްޒަފު. މަސައްކަތުގެ ގަޑިތައް ހެނދުނު އަށަކުން ހަވީރު ހަތަރަކަށް. ޕްރޮބޭޝަން މުއްދަތު ތިން މަސް. މުސާރަ ލިބޭ ޗުއްޓީ އަހަރަކު ތިރީސް ދުވަސް.midhiya mahu ahannah au vazeefaaeh libunu. furathama dhuvahu ehbasvumugai soikurin. maqaamakee ofeehuge muvazzafu. masakkathuge gadithah hendhunu ashakun haveeru hatharakah. probeyshan muddhathu thin mas. musaara libey chuttee aharaku thirees dhuvas.Last month I got a new job. On the first day I signed the contract. The position is an office employee. The working hours are from eight in the morning to four in the afternoon. The probation is three months. The paid vacation is thirty days in a year.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- When did the narrator get the new job?
- What did he do on the first day?
- How long is the probation?
- How many days of paid vacation are there in a year?
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.