މާލޭގެ މަގުމަތި
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. In Malé there are few cars and many motorcycles. The speed limit is twenty five kilometers an hour. Most streets are…
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- މާލޭގައި ކާރު މަދު، ސައިކަލު ގިނަ. ސްޕީޑް ލިމިޓަކީ ގަޑިއަކު ފަންސަވީސް ކިލޯމީޓަރު. ގިނަ މަގުތަކަކީ އެއްކޮޅަށް ދުއްވާ މަގު. ކާރަށް އަރައި ފުރަތަމަ ބެލްޓު އަޅަން ޖެހޭ. މާ ބާރަށް ދުއްވައިފިއްޔާ ޓްރެފިކް ފުލުހުން ޖޫރިމަނާ ކުރޭ. ފަހަނައަޅާ ދިއުން ބައެއް މަގުތަކުގައި މަނާ.maaleygai kaaru madhu, saikalu gina. speed limitakee gadiaku fansavees kiloameetaru. gina maguthakakee ehkolhah dhuvvaa magu. kaarah arai furathama beltu alhan jehey. maa baarah dhuvvaifiyyaa trefik fuluhun joorimanaa kurey. fahanaalhaa dhiun baeh maguthakugai manaa.In Malé there are few cars and many motorcycles. The speed limit is twenty five kilometers an hour. Most streets are one-way. Having sat into a car, the first thing to do is to buckle up. If you drive too fast, the road police fines you. Overtaking is forbidden on some streets.
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 is there much of in Malé?
- What is the speed limit?
- What has to be done first of all in the car?
- What is forbidden on some streets?
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.