ފޯނު ހަލާކުވެއްޖެ
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 phone fell. The screen broke, and a crack appeared on the screen. Then the phone stopped charging and…
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- މިދިޔަ ހަފްތާގައި އަހަރެންގެ ފޯނު ވެއްޓުނު. ސްކްރީނު ތެޅިއްޖެ، އަދި ސްކްރީނުގައި ރެނދެއް އެޅުނު. ފަހުން ފޯނު ޗާޖު ނުވެ، ވަރަށް ހޫނުވާން ފެށި. އަހަރެން ސާރްވިސް ސެންޓަރަށް ގެންދިޔައިން. އެތަނުން ބަލައި ޗެކުކޮށްފައި ބުނީ ބައި ބަދަލުކުރަން ޖެހޭ ކަމަށް. މަރާމާތުގެ އަގަކީ ހަ ސަތޭކަ ރުފިޔާ، މުއްދަތަކީ ދެ ދުވަސް.midhiya hafthaagai aharenge foanu vettunu. skreenu thelhijje, adhi skreenugai rendheh elhunu. fahun foanu chaaju nuve, varah hoonuvaan feshi. aharen saarvis sentarah gendhiyain. ethanun balai chekukoffai bunee bai badhalukuran jehey kamah. maraamaathuge agakee ha satheyka rufiyaa, muddhathakee dhe dhuvas.Last week my phone fell. The screen broke, and a crack appeared on the screen. Then the phone stopped charging and began to get very hot. I took it to the service center. There they ran a diagnostic and said a part has to be replaced. The cost of the repair is six hundred rufiyaa, the term is two days.
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 phone?
- What else went wrong?
- What did they say at the service center?
- How much does the repair cost?
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.