ރުޅި އައި ދުވަސް
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 I quarreled with a friend. I was nervous and shouted at him. He took offense and did not talk with me for two…
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- މިދިޔަ ހަފްތާގައި އަހަރެން ރައްޓެއްސަކާ ދެބަސްވިން. އަހަރެން ހާސްވެފައި ހުރީ، އަދި ހަޅޭއްލެވިން. އޭނާގެ ހިތުގައި ޖެހުނު، އަދި ދެ ދުވަހު ވާހަކަ ނުދައްކާ ހުރި. ފަހުން އެނގުނީ އެއީ އޮޅުންއެރުމެއް ކަން. އަހަރެން މާފަށް އެދުނިން، އަދި އޭނާ ދޫދިން. މިހާރު އަހަރެމެން ސުލްހަވެއްޖެ، އަދި ހިތަށް ލުއިވެއްޖެ.midhiya hafthaagai aharen rattessakaa dhebasvin. aharen haasvefai huree, adhi halheyllevin. eynaage hithugai jehunu, adhi dhe dhuvahu vaahaka nudhakkaa huri. fahun engunee eee olhunerumeh kan. aharen maafah edhunin, adhi eynaa dhoodhin. mihaaru aharemen sulhavejje, adhi hithah luivejje.Last week I quarreled with a friend. I was nervous and shouted at him. He took offense and did not talk with me for two days. Then it came out that it had been a misunderstanding. I asked for forgiveness, and he yielded. Now we have made up, and my heart is light.
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 did the narrator do during the quarrel?
- How many days did the friend not talk?
- What turned out to be the cause of the quarrel?
- How did it all end?
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.