ގޭގެ ބަގީޗާ
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 my yard there is a small bed. First I dug the soil and put in fertilizer. Then I sowed the seeds of pepper and…
Text
- އަހަރެންގެ ގޯތިތެރޭގައި ކުޑަ ދަނޑުކޮޅެއް އޮވޭ. ފުރަތަމަ ފަސްގަނޑު ކޮނެފައި ގަސްކާނާ އެޅިން. ދެން މިރުހާއި ބަރަބޯގެ އޮށް އިންދިން. ކޮންމެ ދުވަހަކު ފެން ދީ، ބޭކާރު ވިނަ ނަގަން. ދެ މަސް ފަހުން މާ ފޮޅުނު، އަދި ގޮވާން ރަނގަޅުވި. ހަވީރު ގަހުގެ ހިޔާގައި ޖޯލީގައި އިށީނދެލަން.aharenge goathithereygai kuda dhandukolheh ovey. furathama fasgandu konefai gaskaanaa elhin. dhen miruhaai baraboage oh indhin. konme dhuvahaku fen dhee, beykaaru vina nagan. dhe mas fahun maa folhunu, adhi govaan rangalhuvi. haveeru gahuge hiyaagai joaleegai isheendhelan.In my yard there is a small bed. First I dug the soil and put in fertilizer. Then I sowed the seeds of pepper and pumpkin. Every day I water and pull out the weeds. In two months the flowers bloomed, and the harvest succeeded. In the evenings I sit on a bench in the shade of a tree.
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 first of all?
- Whose seeds did he sow?
- What does he do every day?
- Where does he sit in the evenings?
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.