ބަސް ދަސްކުރުން
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. About a year ago I signed up for a Divehi course. First I learned the letters, then I began to learn words. The grammar…
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- އަހަރެއްހާ ދުވަސް ކުރިން އަހަރެން ދިވެހި ކޯހަކަށް ނަން ނޯޓުކުރިން. ފުރަތަމަ އަކުރު ދަސްކުރިން، ދެން ބަސްތައް ދަސްކުރަން ފެށިން. ގަވާއިދު އަހަންނަށް ވަރަށް އުނދަގޫ. ލިޔެފައި އޮތިއްޔާ އެނގޭ، އެކަމަކު އަޑުއަހައިގެން ދޭހަނުވޭ. މުދައްރިސް ބުނީ ފިޔަވަޅަކަށްފަހު ފިޔަވަޅެއް ކުރިއަށް ދާށޭ. މިހާރު ކުޑަ ކުރިއެރުމެއް އެބަހުރި، އެކަމަކު އިތުރު ފަރިތަކުރުން ބޭނުން.aharehhaa dhuvas kurin aharen dhivehi koahakah nan noatukurin. furathama akuru dhaskurin, dhen basthah dhaskuran feshin. gavaaidhu ahannah varah undhagoo. liyefai othiyyaa engey, ekamaku adu ahaigen dheyhanuvey. mudharris bunee fiyavalhakahfahu fiyavalheh kuriah dhaashey. mihaaru kuda kurierumeh ebahuri, ekamaku ithuru farithakurun beynun.About a year ago I signed up for a Divehi course. First I learned the letters, then I began to learn words. The grammar comes to me very hard. What is written I understand, but by ear — no. The teacher said: go forward step by step. Now there is a small progress, but more practice is needed.
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 a year ago?
- What did he learn first?
- What does he not manage?
- What did the teacher advise?
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.