Lingoflyޑޮކްޓަރަށް ދެއްކުން
A short text in Maldivian 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. Yesterday my head ached, and there was a temperature too. I went to the hospital. The doctor wrote out a prescription.…
Text
- އިއްޔެ އަހަރެންގެ ބޮލުގައި ރިއްސަނީ، ހުން ވެސް ހުރި. އަހަރެން ހޮސްޕިޓަލަށް ދިޔަ. ޑޮކްޓަރު ބޭސް ސިޓީއެއް ދިން. ގުޅަބޭސް ދުވާލަކު ދެ ފަހަރު، ކެއުމަށްފަހު. މިއަދު އަހަރެން ރަނގަޅު.iyye aharenge bolugai rissanee, hun ves huri. aharen hospitalah dhiya. doktaru beys siteeeh dhin. gulhabeys dhuvaalaku dhe faharu, keumahfahu. miadhu aharen rangalhu.Yesterday my head ached, and there was a temperature too. I went to the hospital. The doctor wrote out a prescription. The tablets are twice a day, after food. Today I feel well.
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 ached?
- How many times a day are the tablets?
- When are they to be taken?
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.