Lingoflyމަހުގެ ބަޖެޓު
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. Every month I make a budget. The income is twelve thousand rufiyaa a month. Five thousand goes to the rent, three…
Text
- ކޮންމެ މަހަކު އަހަރެން ބަޖެޓެއް ހަދަން. އާމްދަނީ އަކީ މަހަކު ބާރަ ހާސް ރުފިޔާ. ކުއްޔަށް ފަސް ހާސް، ކާނާއަށް ތިން ހާސް ދަނީ. ފެނާއި ކަރަންޓު ބިލަށް ހާސް ރުފިޔާ. ބާކީ ފައިސާ ރައްކާކުރަން. މިދިޔަ މަހު އަގުތައް މައްޗަށް ގޮސްފި، އަދި ފައިސާ ނުފުދުނު.komme mahaku aharen bajeteh hadhan. aamdhanee akee mahaku baara haas rufiyaa. kuyyah fas haas, kaanaaah thin haas dhanee. fenaai karantu bilah haas rufiyaa. baakee faisaa rakkaakuran. midhiya mahu aguthah machchah gosfi, adhi faisaa nufudhunu.Every month I make a budget. The income is twelve thousand rufiyaa a month. Five thousand goes to the rent, three thousand to food. For the water and electricity bill — a thousand rufiyaa. The rest I put aside. Last month prices rose, and the money was not enough.
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 is the monthly income?
- How much goes to the rent?
- What does the narrator do with the rest of the money?
- What happened last month?
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.