The first day in the shop
A short text in Persian 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. Today was my first shift in the production shop. First they explained workplace safety to us. We were given work…
Text
- امروز اولین شیفت من در سالن تولید بود. اول ایمنی کار را به ما یاد دادند. لباس کار و کاسک دادند. دستگاهها طبق برنامه کار میکنند. یک دستگاه توقف کرد و تکنسین آمد. تا آخر شیفت همه چیز درست شد.emruz âvvilin shifte man dar salâne tâvlid bud. avval emmnie kâr râ be mâ yod dâdand. lebâse kâr â kâsk dâdand. dastgâhhâ tabge bârnâme kâr mi-kânand. yek dastgâh tavaggâf kard â teknisin âmâd. tâ âkhâre shift hame chiz dârâst shâd.Today was my first shift in the production shop. First they explained workplace safety to us. We were given work clothes and a hard hat. The machines work by schedule. One machine stopped; a technician came. By the end of the shift everything got fixed.
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 kind of day was it?
- What did they explain at the start?
- What do the machines work by?
- How did it all end?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Persian?
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.