Seven missed calls
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. In the morning I took the phone: seven calls! Six calls were from mother. To mother I wrote: I am fine, I will ring in…
Text
- صبح گوشی را برداشتم: هفت تماس! شش تماس از مادر بود. به مادرم پیام دادم: خوبم, شب زنگ میزنم. پیام صوتی هم فرستادم. به آن شماره جواب ندادم: آنتن نبود.sâbh gushi râ bârdâshtam: hâft tamâs! shesh tamâs az mâdar bud. be mâdaram peyâm dâdam: khubam, shab zang mi-zânam. peyâme sâbti ham fârestâdam. be ân shâmâre dzhâvâb nadâdam: ânten nebud.In the morning I took the phone: seven calls! Six calls were from mother. To mother I wrote: I am fine, I will ring in the evening. I sent a voice message too. To that number I did not answer: there was no signal.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- How many calls were there?
- Who were the six calls from?
- What did he promise mother?
- Why did he not answer the other number?
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.