The Sunday kitchen
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 we cook pasta. The water is coming to a boil. I boil the pasta in the water. I add salt. Mother fries beef. The…
Text
- امروز ماکارونی میپزیم. آب جوش میآید. ماکارونی را در آب میجوشانم. نمک میزنم. مادرم گوشت گاو را کباب میکند. غذا خوشمزه است، نوش جان!emruz mâkârâni mi-pâzim. âb dzhâsh miâyad. mâkârâni râ dâr âb mi-dzhâshânam. namak mi-zânam. mâdaram gushte gâv râ kebâb mi-kâned. ghaza khâshmaze ast, nâshe dzhân!Today we cook pasta. The water is coming to a boil. I boil the pasta in the water. I add salt. Mother fries beef. The food is tasty — enjoy your meal!
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 are they cooking today?
- What is happening to the water?
- What does the storyteller add?
- What is mother doing?
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.