අපේ ගෙදර
A short in Sinhala text 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. Our house has two floors. Upstairs there are two rooms and a bathroom. Downstairs there is a kitchen and a big window.…
Text
- අපේ ගෙදර තට්ටු දෙකයි. උඩ තට්ටුවේ කාමර දෙකක් සහ නාන කාමරයක් තියෙනවා. පහළ තට්ටුවේ කුස්සිය සහ ලොකු ජනේලයක් තියෙනවා. කුලිය මාසෙට රුපියල් හතලිස්දාහයි. අසල්වැසියා හොඳයි, සද්දෙත් නෑ.apē gedara taṭṭu dekayi. uḍa taṭṭuvē kāmara dekak saha nāna kāmarayak tiyenavā. pahaḷa taṭṭuvē kussiya saha loku janēlayak tiyenavā. kuliya māseṭa rupiyal hatalisdāhayi. asalvæsiyā hondayi, saddet nǣ.Our house has two floors. Upstairs there are two rooms and a bathroom. Downstairs there is a kitchen and a big window. The rent is forty thousand rupees a month. The neighbor is good, and there is no noise.
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 floors does the house have?
- What is downstairs?
- How much is the rent a month?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Sinhala?
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.