උදේ
A short in Sinhala text at level A1. 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. Hello. My name is Nimal. I live in Colombo. In the morning I drink tea and eat bread. Then I go to work. I am learning…
Text
- ආයුබෝවන්. මගේ නම නිමල්. මම කොළඹ ඉන්නවා. උදේ මම තේ බොනවා, පාන් කනවා. ඊට පස්සේ මම වැඩට යනවා. මම සිංහල ඉගෙන ගන්නවා.āyubōvan. magē nama Nimal. mama koḷamba innavā. udē mama tē bonavā, pān kanavā. īṭa passē mama væḍaṭa yanavā. mama siṁhala igena gannavā.Hello. My name is Nimal. I live in Colombo. In the morning I drink tea and eat bread. Then I go to work. I am learning Sinhala.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Where does Nimal live?
- What does he drink in the morning?
- What does he eat for breakfast?
- Which language is he learning?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Sinhala?
A1. 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.