ගමේ පාර
A short in Sinhala text at level B1. 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. The road to our village is narrow; there are potholes at the edges. If you drive from the city, at the second…
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- අපේ ගමට යන පාර පටුයි, දාර දිගේ වළවල් තියෙනවා. නගරේ ඉඳන් ආවම දෙවෙනි හන්දියෙන් වමට හැරෙන්න ඕන. හඳුනාගන්න ලකුණ ලොකු බෝ ගහක්, ඒක ඈතින්ම පේනවා. ගහ ළඟින් ගිහින් කෙළින්ම ගියොත් මිනිත්තු දහයකින් ගමට යන්න පුළුවන්. ඒත් වැස්සකට පස්සේ පාර හරහට වතුර ගලනවා, එතකොට වටේට යන්න වෙනවා.apē gamaṭa yana pāra paṭuyi, dāra digē vaḷaval tiyenavā. nagarē indan āvama deveni handiyen vamaṭa hærenna ōna. handunāganna lakuṇa loku bō gahak, ēka ǣtinma pēnavā. gaha ḷangin gihin keḷinma giyot minittu dahayakin gamaṭa yanna puḷuvan. ēt væssakaṭa passē pāra harahaṭa vatura galanavā, etakoṭa vaṭēṭa yanna venavā.The road to our village is narrow; there are potholes at the edges. If you drive from the city, at the second intersection you must turn left. The landmark is a big bo tree; it is visible from afar. If you drive past the tree and onward straight, the village can be reached in ten minutes. But after rain water flows across the road, and then one has to drive around.
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 lies at the edges of the road?
- Where must one turn left?
- How long does the straight route take?
- What happens after rain?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Sinhala?
B1. 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.