සෙනසුරාදා ෆිල්ම් එක
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. Last Saturday we went to the cinema. The film began at seven. We were a little late, because there was a big traffic…
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- ගිය සෙනසුරාදා අපි සිනමා ශාලාවට ගියා. ෆිල්ම් එක හතට පටන් ගන්නවා. අපි ටිකක් පරක්කු වුණා, පාරේ ට්රැෆික් එක ගොඩක් වැඩි නිසා. ෆිල්ම් එක හරි රසවත්. සංගීතයත් ලස්සනයි, හැබැයි නළුවා එච්චර හොඳ නෑ. ෆිල්ම් එක ඉවර වුණාට පස්සේ අපි වෙරළේ ඇවිද්දා. මගේ යාළුවා සින්දුවක් කිව්වා, මම ෆොටෝ එකකුත් ගත්තා.giya senasurādā api sinamā śālāvaṭa giyā. film eka hataṭa paṭan gannavā. api ṭikak parakku vuṇā, pārē ṭræfik eka goḍak væḍi nisā. film eka hari rasavat. saṁgītayat lassanayi, hæbæyi naḷuvā eccara honda nǣ. film eka ivara vuṇāṭa passē api veraḷē æviddā. magē yāḷuvā sinduvak kivvā, mama foṭō ekakut gattā.Last Saturday we went to the cinema. The film began at seven. We were a little late, because there was a big traffic jam on the road. The film turned out very interesting. The music was good too, but the actor was so-so. After the film we walked along the shore. My friend sang a song, and I took a photograph.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- When did they go to the cinema?
- Why were they late?
- What did they not like?
- What did they do after the film?
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.