වැඩපොළේ
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. Yesterday my phone fell on the floor, and the screen broke. I walked along the street and went into a workshop. There…
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- ඊයේ මගේ ෆෝන් එක බිම වැටුණා, ස්ක්රීන් එක කැඩුණා. මම පාර දිගේ ගිහින් වැඩපොළකට ගියා. අතන මනුස්සයෙක් කිව්වා, හදන්න පුළුවන්, හැබැයි ස්ක්රීන් එක මාරු කරන්න ඕන කියලා. මම ඇහුවා, කොච්චර වෙලා යයිද කියලා. එයා කිව්වා පැය දෙකක් කියලා. ගාන ටිකක් වැඩියි, හැබැයි අලුත් ෆෝන් එකක් ගන්නවට වඩා ලාභයි. හවසට මම ආයේ ගියා, දැන් ෆෝන් එක හොඳට වැඩ කරනවා.īyē magē fōn eka bima væṭuṇā, skrīn eka kæḍuṇā. mama pāra digē gihin væḍapoḷakaṭa giyā. atana manussayek kivvā, hadanna puḷuvan, hæbæyi skrīn eka māru karanna ōna kiyalā. mama æhuvā, koccara velā yayida kiyalā. eyā kivvā pæya dekak kiyalā. gāna ṭikak væḍiyi, hæbæyi alut fōn ekak gannavaṭa vaḍā lābhayi. havasaṭa mama āyē giyā, dæn fōn eka hondaṭa væḍa karanavā.Yesterday my phone fell on the floor, and the screen broke. I walked along the street and went into a workshop. There they told me: it can be repaired, but the screen must be replaced. I asked how much time it would take. He answered that two hours. The price is a bit high, but it is cheaper than buying a new phone. In the evening I came in again; now the phone works well.
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 happened to the phone?
- What did they say at the workshop?
- How long did the repair take?
- Why did he not buy a new phone?
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.