අලුත් 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. Last week we moved. The things were brought by truck, the glassware was wrapped in paper. The new house is without…
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- ගිය සතියේ අපි ගෙදර මාරු වුණා. බඩු ලොරියෙන් ගෙනාවා, වීදුරු බඩු කඩදාසියෙන් ඔතලා තිබුණා. අලුත් ගෙදර ෆර්නිෂ්ඩ් නෑ, ඒක නිසා අපි ෆර්නිචර් ටිකක් ගත්තා. මුලින්ම සෝෆා එකකුයි අත් පුටු දෙකකුයි ගත්තා. පස්සේ බිත්තියේ කණ්ණාඩියක් එල්ලලා, ජනේලයට තිර රෙද්දක් දැම්මා. දැන් ළමයිත් අලුත් තැනට පුරුදු වෙලා, අපිට මේ ගෙදර පරණ එක වගේම හොඳයි.giya satiyē api gedara māru vuṇā. baḍu loriyen genāvā, vīduru baḍu kaḍadāsiyen otalā tibuṇā. alut gedara farniṣḍ nǣ, ēka nisā api farnicar ṭikak gattā. mulinma sōfā ekakuyi at puṭu dekakuyi gattā. passē bittiyē kaṇṇāḍiyak ellalā, janēlayaṭa tira reddak dæmmā. dæn ḷamayit alut tænaṭa purudu velā, apiṭa mē gedara paraṇa eka vagēma hondayi.Last week we moved. The things were brought by truck, the glassware was wrapped in paper. The new house is without furniture, so we bought some furniture. First we bought a sofa and two armchairs. Then we hung a mirror on the wall, and on the window we hung a curtain. Now the children have got used to the new place too, and we like the house no less than the old one.
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 were the things brought?
- Why did furniture have to be bought?
- What was bought first of all?
- What does the author say at the end?
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.