අලුත් රස්සාව
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. A month ago I saw a job advertisement in the newspaper. I sent my resume and applied for the vacancy. In a week they…
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- මාසෙකට කලින් මම පත්තරේ රැකියා දැන්වීමක් දැක්කා. මම සීවී එක යවලා ඒ රැකියාවට අයදුම් කළා. සතියකින් ඉන්ටර්විව් එකට එන්න කියලා කෝල් එකක් ආවා. ඉන්ටර්විව් එක පාස් වුණාට පස්සේ මට රැකියා ඕෆර් එකක් ලැබුණා. ගිවිසුමට අත්සන් කරන්න කලින් මම වැඩ වෙලාවල් සහ පඩිය ගැන ඇහුවා. ප්රොබේෂන් කාලය මාස තුනයි, ඊට පස්සේ පඩි සහිත නිවාඩුවත් ලැබෙනවා.māsekaṭa kalin mama pattarē rækiyā dænvīmak dækkā. mama sīvī eka yavalā ē rækiyāvaṭa ayadum kaḷā. satiyakin inṭarviv ekaṭa enna kiyalā kōl ekak āvā. inṭarviv eka pās vuṇāṭa passē maṭa rækiyā ōfar ekak læbuṇā. givisumaṭa atsan karanna kalin mama væḍa velāval saha paḍiya gæna æhuvā. probēṣan kālaya māsa tunayi, īṭa passē paḍi sahita nivāḍuvat læbenavā.A month ago I saw a job advertisement in the newspaper. I sent my resume and applied for the vacancy. In a week they called and invited me to an interview. After I passed the interview, I was offered the job. Before signing the contract, I asked about the work schedule and the salary. The probation period is three months; after it paid leave is given as 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.
- Where did the author find the vacancy?
- What did he send the employer?
- What did he ask about before signing the contract?
- How long does the probation period last?
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.