ලේසි රෙසිපි එකක්
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. This is a simple recipe; the dish can be made in twenty minutes. First peel the vegetables and cut them on the cutting…
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- මේක ලේසි රෙසිපි එකක්, විනාඩි විස්සකින් හදන්න පුළුවන්. මුලින්ම එළවළු පොතු ගාලා කපන ලෑල්ලේ කපන්න. ලූනු, සුදු ලූනු සහ වම්බටු තැච්චියට දාලා බදින්න. ඊට පස්සේ වතුර ටිකක් දාලා නටවන්න, පස්සේ ලුණු දාන්න. බිත්තර දෙකක් ගහලා උඩින් දාන්න, හොඳට කලවම් කරන්න. ලිප නිවලා නිවෙන්න තියලා, බත් එක්ක කන්න. හොඳට කන්න!mēka lēsi resipi ekak, vināḍi vissakin hadanna puḷuvan. mulinma eḷavaḷu potu gālā kapana lǣllē kapanna. lūnu, sudu lūnu saha vambaṭu tæcciyaṭa dālā badinna. īṭa passē vatura ṭikak dālā naṭavanna, passē luṇu dānna. bittara dekak gahalā uḍin dānna, hondaṭa kalavam karanna. lipa nivalā nivenna tiyalā, bat ekka kanna. hondaṭa kanna!This is a simple recipe; the dish can be made in twenty minutes. First peel the vegetables and cut them on the cutting board. Put the onion, garlic and eggplants into the pan and fry. Then add a little water and bring to a boil, then add salt. Beat two eggs, pour them on top and mix well. Turn off the stove, let it cool and eat with rice. Enjoy your meal!
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 much time does the dish take?
- What is done at the very beginning?
- When is salt added?
- What is done before serving?
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.