රණ්ඩුවකින් පස්සේ
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 my friend and I had a conflict. I shouted at him, he took offense and stopped talking. In fact it was a…
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- මාසෙකට කලින් මමයි මගේ යාළුවයි ගැටුමක් ඇති වුණා. මම එයාට කෑ ගැහුවා, එයා අමනාප වෙලා කතාබහ නැවැත්තුවා. ඒක ඇත්තටම වැරදි වැටහීමක්, හැබැයි දෙන්නම නිදහසට කරුණු කිව්වා විතරයි. පස්සේ මට තනිකම දැනුණා, එයාව මතක් වුණා. මම මුලින්ම කෝල් කරලා සමාව ඉල්ලුවා, එයාත් ඉඩ දුන්නා. දැන් අපි ආයේ හොඳ වුණා, සහ මම තේරුම් ගත්තා යාළුකම කොච්චර වටිනවද කියලා.māsekaṭa kalin mamayi magē yāḷuvayi gæṭumak æti vuṇā. mama eyāṭa kǣ gæhuvā, eyā amanāpa velā katābaha nævættuvā. ēkaættaṭama væradi væṭahīmak, hæbæyi dennama nidahasaṭa karuṇu kivvā vitarayi. passē maṭa tanikama dæṇuṇā, eyāva matak vuṇā. mama mulinma kōl karalā samāva illuvā, eyāt iḍa dunnā. dæn api āyē honda vuṇā, saha mama tērum gattā yāḷukama koccara vaṭinavada kiyalā.A month ago my friend and I had a conflict. I shouted at him, he took offense and stopped talking. In fact it was a misunderstanding, but we both only made excuses. Then I felt loneliness; I began to miss him. I was the first to call and ask forgiveness, and he too gave in. Now we have made up, and I understood what friendship is worth.
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 did the quarrel begin?
- What did both do after the quarrel?
- What did the author feel afterwards?
- Who made the first step?
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.