මගේ ලොකු අයියා
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. My elder brother is of medium height, quite slim. His hair is curly, now a little gray. On his forehead there is a…
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- මගේ ලොකු අයියා සාමාන්ය උසයි, ටිකක් සිහින්. එයාගේ කොණ්ඩේ රැළියි, දැන් ටිකක් පැහිලා. නළලේ පොඩි ලපයක් තියෙනවා, ඒකෙන් එයාව ඉක්මනට හඳුනගන්න පුළුවන්. එයා ගොඩක් ඉවසිලිවන්තයි සහ විශ්වාසවන්තයි, හැබැයි ටිකක් මුරණ්ඩුයි. ළමයින්ට එයා හොඳට සලකනවා, කවදාවත් කෑ ගහන්නේ නෑ. එයාට හොඳ සෙන්ස් ඔෆ් හියුමර් එකකුත් තියෙනවා, ඒක නිසා ගෙදර හැමෝම එයාට කැමතියි.magē loku ayiyā sāmānya usayi, ṭikak sihin. eyāgē koṇḍē ræḷiyi, dæn ṭikak pæhilā. naḷalē poḍi lapayak tiyenavā, ēken eyāva ikmanaṭa handunaganna puḷuvan. eyā goḍak ivasilivantayi saha viśvāsavantayi, hæbæyi ṭikak muraṇḍuyi. ḷamayinṭa eyā hondaṭa salakanavā, kavadāvat kǣ gahannē nǣ. eyāṭa honda sens of hiyumar ekakut tiyenavā, ēka nisā gedara hæmōma eyāṭa kæmatiyi.My elder brother is of medium height, quite slim. His hair is curly, now a little gray. On his forehead there is a small mole, by which he can be quickly recognized. He is very patient and reliable, but a little stubborn. He treats children well and never shouts. And his sense of humor is good, so at home everyone loves him.
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 tall is the brother?
- By what mark is he recognized?
- Which trait is named as difficult?
- How does he behave with children?
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.