ගමේ දවසක්
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 went to the village. In the morning fog settled, then it became sunny. Along the path we reached a small…
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- පහුගිය සතියේ අපි ගමට ගියා. උදේට මීදුම වැටිලා තිබුණා, පස්සේ හොඳට අව්වයි. අඩි පාරේ ගිහිල්ලා අපි පොඩි දොළක් ළඟට ගියා. ඒ ළඟ පොකුණක් තියෙනවා, පොකුණේ අයිනේ එළුවෝ දෙන්නෙක් හිටියා. මාමා වත්තේ පොහොර දාලා වල් පැළ ඉවත් කළා. දවල් අපි ගහේ සෙවණේ හිටියා, මොකද එදා ගොඩක් රස්නෙයි. හවසට ගිගුරුම් වැස්සක් ආවා, ඒ නිසා අපි ගෙදර ආවා.pahugiya satiyē api gamaṭa giyā. udēṭa mīduma væṭilā tibuṇā, passē hondaṭa avvayi. aḍi pārē gihillā api poḍi doḷak ḷangaṭa giyā. ē ḷanga pokuṇak tiyenavā, pokuṇē ayinē eḷuvō dennek hiṭiyā. māmā vattē pohora dālā val pæḷa ivat kaḷā. daval api gahē sevaṇē hiṭiyā, mokada edā goḍak rasneyi. havasaṭa gigurum væssak āvā, ē nisā api gedara āvā.Last week we went to the village. In the morning fog settled, then it became sunny. Along the path we reached a small stream. Nearby there is a pond; by the pond stood two goats. Uncle put fertilizer in the garden and cleared the weeds. At midday we sat in the shade of a tree, because it was very hot. Toward evening a thunderstorm came, and we returned home.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- What was there in the morning?
- Where did the path lead?
- What did uncle do in the garden?
- Why did they return home?
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.