Lingoflyබෙහෙත් කඩේ
A short text in Sinhala 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 friend has had a cough since yesterday. There is no fever, but he is very tired. Today he is going to the pharmacy.…
Text
- මගේ යාළුවාට ඊයේ ඉඳන් කැස්සයි. උණ නෑ, ඒත් එයා ගොඩක් මහන්සියි. අද එයා ෆාමසියට යනවා. ෆාමසියේ මුදලාලි පෙති දෙනවා: දවසට දෙපාරක්, කෑමට පස්සේ. වට්ටෝරුවක් ඕනේ නෑ.magē yāḷuvāṭa īyē indan kæssayi. uṇa nǣ, ēt eyā goḍak mahansiyi. ada eyā fāmasiyaṭa yanavā. fāmasiyē mudalāli peti denavā: davasaṭa depārak, kǣmaṭa passē. vaṭṭōruvak ōnē nǣ.My friend has had a cough since yesterday. There is no fever, but he is very tired. Today he is going to the pharmacy. At the pharmacy they give him tablets: twice a day, after meals. A prescription is not needed.
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 is troubling the friend?
- Does he have a fever?
- When are the tablets to be taken?
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.