எங்க குடியிருப்பு
A short in Tamil 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. Our dwelling is on the third floor. There is no lift, only stairs. There are two rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. The…
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- எங்க குடியிருப்பு மூணாம் மாடியில இருக்கு. லிப்ட் இல்லை, படிக்கட்டு மட்டும். ரெண்டு அறை, ஒரு சமையலறை, ஒரு குளியலறை இருக்கு. வாடகை மாசம் ஐம்பதாயிரம் ரூபாய். நேற்று சமையலறையில தண்ணி ஒழுகிச்சு. வீட்டு உரிமையாளர் ஒரு ஆளை அனுப்பினார்.eṅga kuḍiyiruppu mūṇām māḍiyila irukku. lifṭ illai, paḍikkaṭṭu maṭṭum. reṇḍu aṟai, oru samaiyalaṟai, oru kuḷiyalaṟai irukku. vāḍagai māsam aimbadāyiram rūbāy. nēṟṟu samaiyalaṟaiyila taṇṇi oḻugiccu. vīṭṭu urimaiyāḷar oru āḷai aṉuppiṉār.Our dwelling is on the third floor. There is no lift, only stairs. There are two rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. The rent is fifty thousand rupees a month. Yesterday water leaked in the kitchen. The owner of the flat sent a person over.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- On which floor is the dwelling?
- How do people get upstairs?
- What happened yesterday?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Tamil?
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.