எங்க தோட்டம்
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. In our garden grows one palmyra and two banana trees. In the mornings I water it. There are many flowers, but also many…
Text
- எங்க வீட்டு தோட்டத்தில ஒரு பனை மரமும் ரெண்டு வாழை மரமும் இருக்கு. காலையில நான் தண்ணி ஊத்துறேன். பூ நிறைய இருக்கு, ஆனா கொசுவும் நிறைய. நேற்று மாலையில ஒரு குரங்கு வந்து வாழைப்பழம் எடுத்துக்கிட்டு போச்சு. அப்பா சிரிச்சார், அம்மாவுக்கு கோபம் வந்தது.eṅga vīṭṭu tōṭṭattila oru paṉai maramum reṇḍu vāḻai maramum irukku. kālaiyila nāṉ taṇṇi ūttuṟēṉ. pū niṟaiya irukku, āṉā kosuvum niṟaiya. nēṟṟu mālaiyila oru kuraṅgu vandu vāḻaippaḻam eḍuttukkiṭṭu pōccu. appā siriccār, ammāvukku kōbam vandadu.In our garden grows one palmyra and two banana trees. In the mornings I water it. There are many flowers, but also many mosquitoes. Yesterday evening a monkey came and carried off a banana. Father laughed, and mother got angry.
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 many banana trees are in the garden?
- Who carried off the banana?
- How did mother react?
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.