ஒரு நாள் மெசேஜ்
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 the morning a voice message from mother came to me. She sent two photographs — one of our garden, the other of…
Text
- காலையில எனக்கு அம்மாகிட்ட இருந்து ஒரு குரல் மெசேஜ் கிடைச்சது. அவங்க ரெண்டு புகைப்படமும் அனுப்பினாங்க — ஒண்ணு எங்க தோட்டம், இன்னொண்ணு பாட்டி. நான் உடனே பதில் சொல்லலை, ஏன்னா அப்ப நான் வேலையா இருந்தேன். மத்தியானம் நான் ஒரு நீளமான மெசேஜ் எழுதினேன். மாலையில அம்மா போன் பண்ணினாங்க, ஆனா என் பேட்டரி தீர்ந்திடுச்சு. சார்ஜ் போட்டு நான் திரும்ப போன் பண்ணினேன். நாங்க அரை மணி நேரம் பேசினோம்.kālaiyila eṉakku ammāgiṭṭa irundu oru kural mesēj kiḍaiccadu. avaṅga reṇḍu pugaippaḍamum aṉuppiṉāṅga — oṇṇu eṅga tōṭṭam, iṉṉoṇṇu pāṭṭi. nāṉ uḍaṉē padil sollalai, ēṉṉā appa nāṉ vēlaiyā irundēṉ. mattiyāṉam nāṉ oru nīḷamāṉa mesēj eḻudiṉēṉ. mālaiyila ammā pōṉ paṇṇiṉāṅga, āṉā eṉ bēṭṭari tīrndiḍuccu. sārj pōṭṭu nāṉ tirumba pōṉ paṇṇiṉēṉ. nāṅga arai maṇi nēram pēsiṉōm.In the morning a voice message from mother came to me. She sent two photographs — one of our garden, the other of grandmother. I did not reply at once, because I was busy at work. In the daytime I wrote a long message. In the evening mother called, but my battery had died. I put it on charge and called back. We talked for half an hour.
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 came in the morning?
- Why did he not reply at once?
- What happened in the evening?
- How did it all end?
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.