Lingoflyஒரு நாள் மெசேஜ்
A short text in Tamil 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 அம்மாட்ட இருந்து ஒரு குரல் மெசேஜ் கிடைச்சது. அவ ரெண்டு புகைப்படமும் அனுப்பினா — ஒண்டு எங்கட தோட்டம், இன்னொண்டு பாட்டி. நான் உடனே பதில் சொல்லேல்லை, ஏனெண்டா அப்ப நான் வேலையா இருந்தன். மத்தியானம் நான் ஒரு நீளமான மெசேஜ் எழுதினன். மாலையில அம்மா போன் செய்தா, ஆனா என் பேட்டரி தீர்ந்திட்டுது. சார்ஜ் போட்டு நான் திரும்ப போன் செய்தன். நாங்கள் அரை மணி நேரம் பேசினம்.kālaiyila eṉakku ammāṭṭa irundu oru kural mesēj kiḍaiccadu. ava reṇḍu pugaippaḍamum aṉuppiṉa — oṇḍu eṅgaḍa tōṭṭam, iṉṉoṇḍu pāṭṭi. nāṉ uḍaṉē padil sollēllai, ēṉeṇḍā appa nāṉ vēlaiyā irundaṉ. mattiyāṉam nāṉ oru nīḷamāṉa mesēj eḻudiṉaṉ. mālaiyila ammā pōṉ seydā, āṉā eṉ bēṭṭari tīrndiṭṭudu. sārj pōṭṭu nāṉ tirumba pōṉ seytaṉ. nāṅgaḷ arai maṇi nēram pēsiṉam.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.