A Saturday at home
A short text in Urdu at level A1. 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. On Saturday we do the household chores. Mother washes the laundry, and I mop the floor. Father waters the flowers in…
Text
- ہفتہ کو ہم گھر کا کام کرتے ہیں۔ ماں کپڑوں کی دھلائی کرتی ہیں اور میں فرش پونچھتا ہوں۔ باپ باغ میں پھولوں کو پانی دیتے ہیں۔ شام کو میں کپڑے استری سے چلاتا ہوں۔ رات کو سارا گھر صاف اور تازہ ہوتا ہے۔hafta ko hum ghar ka kam karte hain. man kapron ki dhulai kerti hain aur main farsh ponchhta hun. bap bagh main phulon ko pani dite hain. sham ko main kapre istri se chalta hun. rat ko sara ghar saf aur taza hota hai.On Saturday we do the household chores. Mother washes the laundry, and I mop the floor. Father waters the flowers in the garden. In the evening I iron the clothes with the iron. By night the whole house is clean and fresh.
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 does the family do on Saturday?
- What does mother do?
- What does father do in the garden?
- What does the house become by night?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Urdu?
A1. 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.