Sunday in the mountains
A short text in Urdu 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. On Sunday our whole family went to the mountains. Seeing the tent, the children rejoiced. Grandfather sat fishing the…
Text
- اتوار کو ہم سب پہاڑوں پر گئے۔ خیمہ دیکھ کر بچے خوش ہو گئے۔ دادا دن بھر ماہی گیری میں رہے۔ شام کو سب اکٹھے بورڈ گیم کھیلے۔ گھر آ کر سب نے کہا، دوبارہ چلیں گے۔itwar ko hum sab paharon per gae. khaima dekh kar bache khush ho gae. dada din bhar mahi giri main rehe. sham ko sab akathe bord gaim khile. ghar a kar sab ne kaha, dobara chalen ge.On Sunday our whole family went to the mountains. Seeing the tent, the children rejoiced. Grandfather sat fishing the whole day. In the evening everyone played a board game together. At home all said: let us go again.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Where did the family go?
- What did the children rejoice at?
- What did grandfather do?
- What was decided in the evening?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Urdu?
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.