The new jacket
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. The cold has come. My jacket was old. I needed a new jacket. I wanted the shirt blue and the jacket black. It fits the…
Text
- سردی آ گئی ہے۔ میری جیکٹ پرانی ہے۔ مجھے نئی جیکٹ چاہیے تھی۔ قمیض نیلی چاہیے تھی، جیکٹ کالی۔ بالکل فٹ! اب سردی سے خوف نہیں۔sardi a gai hai. meri dzheket purani hai. mujhe nai dzheket chahiye tha. qamiz nili chahiye tha, dzheket kali. balkul fit! ab sardi se khauf nahin.The cold has come. My jacket was old. I needed a new jacket. I wanted the shirt blue and the jacket black. It fits the size exactly! Now the cold holds no fear.
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 happened to the weather?
- What was the old jacket like?
- What jacket did he want?
- How did the jacket fit?
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.