The empty flat
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. There was no furniture in the flat. The sofa and the armchair were brought from the bazaar. A shelf is on the wall.…
Text
- مکان میں فرنیچر نہیں تھا۔ صوفہ اور آرم چیئر بازار سے آئے۔ شیلف دیوار پر ہے۔ قالین تھا، کمبل تھا، پردے تھے۔ گھر خالی نہیں رہا۔makan main farnichar nahin tha. sufa aur arm chair bazar se ae. shilf dewar per hai. qalin tha, kambal tha, parde the. ghar khali nahin reha.There was no furniture in the flat. The sofa and the armchair were brought from the bazaar. A shelf is on the wall. There were a carpet, a blanket and curtains. The house is no longer empty.
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 was the flat like?
- Where are the sofa and the armchair from?
- Where is the shelf?
- What has the house become?
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.