A friend in the feed
A text in Urdu at level B1. The translation sits next to it for checking, not for support: at this level the text is read whole, and an unknown word is usually guessed from the sentence. My friend is on social media. Every post has a good picture. Under every post there are likes too. There are comments…
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- میرا دوست سوشل میڈیا پر ہے۔ ہر پوسٹ اچھی تصویر کے ساتھ ہوتی ہے۔ ہر پوسٹ پر لائک بھی ہوتے ہیں۔ کمنٹ بھی ہوتے ہیں: اچھے، برے۔ برے کمنٹ کا جواب بلاک ہے۔mera dost soshal media per hai. har post achchhi taswir ke sath hoti hai. har post per laik bhi hote hain. kant bhi hote hain: achchhe, bare. bare kant ka dzhawab blak hai.My friend is on social media. Every post has a good picture. Under every post there are likes too. There are comments as well: good ones, bad ones. The answer to a bad comment is a block.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Who is the hero of the story?
- What does every post have?
- What are the comments like?
- What does he do with a bad comment?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Urdu?
B1. That means: everyday topics are behind you, you know about three thousand words, and an unknown word is more often guessed from the sentence than looked up.
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.