The Friday dinner
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. Every Friday there is a big dinner at home. In the morning I go to the bazaar. There the grapes, cucumbers and shrimps…
Text
- ہر جمعہ گھر میں بڑا کھانا ہوتا ہے۔ صبح میں بازار جاتا ہوں۔ وہاں انگور، کھیرا اور جھینگے مزیدار ہوتے ہیں۔ گھر میں ماں کھانا تیار کرتی ہیں۔ خاندان کے ساتھ کھانے کا مزہ ہی اور ہے۔har dzhuma ghar main bara khana hota hai. subah main bazar dzhata hun. wahan angor, khira aur jhinge mazedar hote hain. ghar main man khana taiar kerti hain. khandan ke sath khane ka maza hi aur hai.Every Friday there is a big dinner at home. In the morning I go to the bazaar. There the grapes, cucumbers and shrimps are tasty. At home mother cooks the food. With the family the pleasure of the meal is quite another thing.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- When is there a big dinner?
- Where does the narrator go in the morning?
- What is tasty at the bazaar?
- Who cooks at home?
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.