Shopping at the mall
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. Yesterday evening we were at the mall. In one shop there were genuine leather and silk. I needed woollen cloth. I…
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- کل شام ہم شاپنگ مال میں تھے۔ ایک دکان میں اصل چمڑا اور ریشم تھا۔ مجھے اون کا کپڑا چاہیے تھا۔ میں نے پوچھا: کتنے کا ہے؟ قیمت سستی تھی، کپڑا ہمارا ہو گیا۔kal sham hum shopping mol main the. ek dukan main asal chamra aur risham tha. mujhe un ka kapra chahiye tha. main ne pochha: katne ka hai? qimat sasti the, kapra humara ho gaya.Yesterday evening we were at the mall. In one shop there were genuine leather and silk. I needed woollen cloth. I asked: how much is it? The price was small, and the cloth became ours.
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 were they yesterday evening?
- What was in the shop?
- What did the narrator need?
- Why did he buy the cloth?
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.