A wardrobe for the bedroom
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. For the new wardrobe we measured the wall in the room. The wall’s length came to three metres twenty centimetres. The…
Text
- نئی الماری کے لیے ہم نے کمرے کی دیوار ناپی۔ دیوار کی لمبائی تین میٹر بیس سینٹی میٹر نکلی۔ چھت کی بلندی دو میٹر آدھا ہے۔ دکاندار نے بتایا کہ الماری کی چوڑائی زیادہ ہے۔ وزن بہت زیادہ تھا، اس لیے دو آدمی لے آئے۔ شام تک الماری کھڑی ہو گئی۔naii almari ke lia hum ne kamre ki dewar napi. dewar ki lambai tin mitar bis senti mitar nikli. chhat ki bulandi do mitar adha hai. dukandar ne bataya ke almari ki chorai ziyada hai. wazan behot ziyada tha, is lia do admi le ae. sham tak almari khari ho gai.For the new wardrobe we measured the wall in the room. The wall’s length came to three metres twenty centimetres. The ceiling’s height is two and a half metres. The shopkeeper said the wardrobe is wider than that. The weight was very great, so two people were called. By evening the wardrobe stood in its place.
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 measured before the purchase?
- What was the wall’s length?
- What did the shopkeeper say about the wardrobe?
- Why were two people called?
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.