My apartment
A short in Armenian text at level A1. 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. I rented an apartment in Yerevan. It's on the third floor, and there's no elevator. The apartment has two rooms, a…
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- Ես վարձով բնակարան եմ վերցրել Երևանում: Այն երրորդ հարկում է, և վերելակ չկա: Բնակարանում կա երկու սենյակ, խոհանոց և լոգարան: Խոհանոցում պատուհանը մեծ է, իսկ պատշգամբը փոքր: Հարևանները հանգիստ են, գիշերը աղմկոտ չէ:yes vardzov bnakaran em vertsrel Yerevanum. ayn yerrord harkum e, yev verelak chka. bnakaranum ka yerku senyak, khohanots yev logaran. khohanotsum patuhanə mets e, isk patshgambə p'ok'r. harevannerə hangist en, gisherə aghmkot che.I rented an apartment in Yerevan. It's on the third floor, and there's no elevator. The apartment has two rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. In the kitchen the window is big, and the balcony is small. The neighbors are quiet, at night it isn't noisy.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Which floor is the apartment on?
- What is there in the apartment?
- What are the neighbors like?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Armenian?
A1. 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.