A new coat
A short in Armenian text 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. Winter is approaching, and I need a new coat. In the shop there were black and gray coats. The black one was too long…
Text
- Ձմեռը մոտենում է, և ինձ նոր վերարկու է պետք: Խանութում սև և մոխրագույն վերարկուներ կային: Սևը չափազանց երկար էր, մոխրագույնը՝ նեղ: Վաճառողը բերեց ավելի մեծ չափս, և այն հարմար էր: Գնեցի նաև գլխարկ և ձեռնոց, որովհետև Երևանում հունվարին ցուրտ է: Ընդամենը վաթսուն հազար դրամ վճարեցի:dzmerrə motenum e, yev indz nor verarku e petk'. khanut'um sev yev mokhraguyn verarkuner kayin. sevə chap'azants yerkar er, mokhraguynə — negh. vacharroghə berets aveli mets chap's, yev ayn harmar er. gnetsi nayev glkhark yev dzerrnots, vorovhetev Yerevanum hunvarin tsurt e. əndamenə vat'sun hazar dram vcharetsi.Winter is approaching, and I need a new coat. In the shop there were black and gray coats. The black one was too long, the gray one — too narrow. The seller brought a bigger size, and it fit. I also bought a hat and gloves, because in Yerevan it's cold in January. I paid only sixty thousand drams in total.
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 wrong with the black coat?
- What did the narrator buy besides the coat?
- Why were warm things needed?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Armenian?
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.