Saturday: the barbershop and the repair shop
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. On Saturday morning I went to the barbershop, because my hair was very long. I asked for a short haircut, and the…
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- Շաբաթ առավոտյան գնացի վարսավիրանոց, որովհետև մազերս շատ երկար էին: Կարճ սանրվածք խնդրեցի, և վարսավիրը քսան րոպեում ավարտեց: Հետո կոշիկներս տարա արհեստանոց՝ նորոգելու: Վարպետն ասաց, որ կրունկը պետք է փոխարինել, և դա կտևի երկու օր: Ճանապարհին լվացքատուն մտա և վերարկուս թողեցի: Երեկոյան հասկացա, որ մեկ օրում երեք գործ եմ արել՝ բավական լավ շաբաթ:shabat' arravotyan gnatsi varsaviranots, vorovhetev mazers shat yerkar ein. karch sanrvatsk' khndretsi, yev varsavirə k'san ropeum avartets. heto koshikners tara arhestanots — norogelu. varpetn asats, vor krunkə petk' e p'okharinel, yev da ktevi yerku or. chanaparhin lvatsk'atun mta yev verarkus t'oghetsi. yerekoyan haskatsa, vor mek orum yerek' gorts em arel — bavakan lav shabat'.On Saturday morning I went to the barbershop, because my hair was very long. I asked for a short haircut, and the barber finished in twenty minutes. Then I took my shoes to the repair shop to be fixed. The repairman said the heel needed to be replaced and that it would take two days. On the way I stopped at the laundry and left my coat. In the evening I realized that in one day I had done three things — quite a good Saturday.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Why did the narrator go to the barbershop?
- What did the repairman say about the shoes?
- What did the narrator leave at the laundry?
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.