Grandma's yard
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. My grandmother's house is in the village — with a low roof and a big yard. In the yard, by the fence, an apricot tree…
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- Տատիկիս տունը գյուղում է՝ ցածր տանիքով և մեծ բակով: Բակում ցանկապատի կողքին ծիրանի ծառ կա, իսկ դարպասի մոտ՝ փոստարկղ: Ամռանը երեխաները այնտեղ խաղում են մինչև մութն ընկնելը: Նկուղում տատիկը պահում է թթու և մուրաբա ամբողջ ձմռան համար: Ամեն շաբաթ մենք օգնում ենք՝ բակն ավլում ենք և աղբը հանում: Երեկոյան բոլորս նստում ենք բակում, և պապիկը հեքիաթ է պատմում:tatikis tunə gyughum e — tsatsr tanik'ov yev mets bakov. bakum tsankapati koghk'in tsirani tsarr ka, isk darpasi mot — p'ostarkgh. amrranə yerekhanerə ayntegh khaghum en minchev mut'n ənknelə. nkughum tatikə pahum e t't'u yev muraba amboghj dzmrran hamar. amen shabat' menk' ognum enk' — bakn avlum enk' yev aghbə hanum. yerekoyan bolors nstum enk' bakum, yev papikə hek'iat' e patmum.My grandmother's house is in the village — with a low roof and a big yard. In the yard, by the fence, an apricot tree grows, and by the gate there's a mailbox. In summer children play there until dark. In the cellar grandma keeps pickles and jam for the whole winter. Every week we help: we sweep the yard and take out the trash. In the evening we all sit in the yard, and grandpa tells a fairy tale.
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 stands by the gate?
- What does grandma keep in the cellar?
- What do they help with every week?
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.