Two days in the hospital
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 Monday morning my stomach hurt badly, and my wife called an ambulance. At the hospital we first went to the…
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- Երկուշաբթի առավոտյան փորս ուժեղ ցավում էր, և կինս շտապօգնություն կանչեց: Հիվանդանոցում նախ գրանցման բաժին գնացինք, հետո՝ վիրաբույժի մոտ: Բժիշկն ասաց, որ վիրահատություն է պետք, և նույն երեկոյան ինձ վիրահատեցին: Անզգայացումից հետո ոչինչ չզգացի: Հիվանդասենյակում չորս մահճակալ կար, և հարևանս ինձ պատմեց իր կոտրվածքի մասին: Երկրորդ օրը ցավն անցավ, և բուժքույրը վիրակապը փոխեց: Չորեքշաբթի ինձ հիվանդանոցից դուրս գրեցին և դեղեր նշանակեցին մեկ շաբաթով:yerkushabt'i arravotyan p'ors uzhegh tsavum er, yev kins shtapognut'yun kanchets. hivandanotsum nakh grantsman bazhin gnatsink', heto — virabuyzhi mot. bzhishkn asats, vor virahatut'yun e petk', yev nuyn yerekoyan indz virahatetsin. anzgayatsumits heto vochinch chzgatsi. hivandasenyakum chors mahchakal kar, yev harevans indz patmets ir kotrvatsk'i masin. yerkrord orə tsavn antsav, yev buzhk'uyrə virakapə p'okhets. Chorek'shabt'i indz hivandanotsits durs gretsin yev degher nshanaketsin mek shabat'ov.On Monday morning my stomach hurt badly, and my wife called an ambulance. At the hospital we first went to the reception desk, then to the surgeon. The doctor said an operation was needed, and that same evening I was operated on. After the anesthesia I felt nothing. The ward had four beds, and my neighbor told me about his fracture. On the second day the pain passed, and the nurse changed the bandage. On Wednesday I was discharged from the hospital and prescribed medicines for a week.
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 hurt for the narrator?
- Where did they go first at the hospital?
- What did the ward neighbor tell about?
- On which day was he discharged?
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.