In a new neighborhood
A short in Armenian text at level B1. 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. Last month we moved to the outskirts of the city. It's calmer here, the air is clean and there are few cars. But the…
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- Անցյալ ամիս տեղափոխվեցինք քաղաքի ծայրամաս: Այստեղ ավելի հանգիստ է, մաքուր օդ և քիչ մեքենա: Բայց առաջին շաբաթը դժվար էր. ես չգիտեի երթուղիների համարները: Առաջին օրը կանգառս անցա և իջա երկու կանգառ ուշ: Հարցրի մի կնոջ, և նա ցույց տվեց քարտեզի վրա, թե որտեղ եմ: Ասաց՝ գնացեք մայթով մինչև խաչմերուկ, կամուրջն անցեք, և տունը կլինի ձեր դիմաց: Հիմա ամեն առավոտ ոտքով եմ գնում մետրո, տասը րոպե: Պիկ ժամին ավտոբուսում մարդաշատ է, և ես նախընտրում եմ քայլել:Antsyal amis teghap'okhvetsink' k'aghak'i tsayramas. Aystegh aveli hangist e, mak'ur od yev k'ich mek'ena. Bayts arrajin shabat'ə dzhvar er: yes chgitei yert'ughineri hamarnerə. Arrajin orə kangarrs antsa yev ija yerku kangarr ush. Hartsri mi knoj, yev na tsuyts tvets k'artezi vra, t'e vortegh em. Asats — gnatsek' mayt'ov minchev khachmeruk, kamurjn antsek', yev tunə klini dzer dimats. Hima amen arravot votk'ov em gnum metro, tasə rope. Pik zhamin avtobusum mardashat e, yev yes nakhəntrum em k'aylel.Last month we moved to the outskirts of the city. It's calmer here, the air is clean and there are few cars. But the first week was hard: I didn't know the route numbers. On the first day I missed my stop and got off two stops late. I asked a woman, and she showed on the map where I was. She said: walk along the sidewalk to the intersection, cross the bridge, and the house will be across from you. Now every morning I walk to the metro, ten minutes. At rush hour the bus is crowded, and I prefer to walk.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Where did the narrator move?
- What happened on the first day?
- What did the woman advise?
- Why does the narrator walk?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Armenian?
B1. 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.