The market or the shop
A short in Western 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. I love the market. The fruits there are fresh and cheaper than in the shop. The seller puts a kilogram of apples on the…
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- Ես կը սիրեմ շուկայն. Այնտեղ մրգերը թարմ են եւ աւելի էժան, քան խանութինը. Վաճառողը կշեռքի վրայ կը դնէ մէկ կիլոգրամ խնձոր եւ կ'ըսէ՝ հազար դրամ. Ես կ'առնիմ նաեւ կէս կիլօ պոմիտոր. Խանութի մէջ միշտ հերթ կ'ըլլայ, իսկ շուկայյինը՝ ոչ:yes gə sirem shugayn. Ayndegh mrkerə t'arm en yev aveli ezhan, k'an khanut'inə. Vajarroghə gsherrk'i vray gə tne meg gilokram khntsor yev g'əse hazar tram. Yes g'arrnim naev ges gilo bomidor. Khanut'i mech mishd hert' g'əllay, isg shugayyinə vochI love the market. The fruits there are fresh and cheaper than in the shop. The seller puts a kilogram of apples on the scales and says: one thousand drams. I take another half a kilo of tomatoes. In the shop there is always a queue, but at the market there is none.
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 are the fruits cheaper?
- How much does a kilogram of apples cost?
- What is there in the shop, but not at the market?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Western 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.