The market calculation
A short in Western 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. Every week the seller counts how much goods to bring. In summer peach sales double, and in winter they drop sharply.…
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- Ամեն շաբաթ վաճառողը կը հաշվե, թե որքան ապրանք է պէտք բերել: Ամռանը դեղձի վաճառքը կը կրկնապատկվե, իսկ ձմռանը կտրուկ նվազում: Անցյալ տարի ան բերեց պահուստով, եւ ապրանքի մէկ երրորդը փչացավ: Այս տարի ան որոշեց հաշվել ճշգրտությամբ մինչեւ տասնյակ եւ գնել մեծածախ միայն այն, ինչը երկար է պահվում: Արդիւնքում կորուստը նվազեց, իսկ շահույթը մնաց նույնը:amen shapat' vajarroghə gə hashve, t'e vork'an abrank' e bedk' perel Amrranə teghtsi vajarrk'ə gə grgnabadgve, isg tsmrranə gdrug nvazum Antsyal dari an perets bahusdov, yev abrank'i meg yerrortə p'chatsav Ays dari an voroshets hashvel jshkrdut'yamp minchev dasnyag yev knel medzadzakh miayn ayn, inchə yergar e bahvum Artyunk'um gorusdə nvazets, isg shahuyt'ə mnats nuynəEvery week the seller counts how much goods to bring. In summer peach sales double, and in winter they drop sharply. Last year he brought with a reserve, and a third of the goods spoiled. This year he decided to count accurate to a dozen and to buy wholesale only what keeps long. In the end the losses decreased, and the profit stayed the same.
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 happens to peach sales in summer?
- What happened last year?
- How did he decide to count this year?
- What happened to the profit?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Western 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.