I left my phone at home
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. In the morning I was in a hurry and forgot my phone at home. At work I realized I could not send a single message. A…
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- Առաւօտեան շտապում էի եւ հեռախօսս մոռացայ տան մէջ: Աշխատանքին մէջ հասկացայ, որ ոչ մի հաղորդագրութիւն չեմ կրնար ուղարկել: Գործընկերս իր համակարգչէ բացաւ իմ էլեկտրոնային փոստը, եւ ես գրեցայ կնոջս: Երեկոյան տան մէջ տասնեաց զանգ եւ չորս ձայնային հաղորդագրութիւն կային: Մարտկոցը նստած էր, ուստի նախ լիցքավորիչը միացուցի: Այդ օրուանէ հեռախօսս միշտ պայուսակիս մէջ է:arravodean shdabum ei yev herrakhoss morratsay dan mech Ashkhadank'in mech hasgatsay, vor voch mi haghortakrut'yun chem grnar ughargel Kordzəngers ir hamagarkche patsav im elegdronayin p'osdə, yev yes kretsay gnochs Yeregoyan dan mech dasneats zank yev chors tsaynayin haghortakrut'yun gayin Mardgotsə nsdadz er, usdi nakh litsk'avorichə miatsutsi Ayt oruane herrakhoss mishd bayusagis mech eIn the morning I was in a hurry and forgot my phone at home. At work I realized I could not send a single message. A colleague opened my e-mail from his computer, and I wrote to my wife. In the evening at home there were seventeen calls and four voice messages. The battery was dead, so first of all I plugged in the charger. Since that day my phone is always in my bag.
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 happened in the morning?
- How did he still manage to write to his wife?
- What did he do at home first of all?
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.