Grandmother's yard
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. My grandmother's house in the village has a low roof and a big yard. In the yard, by the fence, an apricot tree grows…
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- Տատիկիս տունը գիւղին մէջ է՝ ցածր տանիքով եւ մեծ բակով: Բակին մէջ ցանկապատի կողքին ծիրանի ծառ կայ, իսկ դարպասի մօտ՝ փոստարկղ: Ամռանը երեխայները այնտեղ կը խաղան մինչեւ մութն ընկնելը: Նկուղին մէջ տատիկը կը պահէ թթու եւ մուրաբա ամբողջ ձմեռնայ համար: Ամեն շաբաթ մենք կ'օգնենք՝ բակը կը աւլենք եւ աղբը կը հանենք: Երեկոյան բոլորս կը նստինք բակին մէջ, եւ պապիկը հեքիաթ կը պատմէ:dadigis dunə kyughin mech e tsadzr danik'ov yev medz pagov Pagin mech tsangabadi goghk'in dzirani dzarr gay, isg tarbasi mod p'osdarggh Amrranə yerekhaynerə ayndegh gə khaghan minchev mut'n əngnelə Ngughin mech dadigə gə bahe t't'u yev murapa ampoghch tsmerrnay hamar Amen shapat' menk' g'oknenk' pagə gə avlenk' yev aghpə gə hanenk' Yeregoyan polors gə nsdink' pagin mech, yev babigə hek'iat' gə badmeMy grandmother's house in the village has a low roof and a big yard. In the yard, by the fence, an apricot tree grows, and by the gate there is a mailbox. In summer children play there until dark. In the cellar grandmother keeps pickles and jam for the whole winter. Every week we help: we sweep the yard and take out the garbage. In the evening we all sit in the yard, and grandfather tells a fairy tale.
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 stands by the gate?
- What does grandmother keep in the cellar?
- How do they help every week?
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.