Two days in hospital
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. On Monday morning my stomach ached badly, and my wife called an ambulance. At the hospital we first went to the…
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- Երկուշաբթի առաւօտեան փորս ուժեղ կը ցաւէր, եւ կինս շտապօգնութիւն կանչեց: Հիւանդանոցի մէջ նախ գրանցման բաժին երթացանք, հետո՝ վիրաբույժի մօտ: Բժիշկը ըսաւ, որ վիրահատութիւն է պէտք, եւ նոյն երեկոյյան ինծի վիրահատեցին: Անզգայացումէ հետո ոչինչ չզգացի: Հիւանդասենեակի մէջ չորս մահճակալ կար, եւ հարեւանս ինծի պատմեց իր կոտրուածքի մասին: Երկրորդ օրը ցաւն անցաւ, եւ բուժքոյրը վիրակապը փոխեց: Չորեքշաբթի ինծի հիւանդանոցէ դուրս գրեցին եւ դեղեր նշանակեցին մէկ շաբաթով:yergushapt'i arravodean p'ors uzhegh gə tsaver, yev gins shdaboknut'yun ganchets Hyuantanotsi mech nakh krantsman pazhin yert'atsank', hedo virapuyzhi mod Pzhishgə əsav, vor virahadut'yun e bedk', yev noyn yeregoyyan indzi virahadetsin Anzkayatsume hedo vochinch chzkatsi Hyuantaseneagi mech chors mahjagal gar, yev harevans indzi badmets ir godruadzk'i masin Yergrort orə tsavn antsav, yev puzhk'oyrə viragabə p'okhets Chorek'shapt'i indzi hyuantanotse turs kretsin yev tegher nshanagetsin meg shapat'ovOn Monday morning my stomach ached badly, and my wife called an ambulance. At the hospital we first went to the reception desk, then to the surgeon. The doctor said an operation was needed, and that same evening I was operated on. After the anaesthetic I felt nothing. The ward had four beds, and my neighbor told me about his fracture. On the second day the pain passed, and the nurse changed the bandage. On Wednesday I was discharged from the hospital and prescribed medicines for a week.
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 ached for the narrator?
- Where did they go first at the hospital?
- What did the neighbor in the ward tell about?
- On which day was he discharged?
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.