The new apartment in the third entrance
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. The realtor showed us three apartments, and the last one was the best. The apartment we chose is furnished and bright.…
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- Անշարժ գոյքի գործակալը մեզ երեք բնակարան ցոյց տուաւ, եւ վերջինը ամենալաւն էր: Այն բնակարանը, որ ընտրեցինք, կահաւորուած է եւ լուսաւոր: Վարձակալութեան պայմանագիրը մէկ տարով ստորագրեցինք, վարձավճարը՝ ամսուան սկիզբը: Տեղափոխութիւնը շաբաթ օրը եղաւ. բեռնատարը առաւօտեան եկաւ, եւ երկու բեռնակիր օգնեց: Երեկոյան դեռ ամէն ինչ չէինք ապափաթեթաւորեր, բայց պազմոցը եւ մահճակալը տեղում էին: Կիրակի օրը վարագոյրները կախեցինք եւ գորգը փռեցինք: Հարեւանները հանգիստ են, միայն դռնախոսը չի աշխատեր, եւ տանտէրը խոստացաւ նորոգել:ansharzh koyk'i kordzagalə mez yerek' pnagaran tsoyts duav, yev verchinə amenalavn er Ayn pnagaranə, vor əndretsink', gahavoruadz e yev lusavor Vartsagalut'ean baymanakirə meg darov sdorakretsink', vartsavjarə amsuan sgizpə Deghap'okhut'yunə shapat' orə yeghav. perrnadarə arravodean yegav, yev yergu perrnagir oknets Yeregoyan terr amen inch cheink' abap'at'et'avorer, payts bazmotsə yev mahjagalə deghum ein Giragi orə varakoyrnerə gakhetsink' yev korkə p'rretsink' Harevannerə hankisd en, miayn trrnakhosə chi ashkhader, yev danderə khosdatsav norokelThe realtor showed us three apartments, and the last one was the best. The apartment we chose is furnished and bright. We signed the lease for a year; the rent is paid at the beginning of the month. The move was on Saturday: the truck came in the morning, and two porters helped. By evening we had not unpacked everything, but the couch and the bed were in place. On Sunday we hung the curtains and spread the carpet. The neighbors are quiet; only the intercom does not work, and the owner of the apartment promised to fix it.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- How many apartments did the realtor show?
- For how long was the lease signed?
- What did they do on Sunday?
- What does not work in the apartment?
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.