The first month at a new job
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. For two months I looked for work and replied to ten advertisements. From three places I received a refusal, but from…
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- Երկու ամիս աշխատանք կը փնտրէի եւ տասը հայտարարութեան համար դիմեցի: Երեք տեղէ մերժում ստացայ, բայց չորրորդէ հարցազրոյցի հրաւիրեցին: Հարցազրոյցն անցաւ, եւ մէկ շաբաթ անց աշխատանքի ընդունեցին: Առաջին օրը պայմանագիրը ստորագրեցի եւ կարդացի իմ պարտականութիւնները: Բաժնին մէջ ութ աշխատակից է, եւ գործընկերներս շատ բարեհամբոյր են: Ամէն երկուշաբթի խորհրդակցութիւն ունինք, ուր ամսական հաշուետուութիւնը կը ներկայացնենք: Փորձաշրջանը երեք ամիս է, եւ հոյսով եմ, որ ամէն ինչ լաւ պիտի ըլլայ:yergu amis ashkhadank' gə p'ndrei yev dasə haydararut'ean hamar timetsi Yerek' deghe merzhum sdatsay, payts chorrorte hartsazroytsi hraviretsin Hartsazroytsn antsav, yev meg shapat' ants ashkhadank'i əntunetsin Arrachin orə baymanakirə sdorakretsi yev gartatsi im bardaganut'yunnerə Pazhnin mech ut' ashkhadagits e, yev kordzəngerners shad parehampoyr en Amen yergushapt'i khorhrtagtsut'yun unink', ur amsagan hashueduut'yunə gə nergayatsnenk' P'ortsashrchanə yerek' amis e, yev hoysov em, vor amen inch lav bidi əllayFor two months I looked for work and replied to ten advertisements. From three places I received a refusal, but from the fourth they invited me to an interview. I passed the interview, and a week later I was hired. On the first day I signed the contract and read my duties. There are eight employees in the department, and the colleagues are very friendly. Every Monday we have a meeting where we present the monthly report. The probation period is three months, and I hope everything will be fine.
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 long did the narrator look for work?
- How many refusals did he receive?
- What did he do on the first day?
- What happens every Monday?
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.