An application to the police
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. On Tuesday evening my bag was stolen in the metro. Inside were my passport, my ID card and a little money. I went to…
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- Երեքշաբթի երեկոյյան մետրոյին մէջ պայուսակս գողցան: Ներսը անձնագիրս, նոյնականացման քարտս եւ քիչ դրամ կար: Անմիջապէս ոստիկանութիւն երթացայ եւ դիմում ներկայացուցի: Ոստիկանը արձանագրութիւն կազմեց եւ հարցուց, թէ որտեղ եւ ժամը քանիսին է այդ եղած: Ասացի, որ ժամը եօթին էր, եւ որ ոչ ոքի չեմ տեսած: Ան բացատրեց, որ քննարկման ժամկետը մէկ ամիս է, եւ որ նոր փաստաթուղթերու համար պէտք է առանձին դիմել: Չնայած որ դրամը չվերադարձաւ, փաստաթուղթերը երկու շաբաթուայ մէջ վերականգնուեցան:yerek'shapt'i yeregoyyan medroyin mech bayusags koghtsan Nersə antsnakirs, noynaganatsman k'ards yev k'ich tram gar Anmichabes vosdiganut'yun yert'atsay yev timum nergayatsutsi Vosdiganə artsanakrut'yun gazmets yev hartsuts, t'e vordegh yev zhamə k'anisin e ayt yeghadz Asatsi, vor zhamə yeot'in er, yev vor voch vok'i chem desadz An patsadrets, vor k'nnargman zhamgedə meg amis e, yev vor nor p'asdat'ught'eru hamar bedk' e arrantsin timel Chnayadz vor tramə chveratartsav, p'asdat'ught'erə yergu shapat'uay mech veraganknuetsanOn Tuesday evening my bag was stolen in the metro. Inside were my passport, my ID card and a little money. I went to the police at once and filed an application. The policeman drew up a protocol and asked where and at what time it had happened. I said it was seven o'clock and that I had seen nobody. He explained that the review term is one month and that new documents have to be applied for separately. Although the money did not come back, the documents were restored in two weeks.
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 to the narrator?
- What did the policeman do?
- What review term was named?
- How did it all end?
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.