Cleaning the riverbank
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. In spring the residents of our block decided to clean the river bank. The volunteers gathered on Saturday morning, and…
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- Գարնանը մեր թաղի բնակիչները որոշեցին մաքրել գետափը: Կամավորները հաւաքվեցին շաբաթ առաւօտեան, եկան նաւ երեխայներ ծնողների հետ: Երեք ժամում հանեցինք երկու բեռնատար աղբ, եւ մի մասը երթացաւ վերամշակման: Քաղաքապետարանը խոստացավ դնել աղբամաններ եւ ամեն ամիս ուղարկել ինքնաշարժ: Երեկոյան նստեցինք խոտին եւ հասկացանք, որ բնութիւնը պահպանելը կը սկսի սեփական բակից:karnanə mer t'aghi pnagichnerə voroshetsin mak'rel kedap'ə Gamavornerə havak'vetsin shapat' arravodean, yegan nav yerekhayner dznoghneri hed Yerek' zhamum hanetsink' yergu perrnadar aghp, yev mi masə yert'atsav veramshagman K'aghak'abedaranə khosdatsav tnel aghpamanner yev amen amis ughargel ink'nasharzh Yeregoyan nsdetsink' khodin yev hasgatsank', vor pnut'yunə bahbanelə gə sgsi sep'agan pagitsIn spring the residents of our block decided to clean the river bank. The volunteers gathered on Saturday morning, and children came with their parents. In three hours we hauled away two truckfuls of garbage, and part of it went for recycling. The city hall promised to put up bins and send a truck every month. In the evening we sat on the grass and understood that protecting nature begins in one's own yard.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Who decided to clean the bank?
- How much garbage did they haul away?
- What did the city hall promise?
- What conclusion did they come to?
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.