The dispute that was settled
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. At the meeting there were two points of view: some wanted to move to the centre, others to stay. I spoke out that the…
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- Ժողովում երկու տեսակետ կար. ոմանք կ'ուզի էին տեղափոխվել կեդրոն, ոմանք՝ մնալ: Ես կարծիք հայտնեցի, որ վարձը կբարձրանա, բայց փաստարկ չունեի, միայն ենթադրութիւն: Հաշվապահը բերեց տվյալները, եւ պարզվեց, որ տարբերութիւնը քառասուն տոկոս է: Այդ պահին հասկացա, որ սխալվում էի, եւ ընդունեցի սխալս բոլորի առաջ: Ի վերջո որոշում կայացրինք հետաձգել տեղափոխութիւնը մէկ տարով, եւ ոչ ոք դժգոհ չմնաց:zhoghovum yergu desaged gar. vomank' g'uzi ein deghap'okhvel getron, vomank' mnal Yes gardzik' haydnetsi, vor vartsə gpartsrana, payts p'asdarg chunei, miayn yent'atrut'yun Hashvabahə perets dvyalnerə, yev barzvets, vor darperut'yunə k'arrasun dogos e Ayt bahin hasgatsa, vor skhalvum ei, yev əntunetsi skhals polori arrach I vercho voroshum gayatsrink' hedatskel deghap'okhut'yunə meg darov, yev voch vok' tzhkoh chmnatsAt the meeting there were two points of view: some wanted to move to the centre, others to stay. I spoke out that the rent would grow, but I had no argument, only an assumption. The accountant brought the data, and it turned out the difference was forty percent. At that moment I understood I had been wrong, and I admitted my mistake in front of everyone. In the end we decided to postpone the move by a year, and nobody was left discontent.
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 points of view were there at the meeting?
- What was the narrator lacking at first?
- What did the accountant's data show?
- How did the meeting 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.