LingoflyAt the doctor's
A short text in Western Armenian at level A2. 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. Yesterday I felt bad. My head ached; there was a fever. In the morning I made an appointment with the doctor. The…
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- Երէկ վատ կը զգայի։ Գլուխս կը ցաւէր, եւ ջերմութիւն ունէի։ Առաւօտեան հերթագրուեցայ բժիշկին մօտ։ Բժիշկը նայեցաւ կոկորդիս եւ ըսաւ, թէ վտանգաւոր բան չկայ։ Ան գրեց դեղատոմս՝ հաբերը օրը երկու անգամ, ուտելէ ետք։yereg vad gə zkayi. Klukhs gə tsaver, yev chermut'yun unei. Arravodean hert'akruetsay pzhishgin mod. Pzhishgə nayetsav gogortis yev əsav, t'e vdankavor pan chgay. An krets teghadoms haperə orə yergu ankam, udele yedk'Yesterday I felt bad. My head ached; there was a fever. In the morning I made an appointment with the doctor. The doctor looked at my throat and said there was nothing dangerous. He wrote out a prescription: pills twice a day, after meals.
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 ached for the narrator?
- What did the doctor say?
- How should the pills be taken?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Western Armenian?
A2. 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.