LingoflyThe market calculation
A text in Western Armenian at level B1. The translation sits next to it for checking, not for support: at this level the text is read whole, and an unknown word is usually guessed from the sentence. Every week the seller counts how much goods to bring. In summer peach sales double, and in winter they drop sharply.…
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- Ամէն շաբաթ վաճառողը կը հաշուէ, թէ որքան ապրանք պէտք է բերել։ Ամրան դեղձին վաճառքը կը կրկնապատկուի, իսկ ձմրան կտրուկ կը նուազի։ Անցեալ տարի ան բերաւ պահուստով, եւ ապրանքին մէկ երրորդը փճացաւ։ Այս տարի ան որոշեց հաշուել ճշգրտութեամբ մինչեւ տասնեակ եւ գնել մեծածախ միայն այն, ինչ որ երկար կը պահուի։ Արդիւնքով կորուստը նուազեցաւ, իսկ շահոյթը մնաց նոյնը։amen shapat' vajarroghə gə hashve, t'e vork'an abrank' bedk' e perel Amran teghtsin vajarrk'ə gə grgnabadgvi, isg tsmran gdrug gə nvazi Antseal dari an perav bahusdov, yev abrank'in meg yerrortə p'jatsav Ays dari an voroshets hashvel jshkrdut'eamp minchev dasneag yev knel medzadzakh miayn ayn, inch vor yergar gə bahvi Artyunk'ov gorusdə nvazetsav, isg shahuyt'ə mnats nuynəEvery week the seller counts how much goods to bring. In summer peach sales double, and in winter they drop sharply. Last year he brought with a reserve, and a third of the goods spoiled. This year he decided to count accurate to a dozen and to buy wholesale only what keeps long. In the end the losses decreased, and the profit stayed the same.
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 happens to peach sales in summer?
- What happened last year?
- How did he decide to count this year?
- What happened to the profit?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Western Armenian?
B1. That means: everyday topics are behind you, you know about three thousand words, and an unknown word is more often guessed from the sentence than looked up.
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.