LingoflyThe train that was delayed
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. Once I was going to my parents and was late for the station. Just at that moment it was announced that the train was…
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- Օր մը ծնողներուս քով կ'երթայի եւ կայարան ուշացայ։ Հէնց այդ պահին յայտարարեցին, որ գնացքը երկու ժամով կը յետաձգուի։ Սկիզբը բարկացայ, բայց յետոյ ծանօթացայ կնոջ մը հետ, որ նոյն քաղաքը կ'երթար։ Երկու ժամ խօսեցանք, եւ ճանապարհը քանի մը վայրկեանի պէս անցաւ։ Այդպէս եղաւ. ուշացումը դարձաւ օրուան լաւագոյն մասը։or mə dznoghnerus k'ov g'ert'ayi yev gayaran ushatsa Hents ayt bahin haydararetsin, vor knatsk'ə yergu zhamov gə hedatskui Sgizpə pargatsa, payts hedo dzanot'atsa gnoch mə hed, vor nuyn k'aghak'ə g'ert'ar Yergu zham khosetsank', yev janabarhə k'ani mə vayrgyani bes antsav Aytbes yeghav. ushatsumə tartsav orvan lavakuyn masəOnce I was going to my parents and was late for the station. Just at that moment it was announced that the train was delayed by two hours. At first I got angry, but then I met a woman who was going to the same city. For two hours we talked, and the road passed like a few minutes. So it went: the delay became the best part of the day.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Where was he going?
- What was announced at that moment?
- What did he do afterwards?
- What did the delay become?
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.