LingoflyThe village over the years
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. My grandfather was born in this village in the middle of the last century. In those years there was no school here, and…
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- Իմ պապը ծնած է այս գիւղին մէջ անցեալ դարու կէսին։ Այն տարիներուն հոս դպրոց չկար, եւ երեխաները կը քալէին հարեւան գիւղ։ Յետագային կառուցեցին դպրոց, ճանապարհ եւ ջրագիծ։ Մեր օրերուն գիւղին մէջ կ'ապրի հարիւր մարդ, իսկ ամրան՝ երկու անգամ աւելի։ Պապս կ'ըսէ, որ ամէն ինչ փոխուեցաւ, բայց մարդիկ մնացին նոյնը։im babə dznadz e ays kyughin mech antsyal daru gesin Ayn darinerun hos tbrots chgar, yev yerekhanerə gə k'alein harevan kyugh Hedakayin garrutsetsin tbrots, janabarh yev chrakidz Mer orerun kyughin mech g'abri haryur mart, isg amran yergu ankam aveli Babs g'əse, vor amen inch p'okhuetsav, payts martig mnatsin nuynəMy grandfather was born in this village in the middle of the last century. In those years there was no school here, and the children walked to the neighboring village. Later a school, a road and a water pipe were built. Nowadays a hundred people live in the village, and in summer twice as many. Grandfather says everything has changed, but the people have remained 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.
- When was the grandfather born?
- What was not in the village in those years?
- What was built later?
- What, in the grandfather's words, has remained the same?
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.