LingoflyA new coat
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. Winter is coming, and I need a new coat. In the shop there were black and gray coats. The black one was too long, and…
Text
- Ձմեռը կը մօտենայ, եւ ինծի նոր վերարկու պէտք է։ Խանութին մէջ սեւ եւ մոխրագոյն վերարկուներ կային։ Սեւը չափազանց երկար էր, մոխրագոյնը՝ նեղ։ Վաճառողը բերեց աւելի մեծ չափս, եւ ան յարմար էր։ Գնեցի նաեւ գլխարկ եւ ձեռնոց, որովհետեւ Երեւանի մէջ յունուարին ցուրտ է։ Ընդամէնը վաթսուն հազար դրամ վճարեցի։tsmerrə gə modenay, yev indzi nor verargu bedk' e Khanut'in mech sev yev mokhrakuyn verarguner gayin Sevə chap'azants yergar er, mokhrakuynə negh Vajarroghə perets aveli medz chap's, yev an harmar er Knetsi naev klkharg yev tserrnots, vorovhedev Yerevani mech hunuarin tsurd e Əntamenə vat'sun hazar tram vjaretsiWinter is coming, and I need a new coat. In the shop there were black and gray coats. The black one was too long, and the gray one was narrow. The seller brought a bigger size, and it fit. I also bought a hat and gloves, because it is cold in Yerevan in January. I paid only sixty thousand drams in all.
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 was wrong with the black coat?
- What did the narrator buy besides the coat?
- Why were warm things needed?
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.