LingoflyI left my phone at home
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. In the morning I was in a hurry and forgot my phone at home. At work I realized I could not send a single message. A…
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- Առաւօտեան կը շտապէի եւ հեռախօսս տան մէջ մոռցայ։ Աշխատանքին մէջ հասկցայ, որ ոչ մէկ հաղորդագրութիւն չեմ կրնար ուղարկել։ Գործընկերս իր համակարգիչէն բացաւ իմ ելեկտրոնային փոստը, եւ ես գրեցի կնոջս։ Երեկոյեան տան մէջ տասնըեօթը զանգ եւ չորս ձայնային հաղորդագրութիւն կային։ Մարտկոցը նստած էր, ուստի նախ լիցքաւորիչը միացուցի։ Այդ օրէն ի վեր հեռախօսս միշտ պայուսակիս մէջ է։arravodean gə shdabei yev herrakhoss dan mech morrtsay Ashkhadank'in mech hasgtsay, vor voch meg haghortakrut'yun chem grnar ughargel Kordzəngers ir hamagarkichen patsav im yelegdronayin p'osdə, yev yes kretsi gnochs Yeregoyean dan mech dasnəyeot'ə zank yev chors tsaynayin haghortakrut'yun gayin Mardgotsə nsdadz er, usdi nakh litsk'avorichə miatsutsi Ayt oren i ver herrakhoss mishd bayusagis mech eIn the morning I was in a hurry and forgot my phone at home. At work I realized I could not send a single message. A colleague opened my e-mail from his computer, and I wrote to my wife. In the evening at home there were seventeen calls and four voice messages. The battery was dead, so first of all I plugged in the charger. Since that day my phone is always in my bag.
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 happened in the morning?
- How did he still manage to write to his wife?
- What did he do at home first of all?
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.