LingoflyThe first month at a new job
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. For two months I looked for work and replied to ten advertisements. From three places I received a refusal, but from…
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- Երկու ամիս աշխատանք կը փնտռէի եւ տասը յայտարարութեան համար դիմեցի։ Երեք տեղէ մերժում ստացայ, բայց չորրորդէ հարցազրոյցի հրաւիրեցին։ Հարցազրոյցն անցաւ, եւ մէկ շաբաթ ետք աշխատանքի ընդունեցին։ Առաջին օրը պայմանագիրը ստորագրեցի եւ կարդացի իմ պարտականութիւնները։ Բաժնին մէջ ութ աշխատակից կայ, եւ գործընկերներս շատ բարեհամբոյր են։ Ամէն երկուշաբթի խորհրդակցութիւն ունինք, ուր ամսական հաշուետուութիւնը կը ներկայացնենք։ Փորձաշրջանը երեք ամիս է, եւ յոյսով եմ, որ ամէն ինչ լաւ պիտի ըլլայ։yergu amis ashkhadank' gə p'ndrrei yev dasə haydararut'ean hamar timetsi Yerek' deghe merzhum sdatsay, payts chorrorte hartsazruytsi hraviretsin Hartsazruytsn antsav, yev meg shapat' yedk' ashkhadank'i əntunetsin Arrachin orə baymanakirə sdorakretsi yev gartatsi im bardaganut'yunnerə Pazhnin mech ut' ashkhadagits gay, yev kordzəngerners shad parehampuyr en Amen yergushapt'i khorhrtagtsut'yun unink', ur amsagan hashueduut'yunə gə nergayatsnenk' P'ortsashrchanə yerek' amis e, yev huysov em, vor amen inch lav bidi əllayFor two months I looked for work and replied to ten advertisements. From three places I received a refusal, but from the fourth they invited me to an interview. I passed the interview, and a week later I was hired. On the first day I signed the contract and read my duties. There are eight employees in the department, and the colleagues are very friendly. Every Monday we have a meeting where we present the monthly report. The probation period is three months, and I hope everything will be fine.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- How long did the narrator look for work?
- How many refusals did he receive?
- What did he do on the first day?
- What happens every Monday?
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.