LingoflyAn application to the police
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. On Tuesday evening my bag was stolen in the metro. Inside were my passport, my ID card and a little money. I went to…
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- Երեքշաբթի երեկոյեան մեթրոյին մէջ պայուսակս գողցան։ Ներսը անձնագիրս, նոյնականացման քարտս եւ քիչ դրամ կար։ Անմիջապէս ոստիկանութիւն գացի եւ դիմում ներկայացուցի։ Ոստիկանը արձանագրութիւն կազմեց եւ հարցուց, թէ ուր եւ ժամը քանիին պատահեցաւ։ Ըսի, որ ժամը եօթին էր, եւ որ ոչ ոք չեմ տեսած։ Ան բացատրեց, որ քննարկման ժամկէտը մէկ ամիս է, եւ որ նոր փաստաթուղթերու համար պէտք է առանձին դիմել։ Չնայած որ դրամը չվերադարձաւ, փաստաթուղթերը երկու շաբթուան մէջ վերականգնուեցան։yerek'shapt'i yeregoyean met'royin mech bayusags koghtsan Nersə antsnakirs, noynaganatsman k'ards yev k'ich tram gar Anmichabes vosdiganut'yun katsi yev timum nergayatsutsi Vosdiganə artsanakrut'yun gazmets yev hartsuts, t'e ur yev zhamə k'aniin badahetsav Əsi, vor zhamə yeot'in er, yev vor voch vok' chem desadz An patsadrets, vor k'nnargman zhamgedə meg amis e, yev vor nor p'asdat'ught'eru hamar bedk' e arrantsin timel Chnayadz vor tramə chveratartsav, p'asdat'ught'erə yergu shapt'uan mech veraganknuetsanOn Tuesday evening my bag was stolen in the metro. Inside were my passport, my ID card and a little money. I went to the police at once and filed an application. The policeman drew up a protocol and asked where and at what time it had happened. I said it was seven o'clock and that I had seen nobody. He explained that the review term is one month and that new documents have to be applied for separately. Although the money did not come back, the documents were restored in two weeks.
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 to the narrator?
- What did the policeman do?
- What review term was named?
- How did it all end?
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.