LingoflyFour days by car
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 summer we rented a car for four days and drove around Armenia. On the first day we went to Gyumri, and the road was…
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- Ամրան ինքնաշարժ վարձեցինք չորս օրով եւ Հայաստանով շրջեցանք։ Առաջին օրը Գիւմրի գացինք, եւ ճանապարհը հանգիստ էր։ Երկրորդ օրը ես արագութիւնը գերազանցեցի եւ տուգանք ստացայ։ Ճանապարհային ոստիկանը բացատրեց, որ հոն սահմանափակումը յիսուն է։ Ատկէ ետք միշտ նշաններուն կը նայէի։ Երրորդ օրը անիւը ծակուեցաւ, բայց բեռնախցիկին մէջ պահեստային անիւ կար, ուստի կէս ժամուան մէջ ամէն ինչ կարգաւորեցինք։ Վերջին օրը ինքնաշարժը լեցուն բաքով վերադարձուցինք եւ ժամանակին հասանք օդանաւակայան։amran ink'nasharzh vartsetsink' chors orov yev Hayasdanov shrchetsank' Arrachin orə Kyumri katsink', yev janabarhə hankisd er Yergrort orə yes arakut'yunə kerazantsetsi yev dukank' sdatsay Janabarhayin vosdiganə patsadrets, vor hon sahmanap'agumə hisun e Adge yedk' mishd nshannerun gə nayei Yerrort orə anivə dzaguetsav, payts perrnakhtsigin mech bahesdayin anyu gar, usdi ges zhamuan mech amen inch garkavoretsink' Verchin orə ink'nasharzhə letsun pak'ov veratartsutsink' yev zhamanagin hasank' otanavagayanIn summer we rented a car for four days and drove around Armenia. On the first day we went to Gyumri, and the road was calm. On the second day I exceeded the speed and got a fine: a traffic policeman explained that the limit there is fifty. After that I always looked at the signs. On the third day a tire went flat, but there was a spare one in the trunk, so in half an hour we settled everything. On the last day we returned the car with a full tank and reached the airport in time.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- For how many days did they rent the car?
- What did the narrator get a fine for?
- What happened on the third day?
- In what condition was the car returned?
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.