LingoflyIn the new district
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. Last month we moved to the outskirts of the city. It is calmer here, the air is clean and there are few cars. But the…
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- Անցեալ ամիս տեղափոխուեցանք քաղաքին ծայրամասը։ Հոս աւելի հանգիստ է, մաքուր օդ եւ քիչ ինքնաշարժ։ Բայց առաջին շաբաթը դժուար էր. ես չէի գիտեր երթուղիներուն համարները։ Առաջին օրը կանգառս անցայ եւ իջայ երկու կանգառ ուշ։ Հարցուցի կնոջ մը, եւ ան ցոյց տուաւ քարտէզին վրայ, թէ ուր եմ։ Ըսաւ՝ գացէք մայթով մինչեւ խաչմերուկ, կամուրջը անցէք, եւ տունը պիտի ըլլայ ձեր դիմաց։ Հիմա ամէն առաւօտ ոտքով կ'երթամ մեթրո, տասը վայրկեան։ Պիկ ժամին հանրակառքին մէջ մարդաշատ է, եւ ես կը նախընտրեմ քալել։antsyal amis deghap'okhvetsank' k'aghak'in dzayramasə Hos aveli hankisd e, mak'ur ot yev k'ich ink'nasharzh Payts arrachin shapat'ə tzhuar er. yes chei kider yert'ughinerun hamarnerə Arrachin orə gankarrs antsa yev icha yergu gankarr ush Hartsutsi gnoch mə, yev an tsuyts duav k'ardezin vra, t'e ur em Əsav katsek' mayt'ov minchev khachmerug, gamurchə antsek', yev dunə bidi əllay tser timats Hima amen arravod vodk'ov g'ert'am met'ro, dasə vayrgyan Big zhamin hanragarrk'in mech martashad e, yev yes gə nakhəndrem k'alelLast month we moved to the outskirts of the city. It is calmer here, the air is clean and there are few cars. But the first week was hard: I did not know the route numbers. On the first day I missed my stop and got off two stops later. I asked a woman, and she showed me on the map where I was. She said: walk along the sidewalk to the crossroads, cross the bridge, and the house will be opposite you. Now every morning I walk to the metro on foot, ten minutes. At rush hour the bus is crowded, and I prefer to walk.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Where did the narrator move?
- What happened on the first day?
- What did the woman advise?
- Why does the narrator walk?
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.